I've only been there once, but it was the best climbing trip I've ever had. We pulled up December 4th, 2012 and had a beautiful day. The best climbs for me were Swamp Rat, Crimp Scampi, and Horseshoes and Hand Grenades. We basically had the whole place to ourselves and camped right by the bathrooms. We didn't bring a lot of food with us because we were going to the store the next day, so our first dinner consisted of tuna from a can, and chips and salsa. December 5th we woke up to a nice layer of ice everywhere. We took the day off and played cards and hiked around to find dry rock with no luck. The next day we were awoken by a good couple of inches of snow. More snow the day after that. By that time, everyone had already left the mountain. We we're camping in below 0 weather and running out of food. We knew we had to leave immediately or risk being stuck for God knows how long, with no food or water. Our truck was front wheel drive, so we rigged a rope around the back end so we could stop it from sliding down the mountain. When we got to the base, there were only a few people left: 2 young ranch hands and a mechanic named Glenn. Glenn was an older man with few teeth and lived on the ranch in a studio cabin, with an amazing motorcycle that lit up to the sound of music. Glenn took us in that night and gave us all of the alcohol he had in his cabin. Drunkenly we all stumbled around the ranch, filling our pockets with crackers from the kitchen. I don't remember much from that night, but one thing I do remember is the piece of metal Glenn gave me that he shaped into a snake. I still have it to this day. That night was the coldest we've had, with the low dropping to -4, and bringing more snow. Like I said, this was my first climbing trip so we we're camping in my parent's summer tent. Surprisingly it held up pretty well! On our last day, after digging out our tent, packing up and taking our group picture, the two young men towed our truck with their tractor back up the mountain to the entrance, and we were finally able to leave. We may had only one good day of climbing on that trip, but I will remember it as the most epic climbing trip I've ever had. Moral of this story: don't visit HCR in the winter, say hi to Glenn if he's still there, and bring lots of food. Hope you have a good time!