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yellowhouse
May 11, 2006, 10:06 PM
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I am in Las Vegas for work. I have this sunday (5/14) off. I would love to cruise up Moonlight Buttress. I can freeclimb up to 5.10 crack. I have never aid climbed (at least not on purpose).
I have my rack from the Gunks with me, but no etriers. Willing to invest in some.
I am hypermotived and I'll drive though the night to be in the right place to bag this puppy in a day.
I'm up for any other climbing too, but I'd really like to get up Moonlight.
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grayhghost
May 11, 2006, 10:20 PM
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Sorry, but with St. George temps pushing 100 you will be hyperventilating from heat exhaustion.
Moonlight gets sun from 6am to 2pm. Brutal.
Check out the high, north-facing canyons of RedRocks to escape the heat.
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yellowhouse
May 11, 2006, 10:28 PM
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Aww shucks.
Thanks for the climate beta...
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marc801
May 12, 2006, 12:37 AM
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In reply to: I have this sunday (5/14) off. I would love to cruise up Moonlight Buttress. I can freeclimb up to 5.10 crack. I have never aid climbed (at least not on purpose). I have my rack from the Gunks with me, but no etriers. Willing to invest in some. I am hypermotived and I'll drive though the night to be in the right place to bag this puppy in a day.
Having never aid climbed, taking on an 8 pitch route with 5 of them aid, in a day, is rather ambitious, to put it mildly. Even without the 100+ degree heat and sun exposure, you probably should get some practice aid in first before going for Moonlight, esp. in a day. That practice should include both leading and jugging several pitches. However, given current temperatures, I'd say it's out of the question.
When you get back to the Gunks, try aiding Retribution or Nosedive (on a weekday when no one is around or a rainy weekend). You should be able to do either of those 100% on aid in under 40 minutes before heading onto M.B. Even C1 aid takes a lot longer than you think the first several times.
Oh yeah, you can't drive your car into Zion canyon between April and October. You have to use the NPS shuttle bus. It's free and runs very frequently (every 7 - 10 minutes) and starts at 6 or 7 AM. This has surprised more than one party.
Here's a topo:
http://www.bigwall.com/moonlite.html
....and beta:
http://www.bigwall.com/mlbbeta.html
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