Moon Rocks

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Summary

Straight Talk

Leading Straight Talk.

In March of 2006, Shirley & I met our friend Martin C. for a day of cragging in Tieton. The Bend turned out to be closed due to nesting and so we headed over to the Moon Rocks cliff – a small section of full-sized basalt columns. Martin led some 5.9 OW, we TR’ed some 5.10c crack and I fought my way up the hard (for me) Straight Talk (5.10a)…we were all generally miserable in the cold, snowy conditions.

Photos

Moon Rocks

Blondie hiking over the sketchy (for her) bridge to Moon Rocks cliff at Tieton (March 2006).

Moon Rocks

Shirley & Blondie being miserable at the base of Moon Rocks at Tieton (March 2006).

Moon Rocks

Shirley belaying our friend Martin on his lead of a 5.9 OW crack on Moon Rocks (March 2006).

Moon Rocks

Shirley and Blondie team-belaying Martin at the base of a 5.9 OW route at Moon Rocks. Toasty conditions of March 11, 2006.


Moon Rocks

Blondie keeping an eye over her domain (i.e. Tieton River canyon) from the base of Moon Rocks on a shitty and cold early March day in 2006.


Bloody Knuckles

Shirley top roping Bloody Knuckles (5.10b) on Moon Rocks cliff in March of 2006.

Straight Talk

Starting up Straight Talk.

Straight Talk

Leading the cardio-intensive Straight Talk (5.10a) ...cupped hands & fists (#3.5 Camalots if I recall; March 2006).

Straight Talk

Leading Straight Talk on Moon Rocks cliffs of Tieton River, WA…hard fist crack (March 2006).

Straight Talk

Leading Straight Talk (5.10a) on Moon Rocks in Washington’s Tieton River belayed by Martin (cold March 2006).

Straight Talk

Shirley seconding Straight Talk (5.10a) on Moon Rocks at Tieton (March 2006).


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