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
Blondie hiking over the sketchy (for her) bridge to Moon Rocks cliff at Tieton (March 2006).Shirley & Blondie being miserable at the base of Moon Rocks at Tieton (March 2006).Shirley belaying our friend Martin on his lead of a 5.9 OW crack on Moon Rocks (March 2006).
Shirley and Blondie team-belaying Martin at the base of a 5.9 OW route at Moon Rocks. Toasty conditions of March 11, 2006. 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. Shirley top roping Bloody Knuckles (5.10b) on Moon Rocks cliff in March of 2006.
Starting up Straight Talk.Leading the cardio-intensive Straight Talk (5.10a) ...cupped hands & fists (#3.5 Camalots if I recall; March 2006).Leading Straight Talk on Moon Rocks cliffs of Tieton River, WA…hard fist crack (March 2006).Leading Straight Talk (5.10a) on Moon Rocks in Washington’s Tieton River belayed by Martin (cold March 2006).
Shirley seconding Straight Talk (5.10a) on Moon Rocks at Tieton (March 2006).
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