LAND OF THE RISING M O O N
LAND OF THE RISING MOON
Found on the northwest top of Turtle rock.
How do I get here?? See the MAP.
Go for STRAIGHT AND NARROW (S), a long, 2 pitch 5.8+, or
the sustained MOONRISE VARIATION (M,10d).
Here's a close-up of the area of the Straight and Narrow Dihedral. Two difficult climbs are seen on this exposure, Piana's MASTER OF SPORT (m, 12b), and Scott Blunk's CROSS OF IRON (c, 12c). The second shot is Rob Kepley on 'Master of Sport'.
Another surprise down and around the corner to the north is the really thin dihedral called BLADERUNNER (11b).
Here's Kepley on the thin, pumpy crux, belayed by Stanton Peterson.
. . . . If you think you're honed, have a go at these !! . . . .