North American Classic Climbs
Moonlight Buttress
Lowe/Weiss Route
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Moonlight Buttress Lowe/Weiss Route |
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Description |
Climbers* |
Photo* |
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Moonlight Buttress from across the canyon. |
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MJ |
5/78 | ||
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The lower third of the buttress. The route can be traced by connecting the climbers. Note a party rappelling from the top of 3, and fixing a rope. |
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GC |
4/25/98 | ||
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The middle section of the buttress. There are climbers at the top of pitches 3, 4, and 6. |
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GC |
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The top section of the buttress. |
unknown |
GC |
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Crossing the Virgin River (note this is late in year - it is a whole different story in the spring!) |
MJ |
GC |
10/14/98 | ||
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Leading the first pitch. About 2/3 of the way up, you traverse right into another crack. |
GC |
MJ |
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Starting to lead the roof on pitch 2. |
MJ |
GC |
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Resorting to a few points of aid to pull the roof on pitch 2. |
MJ |
GC |
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Leading the bolt ladder - pitch 3. |
GC |
MJ | |||
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Cleaning pitch 3. The end of the bolt ladder is just above the climber - free climbing from the ledges to the belay follows. |
MJ |
GC |
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Arriving at the biggest ledge on the climb, at the top of 3. |
MJ |
GC |
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Waking up on the portaledge, top of pitch 3. |
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GC |
10/15/98 | ||
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Starting the lead of the first long aid pitch - #4. |
MJ |
GC |
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Well up pitch 4. |
MJ |
GC |
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Cleaning pitch 4. |
GC |
MJ |
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Cleaning pitch 5, which continues up the big dihedral. It can be combined with 4 if you have a 60m rope and lots of hardware. |
MJ |
GC |
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Leading pitch 6, the aid crux. |
MJ |
GC |
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At the crux of pitch 6, the awkward transition over a roof into the crack/chimney at left. |
MJ |
GC |
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Cleaning 6 - these are the only other ledges on the route (and they are small.) |
GC |
MJ |
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Leading pitch 7. |
GC |
MJ |
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Cleaning pitch 7 (the section in the photo is easy free climbing.) |
MJ |
GC |
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Starting out on pitch 8 (not much route-finding confusion here!) |
MJ |
GC |
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Cleaning pitch 9, perhaps the best pitch on the route. |
MJ |
GC |
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Unracking the shoes to free climb the last pitch. |
MJ |
GC |
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Looking across canyon to the Great White Throne from the belay at 9. |
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GC |
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Arriving at the top. |
GC |
LC |
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*Climbers & Photographers: Gary Clark, Lynn Clark, Mark Jonas
