Trip Report
A scorching July 4th climb up Moonlight Buttress
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Tuesday July 18, 2017 6:10pm
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Owen
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About the Author
Owen is a social climber from New York. |
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climber
Just livin' the dream
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Jul 18, 2017 - 07:24pm PT
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Great photos and story, Owen.
Lesson learned about climbing big walls in 100+ degree temps, eh?
Bummer about your car...lucky you weren't injured!
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SC seagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, Moab, Bozeman, the ocean, or ?
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Jul 19, 2017 - 07:48am PT
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HOLY SH#T! What an incredible trip you've been having. I couldn't stop reading.
How in the world did you do all that in the heat???
Then the car. What a shitty thing to have happen. You have an incredible attitude about it all and I am so glad you're safe. Indeed, that could have been much worse.
Rock on
Susan
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Brian in SLC
Social climber
Salt Lake City, UT
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Jul 19, 2017 - 09:43am PT
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I got a dehydration headache reading that...!
Way to stick with it...hot hot hot!
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i-b-goB
Big Wall climber
Nutty
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Jul 19, 2017 - 10:31am PT
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"The stuff that dreams are made of"
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Da-Veed
Big Wall climber
Bigfork
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Jul 19, 2017 - 12:43pm PT
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Dang, Moonlight in July! Nice work, keep at it. LF is really not really any harder, than MLB.
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Matt's
climber
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Jul 19, 2017 - 12:47pm PT
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climbing in zion in july is a bit like aiding+hauling on moonlight buttress:
just because you can do it doesn't make it a good idea
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Esparza
Trad climber
Westminster, CA
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Jul 19, 2017 - 01:10pm PT
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YIkes.... Good send and epic time up there in the heat.
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Ezra Ellis
Trad climber
North wet, and Da souf
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Jul 20, 2017 - 02:54am PT
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Way to persevere,
I can't imagine climbing in 105 degree heat.
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Gunkie
Trad climber
Valles Marineris
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Jul 20, 2017 - 04:57am PT
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Great trip report!
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Nick Danger
Ice climber
Arvada, CO
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Jul 20, 2017 - 07:37am PT
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That was really an impressive effort, way to go, guys. Also, thanks for posting your story, it is an inspiring read. Bummer about your car, but a real blessing that you are largely uninjured. The rest of it is just stuff.
cheers
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Owen
Gym climber
New Hampshire
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Author's Reply
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Jul 23, 2017 - 10:37am PT
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Thanks for all the positive feedback everyone! I'll try to post another TR whenever I end up getting to the Valley...
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The route as seen from the loop road. Photo: Chris McNamara
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