Courtesy of Rita Rosenblum |
So here is a little video documentary of our ascent of Moonlight Buttress, a classic aid route in Zion National Park, Utah. Although it was only 9 pitches high, there was a lot of aid climbing so it took 2 days. On the first day, we climbed up 4 pitches (I led my first aid pitch), before fixing our ropes and abseiling back down to the ground. Snow and cold weather were forecast for the next day so that evening we celebrated my birthday with dinner and a few drinks. On November 11th, we headed back to Moonlight to jug up our fixed ropes and finish the job.
Here's the story (make sure your sound is on):