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Moonlight Buttress

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Looking down from about 3/4ths of the way up the beautiful pitch 4 of Moonlight Buttress. Shirley is belaying on a nice ledge below (May 2009).

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jmonahan

What a pitch!

Voted 10/10

Incredible angle on an amazing climb!

Posted May 14, 2009 5:35 am


	rpc	Re: What a pitch!
	Hasn't voted	thank you very much!
		Posted May 14, 2009 11:55 am

jmonahan

And now for something completely different...

Voted 10/10

http://www.alpinist.com/doc/web08s/newswire-alex-honnold-solo-moonlight

Posted May 14, 2009 5:40 am


	rpc	Re: And now for something completely different...
	Hasn't voted	I know - was thinking about it while hanging comfortably from my aiders & with a 11mm rope on me :)
		Posted May 14, 2009 11:56 am

Dow Williams

a climbing photo...

Voted 10/10

made potdthidaioyxd?.....a dream come true! Sweet photos Radek, all of them. Stacy and I were in Zion last night, great temps, beautiful sunset...high in St. George Sun will be 101! hmmmm...O' Canada...

Posted May 14, 2009 9:44 am


	rpc	Re: a climbing photo...
	Hasn't voted	Thank you Dow - I'm honored that it made it :) ! Desert getting toasty eh -- glad you guys enjoyed your bivy in Zion (full moon we had was nice but then I started bitching about it being too bright to sleep...so fickle I am, never satsified :)
		Posted May 14, 2009 11:58 am


	Dow Williams	Re: a climbing photo...
	Voted 10/10	I can tell Shirley makes up for it....
		Posted May 14, 2009 1:16 pm

Travis Atwood

Nice Work

Voted 10/10

Great shot! The angle is fantastic!

Posted May 14, 2009 1:36 pm


	rpc	Re: Nice Work
	Hasn't voted	thank you very much Travis.
		Posted May 14, 2009 7:49 pm

Marcsoltan

It could not have

Voted 10/10

happened to a better photo or a better climber. I'm talking about "Photo of The Week" Radek. Love all your incredible photos of Moonlight.
Congrats,
Marc
p.s. I just read the account of the crazy free solo of the route in 83 minutes. I wonder what this guy is made of!!! And he calls the whole route "Made of lockers."
Amazing.

Posted May 16, 2009 5:30 pm


	rpc	Re: It could not have
	Hasn't voted	thanks for your kind words Marc!
		Posted May 18, 2009 10:42 am

F_Rhoderick

Shaaaaaa

Voted 10/10

wing!!!!!

Posted May 17, 2009 2:08 pm


	rpc	Re: Shaaaaaa
	Hasn't voted	thanks Fred - appreciate the kind word!
		Posted May 18, 2009 10:42 am

slowbutsteady

upside down?

Voted 10/10

The image appears to be upside down, as posted. Am I going crazy?

Posted May 17, 2009 2:09 pm


	rpc	Re: upside down?
	Hasn't voted	I dunno - maybe you're right. As I figured, something looking straight down would not have a preferred orientation (I could be wrong tho). Thanks for visiting.
		Posted May 18, 2009 10:43 am

Lolli

surrealistic

Voted 10/10

it took a while before I understood how to see it
:-)

Posted May 17, 2009 7:57 pm


	rpc	Re: surrealistic
	Hasn't voted	thanks Lolli...it's deep this one is :)
		Posted May 18, 2009 10:44 am

AJones

Great photo!

Voted 10/10

Nice pic and good job on the climb. If it makes you feel any better, it snowed a foot here on the weekend, and it's still too cold to rock climb. Just something to think about if you feel like complaining about the heat. By the way, I love the angle of the photo - it better conveys the steepness of the climb.

Posted May 21, 2009 10:51 am


	rpc	Re: Great photo!
	Hasn't voted	Hi Aaron - thank you very much for the kind word. I'm not complaining about warmth...the 3+ days of rain in Yosemite was a pain in the ass though :) ...oh well, the PNW weather likes to come with us on many trips. Cheers!
		Posted May 21, 2009 12:05 pm