Ascensiones en Flying Buttress

Just didn't quite have it to send today, got stuck trying to be too safe and took a sit getting pumped out trying to work out a move. Felt quite comfortable otherwise.

I top roped, but for the record, the people I spoke to had place a small nut and a very small cam on their leads.

Interesting, nice, surprisingly tricky

Second pitch isn’t worth the hour of faff to get back to the start

Great intro to the moon

Really fun varied pitch

Quality rock

Probably a better finish

Really not that good

So cool! Not doing the direct would be such a shame! But definitely very committing for the grade!

Amazing introduction to Moonarie!

Pitches:

1. 10 Yim (Onsight)

Easy scramble up to the start of the first pitch proper.

1. 15 Me (Onsight)

Grade is accurate if you shoot around the roof to the right. Really fun 3D chimney climbing up to a peg belay.

1. 17 Yim (Onsight) linked

Sweet moves up and through the roof! Very tight if you’ve got a small pack on. No need for big gear to protect the roof, a #4 (DMM) does the job.

Closer to 17 than 15 as suggested by others.

1. 12 Yim (Onsight) linked

The crawl back and forth at the top was great fun. I’ll never forget seeing Yim peering down at me through the top crack as I shuffled through the dirt.

1. 10 Me (Onsight)

The exit pitch.

An easy solo if you go up and left to the major ledge. We roped up in any case.

Ripper. Didn't notice the view until the way back down.

sharing pitches, made it in 3 as running out of gear

In one pitch

This was an epic adventure. Hugh lead the first and third (with the second roof) pitches, and I led the second (with the first roof) and fourth (with the direct epic finish) pitches. We kind of added a pitch to get to the real start and another one to leave the buttress, so it was a long day... I was quite scared at that first roof, and it felt tricky. The direct finish felt easier than the middle pitches. Good to have some big gear. We put the belays according to the verbal description in the book, but that doesn't match the topo so well. Epic climb, too bad I was quite cold the whole time.