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Moon Rocks Rock Climbing

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Routes in Moon Rocks

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	Ages of You T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Bloody Knuckles T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Blue Moon S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Comeback Crack T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Double Crack T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Fat Head T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Fists and Stuff T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Green Cheese T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Internal Bliss T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Lunar Rover T 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a PG13
	moonstruck T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Moonstruck Pillar S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Sacrificial Calves T 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Straight Talk T 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b

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Access Issue: Fire Burn Area Details

It appears that the Rimrock Fire burned through the Tieton. If anyone has updates, please post them in the comments. Until then, consider climbing elsewhere.

Description

A small, but concentrated cliff of andesite columns with some steep, long crack climbs and a few bearhug-style sport routes. Named for an incident involving the crag's proximity to the highway, a passing motorist, and a climber's exposed buttocks.

Most routes can be easily toproped from a nice topout ledge (reachable by hiking up a gully left of the crag).

Shade most of the day, comes into the sun in late afternoon.

Getting There

The obvious crag of striking parallel columns on the south side of the Tieton River, about 3 miles west of the Royal Columns. Pull off into a large parking area just before the crag is visible (WDFW parking decal required) and cross the river on a lawsuit-waiting-to-happen footbridge. Turn right on the Tieton Nature Trail and hike west till you see an obvious trail branching left and up the hill toward the crag. Stay on this trail longer than you think you should and you'll come to a side trail to the crag.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Moon Rocks

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 12 ● Internal Bliss Trad
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 6 ● Green Cheese Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 12 ● moonstruck Trad
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b 33 ● Straight Talk Trad
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 7 ● Bloody Knuckles Trad
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 6 ● Sacrificial Calves Trad
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 7 ● Moonstruck Pillar Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 5 ● Fat Head Trad
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 4 ● Blue Moon Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 10 ● Ages of You Trad
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a PG13 7 ● Lunar Rover Trad