This past weekend a crew of climbers drove down to Hueco Tanks for the long weekend. There were seven of us staying at the Wagon Wheel campground, which is certainly much more laid back and relaxed than the Rock Ranch. Climbing wise, not much happened. Tyler and Derek sent New Religion and a few other classics on their first trip to the Tanks, and I spent most of the weekend cruising around on moderates. Cooper got close on Full Service. I treated it as a vacation, and just enjoyed the warm weather (mid-60s) and good food (El Pasito & the Vista). As per usual, I chalked up and put tick marks on the "Moonshine Roof Project"... Its up there just WAITING to be climbed... Start on either the right side of the roof, or the standard start, and do some heinous hard compression moves to gain a rad pinch, and then go to the lip a few feet right of "Moonshine Right".
Much to our horror, however, Flagstaff had been buried by a foot of snow while we were enjoying the desert paradise. I was really hoping I wouldn’t have to deal with any until the alpine season… But alas, Noah and I trudged out to Middle Elden and cleaned off the topout of Broken Symmetry today. Just in time for more snow this coming weekend.
Pat
