North America, United States, Washington-Cascades, Half Moon, Lunar Rubble

Publication Year: 1987.

Half Moon, Lunar Rubble. On July 12 Sue Harrington and I completed a six-pitch route on the northwest face. The climb begins to the right of the two prominent dihedrals below the summit. Flakes, cracks and ledges diagonal from right to left and lead into a right-facing comer higher up. At the top of the comer a large roof is traversed on the right ending on the west ridge below the summit. Most of the rock was good but loose rock and poor protection on the fourth pitch elevated the fear factor. (III, 5.10.)

Alan Kearney