Mt. Hunter, Moonflower Buttress, fast ascent. From May 16 to 19 Doug Chabot and I climbed The Moonflower Buttress, to the summit, in a record “fast and heavy” 83-hour round trip. Our strategy included jugging difficult pitches and hauling, among other things, our garage-sale tent, which we couldn’t set up on two of the three nights. We both agreed the route lived up to its reputation as The Nose of ice climbing.

Bruce Miller