Land of the Rising Moon

Description 

In central Vedauwoo with a very nice 20 minute approach. Area classics reside here such as: Straight and Narrow, Moontide, and Blade Runner. Blade Runner is an amazing thin dihedral, more reminiscent of Eldorado than Vedauwoo, it is one of the best 5.11 pitches in the area with two very distinct crux sections. All routes are cracks, no bolted routes in this area that I know of. Nice secluded setting with excellent views of Jurassic Park, Valley Massif, and the Blair areas. Routes face West and North West.

As of 6/07 there are new Fixe rappel stations at the tops of Blade Runner, Moontide, and Straight and Narrow/Master of Sport. All raps can be done with a single 50 meter rope.

Getting There 

Park at the box canyon trail head in central Vedauwoo. Walk up the paved walking trail to the North for maybe 200 yards. The pavement will end but you can stay on a maintained trail that winds up using wooden stairs and walkways over the Boulders. Looking to the North you will see Glen Dome directly in front of you and Turtle rock to the East of it. Get off the maintained trail and head for the saddle between Glen Dome and Turtle Rock. Land of the Rising Moon is on the back side of Turtle Rock. After scrambling up into the saddle between the two formations head up slabs and boulders to the East. You will see the wall as you go up the slabs. The obvious crack of Straight and Narrow will be the first route you come to.

Featured Route For Land of the Rising Moon

Straight and Narrow 5.8+  WY : Vedauwoo : Land of the Rising Moon

In the middle of LRM look for an easy to identify dihedral (Straight & Narrow). Master of Sport is a left to right angling crack to the left which joins S&N halfway up.This is a really good route, and NOT offwidth climbing. Hand jamming, liebacking, and possibly [a little] wide technique will get you to the top. Starting in the large left-facing corner ascend a double crack system which turns into a triple crack system. Gain a stance on a sma...[more]