Bouldering on the moon?

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Cole

Trad climber

los angeles

Topic Author's Original Post - May 26, 2017 - 10:56am PT

http://www.physics-astronomy.com/2017/05/china-reaches-moon-snapping-incredible.html#.WShrSxPyuEK

Scroll down and you'll see some pretty clear pics of boulders, now they aren't perfect for bouldering but looks like there could be stuff nearby.

Any smart people know about how that rock quality would be? Looks pretty solid in parts! Anyone know if there are better pictures of larger boulders or if any cliff faces have been found on the moon? I know there are mountains but what about sheer faces?

Rock!...oopsie.

Trad climber

the pitch above you

May 26, 2017 - 12:47pm PT

Looks like ricotta

Oplopanax

Mountain climber

The Deep Woods

May 26, 2017 - 02:06pm PT

Volcanic choss

looks easy from here

climber

Ben Lomond, CA

May 26, 2017 - 02:28pm PT

Side effects of 0.17G:
-massive dynos
-no fear of highballs
-less likely to break hand/footholds
-less strength needed to hold on
-less friction needed to stand on

mouse from merced

Trad climber

The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.

May 26, 2017 - 04:11pm PT

Hobo Greg

Trad climber

ISELIN

May 26, 2017 - 10:02pm PT

I believe most of the moon is made up of anorthosite, a wonderful plutonic rock found in the Adirondacks as well. And yes, lots of Fa potential, only six people have been there before and none brought any read gear. There's even 15,000 foot peaks for mountaineering.

madbolter1

Big Wall climber

Denver, CO

May 26, 2017 - 11:43pm PT

The rock only has to be about 1/6 as strong to support the same activity as on Earth. And you can climb things about 6 times harder there! (wink, wink)