Description:

This venue is roughly 300m wide and is one of the older sectors at the Moose Mountain Crags. It has a south facing aspect and hosts some of the earliest lead problems developed in the area. Until recently nearly all the climbs in these sectors were 5.11 & 5.12 and most offered up sustained technical face climbing with burly bits. Some of the earliest climbs found here have a slightly more spacious bolt spacing than the newer modern standard at the Moose Mountain Crags.

For winter options this cliff has south exposure and usually comes into the sun about 10:30-11:00. Things get decidedly warm if the sun is shining. A great winter crag from end of January going forward. There is more wind exposure at this part of the cliff. For the best results while winter cragging remember it needs to be sunny, plus two or three, and no wind
and you will have t-shirt conditions. In the fall it has sun until the end of October. Best avoided in the darker months from
November till the end of January as the sun is too low on the horizon during these winter months unless its really warm.

Directions / Travel Info:

For all climbs at The Moose Patch continue west up the access road from Roadside Attraction Crag for approximately 300m then look for a significant dark colored patch of rock on the cliff line above the right (north) side of the road. Below this feature look for a rock Carin by some aspen trees on a small bench about 10m above the road that marks the start of the short access trail which ascends the slope to the base of this dark patch of rock. The left side of this obvious badge of darker colored rock defines the left most edge of the Moose Patch/Right sector. To reach the Moose Patch/Left sector involves either traversing left/West along the base of the cliff for roughly 40m from the edge of the dark rock shield to reach the route Bandwagon, or continue on the left branch of the access trail found halfway up the approach slope, this version arrives directly below the routes Moose Knuckle & Rashambo sharing a common start.