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Helmet Buttress

Name: Helmet Buttress
Rating: 2.2

5.6 YDS 4c French 14 Ewbanks V UIAA 12 ZA S 4b British

Routes in Table Rock

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	Alternate Reality T 5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Aphid in My Pants T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Blood, Sweat, and Tears T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b PG13
	Bob Box Memorial Buttress T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Cave Route T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Center Stage T 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Champ's Route T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Consolation Prize S 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Cool-down route T,S 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Cornsnake Crack T,S 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Crackerjack T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Crushed Velvet T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Devil's Cellar Chimney T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Devil's Lettuce T,TR 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Ellie Raynolds Memorial Buttress T 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Emily’s Route T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Excess Reality T 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Field's Direct T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Fresh Garbage T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Hanging High T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Hard rock V1-2 5
	Helios T 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Helmet Buttress T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Helmet Variation T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Hidden Crack T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Hobble and Gobble T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Hobbling Hobbit T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
	Honeymoon, The T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Horsefly TR 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	ICU T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Indecent exposure T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Irish Stout T,S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b PG13
	Iron Maiden T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Jim Dandy T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
	Junior's Last Laugh T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13
	Just Say Moo S 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
	K-Mart Special T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Keep and Arm Bears T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Lateral Inhibition T 5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a
	Lichen or Not T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Merrie-Woode T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Mourning Maiden T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	My Route T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	North Ridge T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Peek-a-Boo T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Peek-a-Boo Direct T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Peterbuilt S 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b
	Pons of Catalonia T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Rapid Transit T 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Refrain T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c PG13
	Rip Van Winkle T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Second Stanza T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Sideshow T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Skip to My Lou T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Slippin' into Darkness T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Solar Plexus T 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Stukas over Disneyland T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Talking about Mudflaps, My Baby's Got 'Em T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Tall Climb to Be Good On T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Tankslapper S 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Tower Traverse, The T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Trundler, The T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Two Pitch T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
	Wampus Cat T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Warm Up Route T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Waste A Bit T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	What's Up Doc? T,S 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b PG13
	White Heat T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	White Light T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	White Lightning T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Wooly Aphid T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
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Type:	Trad, 250 ft (76 m), 3 pitches
FA:	unknown
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Shared By:	Chuck Parks on Sep 2, 2008
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Access Issue: 2023 seasonal raptor closure (January 15th-August 15th) Details

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Shortoff Mountain South: All routes between and including C.O and Paradigm Shift are closed.

Shortoff Mountain North: All climbing routes, cliff rim, and campsites within the red band marked on the map are closed to entry. No foot traffic or camping above or below the cliff in this section. Contact the USFS for more details: 828 652 2144.

NC Wall/Apricot Buttress/The Camel: On the NC Wall, all routes between and including Tightrope and Bumblebee Buttress are closed. Apricot Buttress and The Camel are closed.

Bynum Bluff: All routes are closed.

Description

P1: Climb up the right-facing corner. Then traverse right and up to the vegetated ledge. Walk right along the ledge to belay at bolts and rings. (75 feet)

P2&3: Climb straight up from the belay. Trend slightly left around the overhang above, clipping a fixed piton. Continue up the obvious weakness, past short cracks and a bolt. Belay at bolts and rings on the lower-angled terrain above (belay sometimes wet), or continue along easier climbing to bolts and rings at the left end of the Lunch Ledge. Most parties combine pitch 2&3. (150 feet)

Location

On the east face of Table Rock. Heading left from the Ellie Raynolds Memorial Buttress (a large buttress with a wide slot on the left side), the first right-facing corner system you come to is Slippin' Into Darkness(5.9), on the right edge of the Helmet Buttress. Continue around the Helmet Buttress to the left to a shorter, lower-angled right facing corner. This is the start of the Helmet Buttress route.