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Request for Info: New Routes on East Gate Buttress (LCC)

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Charlie S · · NV · Joined Aug 2007 · Points: 2,391

A buddy of mine and I did The Flakes yesterday, and took the rap down the steep overhanging wall. There are some crazy looking bolt lines there!

I was only able to identify 1 or 2 new routes from the listings on MP. The Ruckman guidebook doesn't have stuff on this portion of the buttress. Does anyone have information on what's currently established in this area?

Also, there are some cracks well below Bloodline which look like fun too, but can't find any mention of them.

zoso · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jun 2007 · Points: 790

Paging Tenesmus and Drew...

tenesmus · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jan 2004 · Points: 3,023

Most of the lines are Drews from the early 2000's. Here are the posted ones but more are up there. Most of that stuff never gets done but if you're into isolation they have a place on your radar. Also, don't be afraid to bring a brush and whack away at some of the flakiness. For instance, El Guapo is brilliant, especially if it gets a good scrubbing. The feet seem to be the most important thing to brush as they aren't done a lot. When we cleaned up the newer lines last year that was the bigger emphasis and it payed off.

Finally, grk10vq did a newer bolted line that is supposed to be killer. I wish he's post it and show us where it is.

El Guapo

new routes on the East Gate

Negro Modello
The line.

Sidewinder
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El Chollo/Shihollo
Shiho Kobayashi cranking the finger crack.

El Pipe Dream
Drew in the business.

Boissal . · · Small Lake, UT · Joined Aug 2006 · Points: 1,541

GRK's line is between Plasma and Snowflakes.
The line down the monster overhang is the new CW/DB super proj.

Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

Northern Utah & Idaho
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