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4. Many Cracks Buttress 


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Description 

This area lies between Yellow Lichen Buttress and Saturday Buttress and contains several dirty routes in the 5.8-5.9, all of which according to Mike Farris are "not worth doing".


Getting There 

From the parking lot off Rock County 8 take the paved bike and pedestrian path until the cliff line is clearly visible. Take the approach trail that cuts a right angle with the paved trail through the grass to the base of Saturday Buttress and continue to the left to the base of this buttress.


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Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for 4. Many Cracks Buttress:
Cussin' Crack   5.8+     Trad, TR, 40 feet   
Stairway to Pizza Ranch   5.9     TR, 40 feet   
Dirty, Hard, and Worth Doing   5.11a     TR   
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Cussin' Crack 5.8+  MN : Blue Mounds SP (Luverne) : ... : 4. Many Cracks Buttress
Begin on the fourth crack from the right and muscle up blocky stuff with ease for five to ten feet. Follow the crack the rest of the way up. The crux is about 3/4 of the way up. 5.8 seemed an accurate rating to me, but because I am the first one to submit this route, I have entered the guidebook rating of 5.8+....[more]   Browse More Classics in MN


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By Jeff J.
From: Sioux Falls, SD
Jun 13, 2011

The guidebook says "dirty and hardly worth doing" before each of these routes, but I think otherwise. If you are looking for moderate trad leads this place has 5 lines!