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Premier Buttress

Submitted By: Blitzo on Dec 10, 2006
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BETA PHOTO: Premier Buttress, Whitney Portal
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Description 

This is the large buttress seen to the north above the campground.


Getting There 

To approach this crag, park at a dirt road on the north side of the Whitney Portal Road, across from Whitney Portal Campground. This is just before the Whitney Portal Road makes a switch back.
Follow this road to a corral, continue up to the crag.


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Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Premier Buttress:
Premier Route 5.10c or 5.8 A0   5.10     Trad, 3 pitches, 520 feet, Grade II   
Phishing Opener   5.11a     Trad, 1 pitch, 70 feet   
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By outdooreric
Apr 8, 2007

The corral has been replaced by some kind of maintenance storage yard. There were some abandoned trash cans as well as some other various industrial refuse items strewn about; no corral however.