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Southwest Buttress

Submitted By: Ron Olsen on Mar 29, 2006
Administrators: Ben Mottinger, Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monomaniac
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Description 

Also known as the Summit Pyramid of Avalon, this is the first area of the Third Tier you see when hiking up the approach trail. It's a smooth wall about 50' above the trail. It is home to 4 routes:

A. The Solution, 10, 1p, 80', 4 bolts & to 2" gear.
B. The Resistance, 11, 1p, 80', 4 bolts & to 2" gear.
C. Black Tiger, 11, 1p, 100', 3 bolts & gear to 1.5".
D. Jaguar, 11, 1p, 70', 7 bolts & small to medium gear.


Getting There 

Take the trail up around the right side of the Wall of the Dead on the Second Tier. Shortly after the trail cuts back left, you will be below the smooth face of the Southwest Buttress.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Southwest Buttress:
The Solution   5.10c     Trad, Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet   
Jaguar   5.11c     Trad, Sport, 1 pitch, 70 feet   
Black Tiger   5.11c PG13     Trad, 1 pitch, 100 feet   
The Resistance   5.11c     Trad, Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet   
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This image is an overview of the Southwest Buttress of Avalon, taken from the east end of Animal World. All known routes and approach trails are indicated.

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Black Tiger and Jaguar, Avalon Southwest Buttress

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Avalon, showing most of the major features.<br /><br />Note: The depicted Northeast Face is also known as Crack Land.

BETA PHOTO: Avalon, showing most of the major features.

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Avalon Upper Wall Routes. Photo taken from Upper Animal World.

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RR setting anchors on Avalon, SW Buttress. The hard work seems never to end. But it's good work.

RR setting anchors on Avalon, SW Buttress. The ha...


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By Richard Rossiter
Jul 23, 2006

A new trail leads to the bottom of the buttress and goes up along the south side to the top of the Southwest Buttress, though there is little need to hike this trail now that proper anchors have been installed for each route. From the point where the new trail meets the bottom of the buttress, scramble left and up maybe 25 feet to the beautiful Ledge With 3 Trees. All the routes but Jaguar begin from this ledge. Jaguar begins from the point where the new trail meets the bottom of the buttress.