Bell Buttress Massif

Daddy Mo having it on the first roof.

Description 

Bell Buttress has been divided for organizational purposes. The subdivisions include The Aquarium Wall, The Main Crag, Bean Liquor Wall, and The Patio.

Getting There 

Drive West on Canyon from Boulder and set your odometer at the bridge just east of the Dome. Drive 8.1mi up the canyon and a little ways beyond Boulder Falls, look for Practice Rock on the north side of the road with a gravel pullout. Park here then head across the creek on the south side of the road via a tree bridge.

To access the routes, hike downstream to the east end of the wall then scramble up an easy ramp to the base of the routes. Descent from the top is via a gully on the west side of the wall.

Featured Route For Bell Buttress Massif

Cosmosis 5.9+  CO : Boulder Canyon : Bell Buttress - Main Crag

One of Boulder Canyon's best moderate routes, although a new guidebook gives the route 5.10a--watch your definition of moderate. Most people do the first pitch and then rappel (one rope) from 2 new bolts.Bell Buttress is split by a large chimney. The left half offers several RF corners; Cosmosis is the large RF corner, about 70 ft. high, which overhangs at the top. Shortly right of it, the wall bends inward to the large chimney. The...[more]