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DescriptionBell Buttress has been divided for organizational purposes. The subdivisions include The Aquarium Wall, The Main Crag, Bean Liquor Wall, and The Patio. Getting ThereDrive 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. The ClassicsMountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Bell Buttress Massif:
West Face 5.9 Trad Bell Buttress - Main Crag
Cosmosis 5.9+ Trad, 2 pitches Bell Buttress - Main Crag
West Crack 5.9+ Trad Bell Buttress - Main Crag
Gates of Eden 5.10a Trad, 3 pitches Bell Buttress - Main Crag
Hound Dog 5.11a Sport, 1 pitch Bell Buttress - Main Crag
Grand Inquisitor 5.12a R Trad, 1 pitch Bell Buttress - Main Crag
Arms Bazaar 5.12a R Trad, 1 pitch Bell Buttress - Main Crag
The Spoils 5.12a/b Trad, 1 pitch, 70 feet Bell Buttress - Main Crag
Tiempos de Ceguera (Times of Blindness) 5.13b Sport, 1 pitch, 70 feet Bell Buttress - Main Crag
Featured Route For Bell Buttress Massif
Tiempos de Ceguera (Times of Blindness) 5.13b CO : Boulder Canyon : ... : Bell Buttress - Main Crag
The route climbs the magnificent arete-face thats starts after the crux of Gates of Eden. You keep bouncing your left hand through the slopers on the left side of the arete, trying to find the best one, and crimping on the small holds with your right hand.The first four bolts are the hardest of the climb but the real crux is between the third and the fourth. You clip this last one from above, past the hard move. You will actually fe...[more] Browse More Classics in CO
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