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5. Saturday Buttress

Submitted By: Ian Harmon on May 25, 2006
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BETA PHOTO: Saturday Buttress


Description 

This is one of the most popular areas in Blue Mounds. Saturday Buttress is located between Many Cracks Buttress and Midnight Buttress. It contains a number of really fun leads Ivy Right (5.5), Old Stump (5.7), and Jasper's Dihedral (5.8) as well as several moderate top rope problems: Gulliver's Travels (5.7+), Black and Blue Bulge (5.8+), and Black Wall (5.9). The cliff is clearly visible from the paved trail.


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 the cliff.

Top Rope Approach/Descent: The best approach for setting up top ropes is to scramble up the chimney on the far left (south) of this buttress.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for 5. Saturday Buttress:
Ivy Right   5.5     Trad, TR, 1 pitch, 45 feet   
Old Stump   5.7     Trad, TR, 1 pitch, 45 feet   
Jasper's Dihedral   5.8     Trad, TR, 1 pitch, 45 feet   
Black Wall   5.9     TR, 1 pitch, 45 feet   
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