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DescriptionThe Mother's Buttress area was one of the first areas in the canyon to be developed, and with good reason. Excellent stone with continuous cracks, excellent solid face features, and steep unbroken rock make this area a true gem. The Mother's Buttress is broken into three main crags: Lower, Middle, and Upper Mother's Buttresses. A smaller crag, the Cave Buttress, is also accessed from the same approach, simply walk up and right once you reach the cliff. Getting ThereDrive 3.1 miles along CO-141 past the turn for divide road to a small pull out on the right side of the road. The ClassicsMountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Mother's Buttress:
Welcoming Party 5.7+ Trad, 1 pitch Lower Mother's Buttress
Alex's Tower 5.8- Trad, 1 pitch, 50 feet Lower Mother's Buttress
84.1% Eclipse of the Heart (The Eclipse Route) 5.8 Sport, 1 pitch, 60 feet Other Mothers
Mint Jam 5.8+ Trad, 1 pitch Lower Mother's Buttress
Fine Line, A 5.8+ Trad, 1 pitch, 120 feet Lower Mother's Buttress
Guide's Route 5.9 Trad, 6 pitches, 670 feet, Grade III Lower Mother's Buttress
No Name Route 5.9 Trad, 1 pitch Lower Mother's Buttress
Unknown Semi OW 5.10- Trad, 1 pitch, 65 feet Lower Mother's Buttress
Questions and Answers 5.10 Trad, 3 pitches, 400 feet, Grade III Upper Mother's Buttress
The Lord of Wisdom 5.10+ Trad, 1 pitch, 60 feet Lower Mother's Buttress
Jagged Edge 5.11- Trad, 1 pitch, 80 feet Middle Mother's
Centurion 5.11 Trad, Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet Middle Mother's
The Unaweeper 5.13c Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet Cave Buttress
Featured Route For Mother's Buttress
The Main Vein 5.11 CO : Grand Junction area : ... : Cave Buttress
This climb follows a long, vertical vein of quartz for two long pitches. You end up on top of Rowan's Arete.Pitch 1: (5.11) Leave everything bigger than a #0.75 with your partner, but bring a #4. Start on some blocky terrain and place a few pieces until you reach the first bolt which is about 30 feet up. From here, used mixed gear and bolts to get to the base of the 4' roof. The next 20 feet is the meat of the route, and how you do it will be height dependent. Move over...[more] Browse More Classics in CO
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