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Cereal Buttress

Submitted By: saxfiend on Dec 16, 2006
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The start of the crux on Frosted Flake.


Description 

The Cereal Buttress is possibly the most popular spot at Rumbling Bald. It has a plentiful variety of routes, some multi-pitch; most are crack climbs, from moderate on up.

This area got its name back in the mid-70s, when pioneer Jeep Gaskin was scouting out the rock on a rainy day. Back home, he reported finding a "surreal buttress" and someone jokingly asked what kind of "cereal" it was. The name stuck.


Getting There 

From the parking lot, follow the rutted old jeep road up right about three-fourths of a mile to where it peters into a trail. Follow the trail past a boulderfield; at an obvious split, go left for the left end of Cereal Buttress or the Comatose Area; go right for the main Cereal Buttress and Cereal Wall.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Cereal Buttress:
Fruit Loops   5.7+     Trad, 2 pitches, 160 feet   
Granola   5.8+     Trad, 1 pitch, 70 feet   
Frosted Flake   5.9+     Trad, 1 pitch, 80 feet   
Born Again   5.10b/c     Sport, 1 pitch, 90 feet   
Whiskey For Breakfast   5.10d PG13     Trad, 2 pitches, 90 feet   
Breakfast of Champions   5.10d     Trad, 1 pitch, 80 feet   
Capt Crunch   5.10d     Trad, 80 feet   
Shredded Wheat   5.11a     Trad, 1 pitch, 90 feet   
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Working through the steep opening moves on Fruit Loops.

Fruit Loops 5.7+  NC : Rumbling Bald : Cereal Buttress
This is an outstanding route that any leader will enjoy, even if it's below your normal lead level. It's almost three climbs in one: crack climbing; chimney; and face climbing. Many people skip the second pitch, but it's lots of fun and very worthwhile.P1 - Start at a somewhat steep crack, working your way up with jams and some face holds. The going quickly gets easier/less steep, continue past some flake moves to the base...[more]   Browse More Classics in NC


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Cereal Buttress area...Fruit Loops on the left side (behind the tree), Granola (middle crack) and Whiskey for Breakfast on the right.

Cereal Buttress area...Fruit Loops on the left sid...


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By Rob Dillon
From: Short Circuit
Dec 31, 2006

One of the most prominent aspects of its' surreality is the 'air-conditioning chimney'--you can hear the water gurgling back in there somewhere, and yet the thing appears as dry as can be. If you've blown it by showing up at the Bald on a hot, steamy summer's day, you'll appreciate this feature perhaps more than any other.

By Austin Cooner
Jul 20, 2009

Second the amazing 'air conditioning' from the cave. Unfortunately, it was closed off due to the white-nosed syndrome affecting local bat populations. Hopefully it'll be open soon for caving.