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DescriptionComprised of around a dozen cliffs on the outskirts of Portland, Broughton Bluff provides easy access for the local urban climber. Many quality routes ranging from 5.6 topropes to 5.12 leads on Broughton’s jumbled basalt cliffs are available for climbers of all abilities. Getting ThereBroughton Bluff is located at the mouth of the Columbia Gorge near the town of Troutdale. Take I-84 East from Portland to the Lewis & Clark State Park exit, turn left at the stop sign and drive under the railroad bridge, then park in the parking lot on the left. Take the trail leading towards the hillside and follow it up for a few hundred meters to the cliffs. The ClassicsMountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Broughton Bluff:
The Sickle 5.8 Trad, TR, 1 pitch, 40 feet
Edges and Ledges 5.8 Trad, TR, 1 pitch, 60 feet
Loose Block Overhang 5.9 Trad, 2 pitches, 60 feet
Gandalf's Grip 5.9 Trad, 3 pitches, 200 feet, Grade II
Classic Crack 5.9 Trad, 1 pitch, 35 feet
Traffic Court 5.9 Trad, 1 pitch, 42 feet
Sheer Stress 5.10a Trad, 2 pitches, 90 feet
Red Eye 5.10b/c Sport, 60 feet
Lost Boys 5.10d Sport, 1 pitch, 70 feet
Peach Cling 5.11b PG13 Trad, 2 pitches, 150 feet
Critical Mass 5.11c Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet
Mr. Bentley 5.11+ TR, 1 pitch, 30 feet
Pinhead 5.11d Sport, 1 pitch, 100 feet
Dracula 5.12a Sport, 1 pitch, 65 feet
Bloodline 5.12a Trad, Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet
Kashmir 5.12a Sport, 1 pitch, 100 feet
Bad Omen 5.12b Sport, 1 pitch, 65 feet
Bela Lugosi 5.12c Sport, 1 pitch, 65 feet
Manson Family Reunion 5.12d Sport, 1 pitch, 60 feet
Dark Tower 5.13 Sport, 1 pitch, 102 feet
Featured Route For Broughton Bluff
Superstition 5.10c OR : Broughton Bluff
Superstition is a three pitch line that goes to the top of the Bat Wall. Only the first pitch is described here. If you would like to read up on the complete line, pick up a copy of Olson’s Portland Rock Climbs. P1 of Superstition is a popular and fun climb near the center of the Bat Wall (just left of Lost Boys). Ascend a shallow corner passing several minor cruxes. Near the top of the pitch, a leftward trav...[more] Browse More Classics in OR
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