This buttress has a multitude of climbs ranging from 5.6 to 5.11. There are still new routes sprouting on this wall. Depending on the weather you can find a nice face, as you can climb the north, west, or east faces. A short approach and a decent quantity of sport routes translate into a crowded cliff at times.
Getting There
Park at Stairs Gulch, and clamber up the bank on the SW of where the creek crosses the road. Follow the trail through the woods until you reach a fork, take the right fork for the north and west faces, and the left fork for the east face. Challenge Buttress is right there to your right at this point; just find the nearest trail to hit the east face, trying not to damage too much vegetation in the process.
On the west face of Challenge Buttress, just around the northwest corner, is this 7 bolt route. This route is great, a consistent 5.9. Find your resting spots and pump it out.This is a route you climb, and then pump out 3 or 4 more times for a workout. With a pine tree shading the sun in the summer it is a great late afternoon climb to cool down.Just enjoy this beauty....[more]
Does anybody know names or grades for two bolted routes on Challenge that aren't in "The Book"? One is the bolted line next to Birth Simulator. I always thought it *was* Birth Simulator until I realized that's the trad crack. The other is the new bolt line just to the left of Hollow Man. Looks like fun. Anybody know anything?
I have documented the "new" routes as Unknown (5.5), and Wrecking Ball. Both routes are listed under Challenge Buttress.
By icsteveoh From: salt lake city, UT Apr 29, 2007
There's another new route here I guess as of ~ two years ago. Left of Hollow man is a 3 bolt 5.11b put up by Tim. Twas sweet to see him climbing with his mom and pulling the huge roof on this thing.
By glen kaplan From: Salt Lake City, UT Aug 14, 2007
Challenge Buttress
Printer Friendly View
RSS Feed
