Crescent Crack Buttress

BETA PHOTO: Crescent Crack Buttress from the road: 1-Mexican C...

Description 

The climbing here consists of both sport and trad, mostly trad.The rock is bomber granite, similar to the rest of the canyon. Some of the classic routes are: Mexican Crack (.10a), Crescent Crack (5.7), Crack in the Woods (5.9), and Hand Jive (5.8?).You can rappel most routes from the top of the climbs with a single rope, except Crescent Crack, which is descended east into a gully. Buy beer at 7-11 at the base of BCC, or better yet, go to Wyoming!

Getting There 

Drive .25 miles up the canyon from the neon sign at the base of the canyon. Look for a powerline that crosses above the road and park along here. Look for some wooden steps that lead north. Eventually, take the left fork and a short jaunt leads you to the base of Waterslide. Head left for the climbs.

Featured Route For Crescent Crack Buttress

Mexican Crack 5.10a  UT : Wasatch Range : Crescent Crack Buttress

Mexican Crack is located toward the west side of Crescent Crack Buttress. It is the obvious left slanting crack seen from the road. Usually crowded. Start in dihedral up to jugs and pull onto face, delicately run up the seamy cracks to the leftward turn, smear feet below crack with hands in the crack to the chains. Good foot work saves the arms for the top of the route....[more]