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East Gate Buttress

Submitted By: bheller on Nov 9, 2007
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BETA PHOTO: parking, approach, and location of crag


Description 

East to south-east facing with loads of morning sun. Goes into the shade around 4pm. Not crowded, but it is visited. Rock can be kitty-gritty, but the traveled routes are clean and climb really well.


Getting There 

Park at the Gate parking area. Skirt up, around, and east of the Gate buttress, following the steep and sometimes loose trail that generally stays right next to the cliff itself. Allow about 15 minutes for the approach.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for East Gate Buttress:
The Flakes   5.10b     Trad, 2 pitches, 200 feet   
To Air is Human   5.10d     Trad, Sport, 1 pitch, 200 feet   
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The bolted traverse to the arete. Good holds but intimidating.

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The Flakes approximated with rappel stations circled.  very approximated because I can't remember if you take the first or second traversing crack. sorry, its been a few years but when you stand at the bottom its clear which to do.

BETA PHOTO: The Flakes approximated with rappel stations circl...