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DescriptionBrinton's Buttress could be considered the crown jewel of the East Rampart. The buttress contains many high-quality climbs and is perhaps the most heavily visited formation on the East Bluff. Rubberman (5.13b), arguably the hardest climb at the Lake is located at the eastern end of the buttress, Brinton's Crack (5.6) is found on its southern face, and Berkeley (5.6) sits amongst other great climbs on the west face. Getting ThereTo find Brinton's Buttress hike up the CCC trail, turn left at The Monster and climb up rock steps through the talus field until you reach Pedestal Buttress. To access the top of Brinton's Buttress turn right and hike around the east end of the East Rampart wall. Turn back to the west and hike along the top of the cliff for 250 feet. To access the bottom of Brinton's Buttress turn left at Pedestal Buttress and hike on the climber's Trail for about 150 feet until you reach Brinton's Buttress. The ClassicsMountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Brinton's Buttress:
Puff N' Grunt Chimney 5.6 Trad, 1 pitch, 65 feet
Brinton's Crack 5.6 Trad
Berkeley 5.6 Trad, TR, 1 pitch, 60 feet
Rococo Variations 5.7 Trad, TR, 1 pitch, 60 feet
Brinton's Direct 5.8 Trad, TR, 1 pitch, 90 feet
Chicago 5.9 R Trad, 60 feet
Chiaroscuro 5.9+ TR, 60 feet
Chiaroscuro Direct (aka The H) 5.10a TR
Evanston Township Direct 5.11b Trad, TR, 50 feet
Stool Pigeon 5.11b R Trad, 120 feet
Cheap Thrills 5.12b/c R Trad, TR
Rubberman 5.13b TR
Featured Route For Brinton's Buttress
Chicago 5.9 R WI : Devil's Lake : ... : Brinton's Buttress
Leading this route is a head check for sure!Not a good route to lead if this is your limit.I have seen craters because folks didn't get good enough gear....[more] Browse More Classics in WI
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