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Porkchop Buttress Rock Climbing

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	100 Inch Reach, The TR 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Bone Variation, The T,TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Bone, The T,TR 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Entrance, The V1-2 5
	Jacob's Ladder T,TR 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Meat, The TR 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	No Exit T,TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Phat T,TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Pork Loin T,TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Pork Loin variation T,TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Spiderfighter T,TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Sweat Box T,TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Unnamed BP V1 5 PG13
	Wobbly Block T,TR 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
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Description

Porkchop Buttress is a good option if you have found Misery Rocks to be too crowded. This area is wonderful on those summer days when the East Bluff is just way too hot. The moves on the climb are tenuous and the cliff offers an excellent view of the Lake. Perhaps one of the best 5.5s in the park, The Bone cuts directly and boldly up the center of the tall and exposed Buttress. This area has become more popular after the inclusion of The Bone in a recent Rock and Ice article.

Getting There

Go up the West Bluff trail from the South, and turn right on the "off-ramp" as if you were going to Misery Rocks. Continue below Misery and head North across the talus and leaf filled Misery Gully. Then, cross a short exposed step across. You will now be at the top of Porkchop.

You can also approach from the bottom of the bluff. At the second cottage from the north, find a very faint climbers trail that heads directly up the bluff to the base of Porkchop. Along the way, you will pass Double Elephant (V4), an intimidating overhanging prow. You may be able to see the cliff from the cottage.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Porkchop Buttress

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a 114 ● The Bone Trad, TR
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b 63 ● Jacob's Ladder Trad, TR
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 10 ● Phat Trad, TR
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 7 ● No Exit Trad, TR
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 18 ● Pork Loin Trad, TR
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 23 ● The Bone Variation Trad, TR
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 13 ● Sweat Box Trad, TR
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 17 ● Pork Loin variation Trad, TR