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Challenge Buttress Rock Climbing

Climbing Area Map

Areas in Challenge Buttress

East Face 17 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 22

North and West Faces 10 / 8 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 18

Sales Pitch Area 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

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Elevation:	6,000 ft	1,829 m
GPS:	40.6221, -111.7455 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Shared By:	Nathan Fisher on Apr 8, 2004
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Description

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.

Aerial photo here.

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.

44 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Challenge 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 286 ● Sweet and Low Sport E Face
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 116 ● The Roadster Sport N & W Faces
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 313 ● Coral Bells Arete Trad E Face
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 693 ● Hollow Man Sport N & W Faces
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R 51 ● Flamin' Freddie Trad N & W Faces
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 339 ● MEGA Sport E Face
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 502 ● Chambered Nautilus Sport E Face
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a R 5 ● Split Seam Trad N & W Faces
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 218 ● cTr Sport N & W Faces
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 311 ● Better than Bitter Sport N & W Faces
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 149 ● Touch of Teflon Trad E Face
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b V2 5+ 400 ● Winky and Waxman Go Bolting Sport, Boulder N & W Faces
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 232 ● Wrecking Ball Sport N & W Faces
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 15 ● Guilt Trip Trad N & W Faces
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 157 ● Worthy Whoopsie Sport 2 pitches E Face