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Escape Buttress Rock Climbing

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Routes in Escape Buttress

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	Awakening S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Body Bag S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Camon's 9 S 5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c
	Dead on Arrival S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Denied S 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Inside Information S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Jug for Joy S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Middle Class Socialist Brat S 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Monkey Meet S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Motherload S 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	No Escaping Death S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Presidents Day S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Rock Requiem S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Steel Graffiti S 5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Twist and Shout S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a

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Elevation:	6,335 ft	1,931 m
GPS:	40.4511, -111.6701 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Description

Nice, sunny (south facing) area that has some of the best moderate routes in AF.

I am from Colorado, so I road trip to AF. I always thought Escape Buttress was aptly named - we always hit it on the last day, after we are licking our wounds from being beat to death on The Billboard and all of AF's other tough areas.

The routes are moderate but not super closely bolted, so be solid at the grade and don't get hurt.

Getting There

Park at the Gray Cliffs Picnic Area parking, 1.7 miles up canyon from the visitor center. Follow the paved trail east, paralleling the road, until the trail reaches a picnic area (with bench) and the trail turns into a dirt trail that goes up the hill to a wall with many bolted routes. This is the Hard Rock area.

Follow the trail upcanyon (along the base of the crags) past a couple of crags to Escape Buttress. After passing Hard Rock on your left you will walk past the White Wave Wall (which you can't miss - it looks like a white wave), and around a corner to the grayish Escape Buttress.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Escape Buttress

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

5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 199 ● Twist and Shout Sport
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 162 ● Middle Class Socialist Brat Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 139 ● Jug for Joy Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 90 ● Awakening Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 77 ● Presidents Day Sport
5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 114 ● Steel Graffiti Sport
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 180 ● Monkey Meet Sport
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 84 ● Inside Information Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 89 ● Body Bag Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 54 ● Dead on Arrival Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 94 ● Rock Requiem Sport