First Buttress Rock Climbing
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Elevation: | 8,401 ft | 2,561 m |
GPS: |
38.72589, -106.77013 Google Map · Climbing Area Map |
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Page Views: | 152,169 total · 586/month | |
Shared By: | Kirk Woerner on Sep 18, 2003 | |
Admins: | Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC |
Description
The First Buttress is a staked wall with easy access. The left side remains sunny all day, while the right side gets some shade in the late afternoon. This makes the upper wall a great after work crag in the hotter months. The right side of the first buttress is a slightly lesser known area than the left. It is set back a bit and so doesn't get as much traffic. The climbs are usually a bit more meandering. On the other hand, many of them have more than one pitch which makes them interesting. This is a great place in the hotter summer months since it faces a touch north and has many nooks and crannies for shade.
The routes are sorted as follows (from left to right):
SUNDECK
1- Tourist Attraction
2- Hurtin' fer Certain
3- Pink Flamin' Go
4- Awkward and Wide
5- Left Hand Mantel
PARKING LOT WALL
1- Billy Shears
2- Jackal
3- Cake Walk
4- Zig Zag
5- Bourbon Street
6- Whiskey Crack
7- Whiskey Dick
8- Oh Mama
THE BIG ROOF
1- Bronco Billy's
2- Double Time at Sue's Place
3- Guanos Dios
4- Welcome to China
BABY FACE/MIDDLE WAL
1- Kindergarten Crack
2- Aqua Dog
3- Solo Crack
4- Tony's Tango
5- Crystal Staircase
6- Baby Face
7- Taylor Made
LEFT HAND (aka AIR CONDITIONER CORNER)
1- Left Hand Crack
2- Fine Whine
3- Air Conditioner
4- Question of Balance
UPPER WALL
1- Aphrodite
2- Cigarette
3- Dun's Dihedral
4- Sasafrass
5- Corkey's Rumpet
6- Christine's Dream
7- Singapore Sling
8- Half Hearted
9- Outter Limits
10- Maria's Farewell
11- Gymnastics
12- Kathy's Corner
The routes are sorted as follows (from left to right):
SUNDECK
1- Tourist Attraction
2- Hurtin' fer Certain
3- Pink Flamin' Go
4- Awkward and Wide
5- Left Hand Mantel
PARKING LOT WALL
1- Billy Shears
2- Jackal
3- Cake Walk
4- Zig Zag
5- Bourbon Street
6- Whiskey Crack
7- Whiskey Dick
8- Oh Mama
THE BIG ROOF
1- Bronco Billy's
2- Double Time at Sue's Place
3- Guanos Dios
4- Welcome to China
BABY FACE/MIDDLE WAL
1- Kindergarten Crack
2- Aqua Dog
3- Solo Crack
4- Tony's Tango
5- Crystal Staircase
6- Baby Face
7- Taylor Made
LEFT HAND (aka AIR CONDITIONER CORNER)
1- Left Hand Crack
2- Fine Whine
3- Air Conditioner
4- Question of Balance
UPPER WALL
1- Aphrodite
2- Cigarette
3- Dun's Dihedral
4- Sasafrass
5- Corkey's Rumpet
6- Christine's Dream
7- Singapore Sling
8- Half Hearted
9- Outter Limits
10- Maria's Farewell
11- Gymnastics
12- Kathy's Corner
Classic Climbing Routes at First Buttress
Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
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