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Westwind Buttress Rock Climbing

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Routes in Westwind Buttress

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	Check the Technique T 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Eastwind Crack T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13
	Empty Plate T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a A2- PG13
	Expect No Mercy T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Fat Boy Slim T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c PG13
	Flippin' the Bird T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Grumpy Old Men T 5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c
	Last of The Summer Wine T,S 5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Sacrifice T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Separation Anxiety T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Sit and Spin T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Textbook Variation T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	True Grit (Var.) T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Warhorse T 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b R

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Access Issue: Gate Buttress Area Recreational Lease: Climbs on Church Buttress above vault remain closed Details

Climbers Partner with LDS Church on Stewardship of Little Cottonwood Canyon Climbing

June 1st, 2017:The Salt Lake Climbers Alliance (SLCA), the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), and Access Fund announce the signing of an unprecedented lease for 140 acres in Little Cottonwood Canyon (LCC). The parcel, known as the Gate Buttress, is about one mile up LCC canyon and has been popular with generations of climbers because of its world-class granite.

The agreement secures legitimate access to approximately 588 routes and 138 boulder problems at the Gate Buttress for rock climbers, who will be active stewards of the property. The recreational lease is the result of several years of negotiations between LDS Church leaders and the local climbing community.

Access Note: The climbs on the Church Buttress above the vault as well as the Glen boulders that have been traditionally closed will remain closed.
Please help us steward this area and leave no trace.

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SLCA and AF recreational leased area on LDS Church land

Description

Never crowded, this is the buttress just to the west of The Thumb and to the east of Altered States Gully. The rock on the Eastern side is less weathered than on the south face and less vegetated as well.

Getting There

Approach as for the Thumb trail. Routes which are wholly on the Westwind Buttress start just to the right of the Thumb gully.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Westwind Buttress

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

5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 19 ● Check the Technique Trad
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 12 ● Expect No Mercy Trad 3 pitches
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 4 ● Sacrifice Trad
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a 7 ● Separation Anxiety Trad
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 5 ● Last of The Summer Wine Trad, Sport