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Cereal Buttress Rock Climbing

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Routes in Cereal Buttress

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	Bee Tree T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a R
	Born Again S 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Breakfast of Champions T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Call of the Wild T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c PG13
	Capt Crunch T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Doug Reed Solo TR 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Faith Based Initiative T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Frankenberry T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Frosted Flake T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Fruit Loops T 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Good Samaritans T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Granola T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Green Eggs and Ham S 5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b PG13
	Hungry Jack T 5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Inner Peace T,S 5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c PG13
	Inner Peace Direct T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a PG13
	Jack Be Nimble S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Mennonite Surf Party S 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Mid-Life Crisis T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a PG13
	Name Unknown S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Name Unknown (5.4) T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
	Name Unknown (5.8 R/X) TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c X
	Obamanation T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Petrified Frog T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Sea Wolf T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R
	Shredded Wheat T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Unknown 5.8 (splitter hand crack) T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Whisky For Breakfast T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b PG13
	Wylen T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	À La Mode S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13

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Description

The Cereal Buttress is possibly the most popular spot at Rumbling Bald. It has a plentiful variety of routes, some multi-pitch; most are crack climbs, from moderate on up.

This area got its name back in the mid-70s, when pioneer Jeep Gaskin was scouting out the rock on a rainy day. Back home, he reported finding a "surreal buttress" and someone jokingly asked what kind of "cereal" it was. The name stuck.

Getting There

From the parking lot, follow the rutted old jeep road up right about three-fourths of a mile to where it peters into a trail. Follow the trail past a boulderfield; at an obvious split, go left for the left end of Cereal Buttress or the Comatose Area; go right for the main Cereal Buttress and Cereal Wall.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Cereal Buttress

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

5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 464 ● Fruit Loops Trad 2 pitches
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 75 ● Unknown 5.8 (splitter hand crack) Trad
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 262 ● Granola Trad
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 276 ● Frosted Flake Trad
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a PG13 12 ● Mid-Life Crisis Trad
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 48 ● Doug Reed Solo TR
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b 70 ● Born Again Sport
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 86 ● Breakfast of Champions Trad
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 73 ● Capt Crunch Trad
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b PG13 105 ● Whisky For Breakfast Trad 2 pitches
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 186 ● Shredded Wheat Trad
5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c PG13 14 ● Inner Peace Trad, Sport
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a 14 ● Mennonite Surf Party Sport
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a 4 ● Petrified Frog Trad
5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b PG13 4 ● Green Eggs and Ham Sport