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Elevation: 1,350 ft 411 m
GPS: 43.41269, -89.70663
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Shared By: Doug Hemken on Oct 1, 2007
Admins: Ian Cotter-Brown, Doug Hemken, James Schroeder, chris tregge, Ben Strobel, Kyle Harding

Description Suggest change

High in the woods west of the Quarry, this is probably the best known outcrop in the area, largely because the American Dream Roof is such an unusual problem for the Lake. There are several other nice, moderate routes around the corner to the left. However the descriptions given in Swarting veer toward the contrived (i.e. "avoid using the lower right corner"), which I find aesthetically unsatisfying (I guess I'm more of a mountaineer than a boulderer). If you are willing to ignore the rules, there are at least 4-5 fun routes here.

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The easiest approach is possibly to hike up from the group camp area. See the notes to the West of the Quarry section. However, the most common approach is to up the CCC trail, head back into the woods to the East Bluff Woods trail, and hike east through a gap and up to the next hilltop. See the beta photo for where to dive into the woods.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Bird-Foot 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
 10
Little Bird
TR
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 15
Squeeze Play
Trad, TR
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 8
Sick Vulture
TR
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 8
Hard Nose
TR
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b PG13
 17
Mother and Apple Pie
Trad, TR
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b PG13
 8
Face Value
Trad, TR
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 26
American Dream Roof
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Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Little Bird
 10
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b TR
Squeeze Play
 15
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad, TR
Sick Vulture
 8
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c TR
Hard Nose
 8
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c TR
Mother and Apple Pie
 17
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b PG13 Trad, TR
Face Value
 8
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b PG13 Trad, TR
American Dream Roof
 26
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Trad
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