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Upper Mother's Buttress Rock Climbing

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Routes in Upper Mother's Buttress

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	3-D T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
	[Redacted] T,S 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Crab Head Poseidon God S 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Doppelgänger T,S 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Flight Without Wings T,S 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b
	In Search of Don Juan T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Questions and Answers T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Rat Trap T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Sophie's Revenge T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Squeeze to Please T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Sugi T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Super Dike T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Throbbing Gristle T 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Unknown 5.11 T 5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Unknown 5.9+ T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Weeping Prophet, The T 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	White Cross aka Titus Groan T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b

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Elevation:	350 ft	107 m
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Description

This is where the longer, high quality routes exist. Steep walls with good rock. Be careful of the rap down the drainage.

Getting There

Walk past Middle Mother, the routes start in the drainage.

17 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Upper Mother's Buttress

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

5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 8 ● Sugi Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 5 ● Squeeze to Please Trad
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 9 ● Unknown 5.9+ Trad
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b 15 ● White Cross aka Titus Groan Trad 3 pitches
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b 59 ● Questions and Answers Trad 3 pitches
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c 8 ● 3-D Trad
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c 4 ● Super Dike Trad
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c 9 ● Doppelgänger Trad, Sport 3 pitches
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b 6 ● Throbbing Gristle Trad
5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b 5 ● Flight Without Wings Trad, Sport