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East Gate Buttress Rock Climbing

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Routes in East Gate Buttress

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	Ankle Biters S 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	B-Positive S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Bald Headed Babies S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Blooddrive T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Bloodline T 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b PG13
	Bloodsport T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Cabeza de Pollo T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Christopher of the Everglades T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Clay, Like Dirt S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	El Camino Torcido T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	El Chollo T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	El Guapo T,S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	El Pipe Dream T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	El Segundo T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
	Flakes, The T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Gran Hermano T 5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Graying at the Routes S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Keelhaul T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Narrow Horizons T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Negro Modelo T 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Only Human Var. T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Oye Cómo Va T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Plasma T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Purple Horizons T 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Ripping Wall, The T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Route Left of Snowflakes S 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Sidekick T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13
	Sidewinder T 5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b
	Skilled Passage T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Snowflakes T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Speed Of Life T 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b R
	Stradler T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Super Ramp, The S 5.13c 8a+ 30 X- 31 E7 7a
	To Air is Human T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Wild Things T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a

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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

East to south-east facing with loads of morning sun. Goes into the shade around 4pm. Not crowded, but it is visited. Rock can be kitty-gritty, but the traveled routes are clean and climb really well.

Getting There

Park at the Gate parking area. Skirt up, around, and east of the Gate buttress, following the steep and sometimes loose trail that generally stays right next to the cliff itself. Allow about 15 minutes for the approach.

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Classic Climbing Routes at East Gate 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 24 ● Bloodsport Trad
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 17 ● Only Human Var. Trad
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 129 ● The Flakes Trad 2 pitches
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 27 ● The Ripping Wall Trad 3 pitches
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 68 ● To Air is Human Trad
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 22 ● El Chollo Trad
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c 17 ● El Segundo Trad
5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 16 ● Gran Hermano Trad
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 9 ● El Pipe Dream Trad
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c 30 ● Ankle Biters Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 18 ● Snowflakes Trad
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 9 ● Narrow Horizons Trad
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 15 ● Graying at the Routes Sport
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a 13 ● Christopher of the Everglades Trad
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b PG13 12 ● Bloodline Trad