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Beer Belly Buttress Rock Climbing

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Routes in Beer Belly Buttress

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	12 Oz Curl T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b PG13
	Ribbon in the Sky T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Six-Pack Crack T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Whip-Poor-Will Crack T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c

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Elevation:	9,000 ft	2,743 m
GPS:	40.63961, -111.73371 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Description

For those who brave the long approach, the Beer Belly Buttress--the spectacular, west-facing set of smooth walls located high above the Gully of Higher Education, on the north side of the road--offers some of the best stone and, indeed, some of the best-quality moderates in all of Big Cottonwood Canyon. Long, single pitches, breathtaking views high into Broad's Fork and of the Salt Lake Twins--a visit to this crag should top every Wasatch climber's to-do list!

Getting There

The Ruckman guide describes the approach as starting "3.9 miles up canyon from the neon sign." Just past the Storm Mountain spillway, yet before one arrives at the Gully of Higher Education, a big, solitary pine near the base of an obvious scree slope marks the start of the slog. Follow the scree up and towards an obvious fin of rock; scrambling up easy 3rd class sure beats the loose talus! There are some cairns along the way, though from above, there appears to be more than just one faint trail leading to the formation. Get after it!