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Other Mothers

Colorado > Grand Junction… > Unaweep Canyon > Main Canyon: Un… > Mother's Buttress

Description

This wall is left of Upper Mother's but is part of the same cliff. The wall sits directly behind someone's house, but it is on BLM land. The cliff is roughly 450 feet tall at its tallest point. Most of the routes are single pitch, but there are a couple of multi-pitch routes as well. Half of the routes are pure sport climbs where the other half require gear. Watch out for cactus and rockfall, I cleaned most of the really bad loose rock off the routes I put up, but you should still be cautious.

Getting There

To access it, park in the WCCC parking lot at Mothers Buttress and hike the main trail to a cairn trail that splits left after you cross the creek before it starts up the steep part of the hill. Follow the cairns up to the cliff side of either the lower part of Upper Mothers or Other Mothers. I did the hike in 17 min from car to cliff with a heavy pack on.

Routes from Left to Right

5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 7
● Dolphin Girl
Trad 2 pitches
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 6
● Monk Sandals
Trad
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 10
● Boodalicious Baby
Trad 5 pitches
5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
 32
● Newb Nation
Sport
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 49
● 84.1% Eclipse of the Heart (The…
Sport
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 31
● First First
Trad
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 42
● Black Bunny Rabbit
Sport
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
 51
● RSG
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 28
● Soul Steeler
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 10
● Social Distancing
Trad
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 17
● Rudimentary Extraction
Trad
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Dolphin Girl
 7
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad 2 pitches
● Monk Sandals
 6
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
● Boodalicious Baby
 10
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad 5 pitches
● Newb Nation
 32
5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a Sport
● 84.1% Eclipse of the Heart…
 49
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport
● First First
 31
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad
● Black Bunny Rabbit
 42
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport
● RSG
 51
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b Sport
● Soul Steeler
 28
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
● Social Distancing
 10
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Trad
● Rudimentary Extraction
 17
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Trad

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A topo of the main area of Other Mothers.
[Hide Photo] A topo of the main area of Other Mothers.
Other Mothers.
[Hide Photo] Other Mothers.
Where the trail splits from the main trail and heads directly over to the lower part of Upper Mothers and Other Mothers.
[Hide Photo] Where the trail splits from the main trail and heads directly over to the lower part of Upper Mothers and Other Mothers.
Overveiw of routes.
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Comments [Hide ALL Comments]

John Peterson
[Hide Comment] The WCCC is welcome to construct a trail directly up from the parking lot - definitely would be faster! Mar 19, 2013
Randall Chapman
Grand Junction, CO
[Hide Comment] Thank you John, I've been looking at that and would like do it at some point. I have a line laid out that would go just around your property, but still it would be a pretty direct route. Mar 20, 2013
DavidCollins
Grand Junction, CO
[Hide Comment] There are now three bolted routes just right and around the corner from Rudimentary Extraction. Anyone have any information about these? Aug 26, 2013
Jesse Zacher
Grand Junction, Co
[Hide Comment] One is easy, one is hard, one is very hard. haha. Aug 26, 2013
DavidCollins
Grand Junction, CO
[Hide Comment] That's what I thought when looking at them. Are there bolted anchors at the top? Aug 26, 2013
Alex Garhart
[Hide Comment] I bolted these routes a couple months ago. Left to right:
1) Lady Boy Show, 5.8+, mixed route.
2) Throbbing Gristle Project, feels like 12b-ish, never redpointed.
3) Crab Head Poseidon God, 5.11b/c.

They all have top anchors and are technically on the far left of Upper Mothers (per Randall Chapman).

There are also 2 old trad lines between Lady Boy Show and Throbbing Gristle that clock in at 5.9+ and 5.9. Aug 26, 2013
Jesse Zacher
Grand Junction, Co
[Hide Comment] You can climb Lady Boy and get to the anchors of the throbbing project if you care to work/hang draws! Aug 26, 2013
DavidCollins
Grand Junction, CO
[Hide Comment] Thanks for the info! Aug 26, 2013