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Unknown Buttress Rock Climbing

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Routes in Unknown Buttress

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	Hocus Pocus T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Ladder of Desire T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	M1 T 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	New Horizons T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b PG13

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Elevation:	114 ft
GPS:	51.4692, -2.6352 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
Page Views:	2,272 total · 17/month
Shared By:	Nick Russell on Mar 20, 2013 · Updates
Admins:	Chris Owen, Euan Cameron Page Updates (admin only)

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Access Issue: Currently closed due to rockfall Details

In early 2013 a rockfall occurred at the far left-hand end of the Unknown Wall. Although the routes in the Unknown Buttress area are not directly affected, the landowner is concerned about liability should more rock come off. Climbing is thus banned until further notice. The best place for up-to-date information is probably the Climb Bristol facebook.com/Climbbristol facebook page

Description

This area is the section of cliff below the ramp. It is bounded on the left by the dark, normally vegetated, left-facing corner of "Unknown Gully", and is almost 50m high at this point. To the right, is the awesome arete of "New Horizons", and the area continues onto the front face of the ramp.

The Unknown Buttress is host to one of the gorge's most popular E1s: "M1", as well as the classic test piece "Ladder of Desire" (E3 5c).