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The Buttermilks Bouldering

Climbing Area Map

Areas in The Buttermilks

Biker Area, The 0 / 0 / 0 / 14 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 14

Blast Lab, The 0 / 0 / 0 / 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

Briar Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Broken Dagger 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

CrytaliS Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Cubist Head 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Drain Damage 0 / 0 / 1 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Egg Boulder, The 0 / 0 / 0 / 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

Fence Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 8 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8

Fridge, The 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Hidden Temple, The 0 / 0 / 0 / 11 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 11

Hobbit Hole, The 0 / 0 / 0 / 9 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 9

Hollow Point Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Juicebox Boulder, The 0 / 0 / 0 / 10 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 10

Jumanji Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Lightning Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Molar, The 0 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Narnia 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

PlainView Slab 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Plant World Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Shark Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 7 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

Squirrels Nest 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Troll Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Vine, The 0 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Walker Texas Ranger Boudler 0 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Whale Boulder, The 0 / 0 / 0 / 11 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 11

Whileaway Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 10 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 10

Whileaway Wall 2 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

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Description

The boulders in this area are situated right off of the Buttermilk Trail that parallels Riverside Drive on the Southside. The only outlier is the Walker Texas ranger boulder, which is along Riverside Drive, but on the west side of Westover Hills Blvd.

A printable PDF guide is available here:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B3-GPscBf2HtTWxEVWlPY1RrUDVENGNiRTVRMzFrTkctVnhn/view?usp=drivesdk&resourcekey=0-N35pRcW0QF-L4yJJnQrxbg

Link should be public now instead of requesting access.

Getting There

Parking can be found along Riverside Drive at the gravel lot just East of 42nd St, the 42nd St paved lot (if open, usually just parallel spots across from the gate), or a 3 car gravel pull-off just west of Southcliff Rd.

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Classic Climbing Routes at The Buttermilks

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

V1 5 28 ● Whale Blubber Boulder Whale Boulder
V1 5 4 ● Blasting cap Boulder Blast Lab
V1-2 5 PG13 21 ● Ascend to Enlightenment Boulder Hidden Temple
V2 5+ 21 ● Ambergris Boulder Whale Boulder
V3 6A 38 ● Whale Crack Boulder Whale Boulder
V3 6A 24 ● Whale's Mouth Boulder Whale Boulder
V3 6A 34 ● Shark Arete Boulder Shark Boulder
V3 6A 22 ● Gingivitis Boulder Molar
V4 6B 22 ● Biker Crack Boulder Biker Area
V4 6B 22 ● The Trek to Mordor Boulder Hobbit Hole
V4+ 6B+ 21 ● Jurassic Park Arête Boulder Egg Boulder
V5 6C 17 ● Trainspotting Boulder Whileaway Boulder
V5 6C 9 ● Call Out It's Name Boulder Jumanji Boulder
V6-7 7A+ 34 ● La Femme Fatale Boulder Whileaway Boulder
V10 7C+ 5 ● Sweet Nothings Boulder Whale Boulder