The Blob Buttress and Smith's Rock Rock Climbing
Elevation: | 6,405 ft |
GPS: | 42.477, -107.522 Google Map · Climbing Area Map |
Page Views: | 1,908 total · 37/month |
Shared By: | Gee Dubble on Nov 15, 2016 |
Admins: | Mike Snyder, Taylor Spiegelberg, Jake Dickerson |
This place is desolate and dangerous WYO desert with very few amenities nearby, and zero assistance should you find your pretty-little-self in a bind.
The people are ornery and the land is mean. I don't recommend coming here at all. If the rednecks, miners, roughnecks vagabonds or land doesn't get ya, some dehydrated whacked-out windblown sunbeaten climber just might. . . . Sweetwater Rocks and adjacent areas require LOW-profiles and LOTS of respect and consideration. Keep all fences/gates as you found them. Do not build fires. Adhere to all posted signs. Do not drive off of existing paths (roads). Do not let your dog run around (chances are great that it'll be shot, bitten, trampled or fed upon). Do not take anything from this land. . . and do not leave anything. Good BLM quads are essential (make sure they're up to date). Granite Mtns (Sweetwater) area closures are adjustable and are done so via ranchers and BLM officiales. Great tracts of this area are privately owned; meaning that they are always closed. For example: Lankin Dome BLM as of last year was closed 04-30 thru 06-31 for public AND private lands; between 03-01 thru 04-31 it was closed on private land. So, sometimes private easements are opened, and sometimes they aren't. . . same with public lands; oh, and mining claims too! Pay particular attention to any signage and postings.
The people are ornery and the land is mean. I don't recommend coming here at all. If the rednecks, miners, roughnecks vagabonds or land doesn't get ya, some dehydrated whacked-out windblown sunbeaten climber just might. . . . Sweetwater Rocks and adjacent areas require LOW-profiles and LOTS of respect and consideration. Keep all fences/gates as you found them. Do not build fires. Adhere to all posted signs. Do not drive off of existing paths (roads). Do not let your dog run around (chances are great that it'll be shot, bitten, trampled or fed upon). Do not take anything from this land. . . and do not leave anything. Good BLM quads are essential (make sure they're up to date). Granite Mtns (Sweetwater) area closures are adjustable and are done so via ranchers and BLM officiales. Great tracts of this area are privately owned; meaning that they are always closed. For example: Lankin Dome BLM as of last year was closed 04-30 thru 06-31 for public AND private lands; between 03-01 thru 04-31 it was closed on private land. So, sometimes private easements are opened, and sometimes they aren't. . . same with public lands; oh, and mining claims too! Pay particular attention to any signage and postings.
Description
Small, wind protected granite buttresses, high to very high quality stone, comprised of Boulders, Slabs and Free Standing Pinnacles. 80 routes, many micro-classics, with hard roof crack, Roof of All Evil 5.13- OW. 8 bolt face climbs to a summit: Ultra Violet; 5.12b. Wacky arete' of Big Alaskan Drunk 5.10c sport. Training cracks like Cross Over Crack 5.10b** thin hands or Wild Thing 5.11b** fingers. Traditional challenges like: Big Blob Buttress, 5.11+***, Hot Lava, 5.11b*** and Crack Art, 5.10d***. Only the Free Standing Summits have been entered so far.
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