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Upper Buttress, the way we went. I don't think this fits the guidebook description, but it worked well and was good climbing, ~10a.
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Douglas hiking up to Flying Buttress! Around the 4th of July 2008.
Tony Bubb starting the first vertical Pitch of Flying Buttress on Meeker. Photo by Joseffa Meir
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Steph Abegg
Jul 15, 2018
“Upper Buttress, the way we went. I don't think this fits the guidebook description, but it worked well and was good climbing, ~10a.”  

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Max and Burt on the approach to the Flying Buttress
Buttress glowing. We found a descent path down right-side of this photo vaguely marked with cairns
The route follows the left side of the ridge. Almost exactly where the sun/shadow line is!
A shot of unknown climbers topped out on Flying Buttress, Thursday, June 21st, 2012, taken from the east side of the knife-edge ridge above. A cool photo opportunity!
A photo of P3 after the left variation fell off. The right side variation goes at 9/10a-ish.
Allison Variation, 5.9<br> FDA: Dean Allison and Guy Humphrey<br> Gear: gear to 1 inch<br> <br> This climb is not documented anywhere, and we saw no signs of climbers on the line. This is a good line if you prefer finger cracks to chimneys and you are not up for the 5.10 cracks on the main face. The pitch can also be used to make a four pitch route that has 5.9 climbing on each pitch. The climbing is as good or better than the upper 5.9 pitches.<br> <br> The climb starts to the left of the 5.8 P1 variation in a sharp layback finger crack. About halfway up the left-facing dihedral, the crack starts to disappear and the gear looks like it goes with it. There is good gear to be found, but you will need to look for it. The top of the dihedral is capped by a small roof. It forces you out on face to the right with a hidden line of holds that keeps it at 5.9. This exciting tarverse ends at a belay below the 2nd 5.9 pitch variation. Fun stuff!<br>
10a dihedral of pitch 5 (direct variation).
I'm pretty certain that this block is no longer there.
The nice 1-inch crack on pitch 3 with the 5.9+ roof above.
Flying Buttress, August 16, 2020.
A route overlay of Meeker's Flying Buttress.
New route beta: <br> <br> Green: Class 4 to the base. <br> P1 red 5.10c/d thin seam, slab feet, ledge below. <br> P2 purple: 5.9 fun. <br> P3-4 bright red/; 5.10b sketch loose traverse. <br> P5 blue: 5.8 fun easy finish. <br> Green: Class 4 down.