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Better Than Bikinis
5.8- YDS 5b French 16 Ewbanks VI- UIAA 14 ZA VS 4c British
Avg: 1.9 from 11
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Routes in South Face
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[Redacted] S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b |
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American Coot T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c PG13 |
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Better Than Bikinis T 5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c |
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Bull Dykes and Biker Ducks T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b PG13 |
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Daffy's Shaft T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a R |
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Dark of the Moon S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b |
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Duck A L'Orange T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R |
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Duck Soup to Missing Duck to Cooter to Father's Day T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a |
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Duck Waddle Variation T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c |
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Fool's Paradise T 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a |
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Frozen Stool T 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a |
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Great Grebes, Batman! T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b R |
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Hornet, The A2 |
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Megadeth T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a |
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No Chicken Slab S 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c |
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Pied-Billed Grebe S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R |
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Playing In The Sun T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b |
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Power Wedgie S V3 6A |
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Ruddy Duck T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c X |
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Slayer T 5.13c 8a+ 30 X- 31 E7 7a |
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Sportsman's Paradise T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c |
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Thirstier Than Thongs T 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b |
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Uglier Than Underoos T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Via Duck S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Walking the Duck T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b R |
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Western Grebe T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R |
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Western Grebe Mantel Var. S 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Why a Duck? S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
| Type: | Trad, 480 ft (145 m), 5 pitches |
| FA: | Tony Calderone, John Lane 2009 |
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| Shared By: | zoso on Nov 2, 2016 |
| Admins: | Andrew Gram, Nathan Fisher, Perin Blanchard, GRK, D C |
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Access Issue: Gate Buttress Area Recreational Lease: Climbs on Church Buttress above vault remain closed
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June 1st, 2017:The Salt Lake Climbers Alliance (SLCA), the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), and Access Fund announce the signing of an unprecedented lease for 140 acres in Little Cottonwood Canyon (LCC). The parcel, known as the Gate Buttress, is about one mile up LCC canyon and has been popular with generations of climbers because of its world-class granite.
The agreement secures legitimate access to approximately 588 routes and 138 boulder problems at the Gate Buttress for rock climbers, who will be active stewards of the property. The recreational lease is the result of several years of negotiations between LDS Church leaders and the local climbing community.
Access Note: The climbs on the Church Buttress above the vault as well as the Glen boulders that have been traditionally closed will remain closed.
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A well protected Tony route? Yup. This is just left of Western Grebe and climbs for 5 pitches total.
I'd recommend pitches 1 and 2 with P2 being the $$. The others aren't as good as P3 and P4 of WG.
P1: Pad up to 2 bolts and maybe a cam until the angle eases. There's a 2 bolt anchor here for some reason (to rap with a 60m?) but it is lacking chains. Keep going until you are just below the obvious ledge and clip the chains. 5.7. This made more sense than what the topo shows imo.
P2: Best pitch by far. This is the R-facing dihedral on the same slab as WG P2. All gear; micros to #2 C4. The book shows 2 pins, I saw none. I used a #2 Lowball on one stretch where the crack was too thin/parallel for anything else. Corner can be a bit wet. 5.8?
P3: Look for a bolt at a weakness through a roof. The rock is pretty grungy here and there's a loose block that can be easily avoided. Clip the bolt and make an awkward move right. Ramble up to a bolt, gear, then chains.
P4 Option 1: 3 bolts/gear straight up. When you hit a dirty ledge, cut left a bit for 20 more feet of 5.7 slab with a bolt. Look for a rusty anchor sitting in a water runnel. This anchor would be much much nicer if it were 2 feet higher. Weird.
P4 Option 2: Cut hard left to a slab with a lone bolt. Join the above option at the dirty ledge.
P5: Kinda silly really. Walk (class 5...I guess) straight up low angle slab. Kinda tempting though as it's good rock versus the last 2 pitches.
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