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Escalator

Name: Escalator
Rating: 2.0

5.10a YDS 6a French 18 Ewbanks VI+ UIAA 18 ZA E1 5a British

Routes in Skinner Butte (aka The Columns)

L › R R › L A › Z

	4th Column Face TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	5th Column (aka Sign Face) T,TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Barn Door Layback T,TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Bat Crack T,TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Bat Face TR 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Beautiful Bae T,TR 5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
	Crack a No Go T,TR 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b
	Dastardly Crack T,TR 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Dirty Crack T,TR 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Discipline Crack T,TR 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Escalator T,TR 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Fat Crack (AKA Outer Column Jam) T,TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	First Column TR 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Forthright T,TR 5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c
	Grass Crack T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Hard Lieback T,TR 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Keyhole T,TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Left Ski Track T,TR 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Limp Dick T,TR 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Main Chimney T,TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	New Chimney TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	New Chimney Jam T,TR 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	One Note Samba TR 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
	Rat Snake Head T,TR 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b R
	Right Ski Track T,TR 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Satisfaction T,TR 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Second Column T,TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Second Column Left Jam T,TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Second Column Right Jam T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Speed Crack (aka Sign Crack) T,TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Thin Crack T,TR 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Transportation Route T,TR 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Unnamed 5.6 T,TR 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Unnamed 5.9 T,TR 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Viagra T,TR 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Weird Lieback T,TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Wheat Without The Thins T,TR 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a PG13

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Type:	Trad, TR, 40 ft (12 m)
GPS:	44.05839, -123.09714
FA:	Uknown
Page Views:	52 total · 8/month
Shared By:	Sylvie Willow on Aug 2, 2025
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Description

Route #4 on the Skinners Butte Columns sign. This route features a face climb, transferring from the starting column, over to the right, after the slight overhang.

Location

This route can be found in the center of the wilderness wall, located on the faces of two of the major columns.

Protection

Decent protection can be be placed on this route, following the crack initially to the left of the climb, or in the cracks to the right, especially after the overhang.