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Balcony Center

Description 

Sunday buttress is located between Midnight Buttress and Everyday Buttress. This area contains a concentration of fun routes in the 5.10 range centered around a large ledge the "balcony". This area is easily identified by this landmark.

Getting There 

Approach as per Saturday Buttress and continue on the trail at the base of the cliff to reach this buttress. To access the top you can either use the chimney to the left of Saturday Buttress and continue along the top or reach the base of the climbs and scramble to the top using a 3rd class approach on the southeast end of the buttress.

The Classics

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Warrior's Waltz 5.11a  MN : Blue Mounds SP (Luverne) : ... : 7. Sunday Buttress

Seldom climbed. Starts on the face left of the chimney separating Sunday and Everyday buttresses. Balancy climbing on thin edges and sidepulls straight up leads to a tricky short crack (crux)above the roof. Avoid the temptation to wander right and use the left edge of the chimney....[more]   Browse More Classics in MN