Buttermilks Main

Buttermilks Main

Description 

The famed Buttermilks Main hillside- one of the premier bouldering destinations in the country, if not the world.

This is the main bouldering area in the Buttermilks, offering the highest concentration of boulders in the area along with a very short approach. Climbers flock from all over the world to test themselves on this hillside. If you're new to the area definitely go here first. The landings are flat and sandy, and the setting is breathtaking.

The area's approximate boundaries lie from the 'Stained Glass/Flyboy Area' on the west end of the hillside, and across the hillside eastwards to the giant 'Peabody Boulders'.

Featured here are hundreds of great boulder problems and classics such as 'The Mandala', 'Evilution', 'High Plains Drifter', and the ever-popular 'Iron Man Traverse'.

Getting There 

Approximately 3.5 miles down Buttermilk Road. The boulders will be on your right, clearly visible and obvious from the road. These boulders can be accessed either by the parallel-style Peabody Parking Area, or the parking loop at the Birthday Parking Area, farther up the road, off a right-hand side road.

The Classics

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The Mandala V12-  CA : Sierra Eastside : ... : Pope's Prow/Mandala Boulder

This world renown problem was first climbed by Chris Sharma in the Spring of 2000, and fittingly, it represents the litmus test for the boulderer of the new millennium. The problem was originally a project tried by many strong climbers of the last decade or so, and it now stands as rite of passage for the new generation of boulderers. As a few holds have broken since Sharma’s ascent, the climb has become a tad harder and a new sequence has been...[more]   Browse More Classics in CA

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BETA PHOTO: Original topo for the Peabody (Buttermilk) Boulder...	For most, the main attraction of the area: The bo...	The Peabodies and their neighbors with a dusting o...
A look at 'Buttermilks Main', from high on the mor...	Bouldering at Buttermilks Main	The Buttermilks
Buttermilks	BH milkin a Buttermilk, photo: Bob Horan Collectio...	A good unnamed v2 on the 'Lower Smoking Boulder'. ...
Bouldering in the Buttermilks Photo by Jay Droeger	West side of 'Buttermilks Main'	Running a train on the 'Iron Man Traverse'