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Tn LCC, the chunk of Hellgate-like rock above and a bit south of the Blackjack Condos at Snowbird along the Peruvian Ridge between Alta and Snowbird. About 15 minute approach time to a huge Douglas Fir Tree, which had a lot of old bamboo and black-orange ski patrol boundry cord wrapped around it. West Facing.


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From the bypass road. one can see the crag up looming on the Snowbird-Alta boundary



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Cordillera Blanca 5.10 R  UT : Wasatch Range : ... : Peruvian Buttress
This buttress along the lower reaches of the Peruvian Ridge lies between Snowbird and Alta. The Snowbird Ski Patrol calls it the White Cliffs. It entails about a 15 minute approach from the BlackJack condos on the bypass road. Aim for the huge Douglas Fir at the base of the cliffs. First started in 2004, it was led and drilled ground up this summer. Be alert for looseness and rockfall as in the Hellgate.CORDILLERA BLANCA I, 5.10, 2pitches or 1 long one. Pitch #1: From the tree, clim...[more]   Browse More Classics in UT