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Petroleum Base Buttress 


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BETA PHOTO: The right side of Petroluem Base Buttress.

Description 

This is a 25 foot crag that faces east. There were no fixed anchors above.

L->R:
A. South End, 7 (starts on FK Face)
B. 131 with a Hangover, 7+
C. unknown to traverse left, 4
D. South End, 7
E. The P.B. Buttress Route, 4
F. NE Buttress, 6


Getting There 

This is the fifth crag you encounter from the parking area.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Petroleum Base Buttress:
Petroleum Based   5.5     Trad, 1 pitch, 25 feet   
South End   5.7     TR, 1 pitch, 30 feet   
Chossy's Nice Twin   5.7     Trad, TR, 1 pitch, 25 feet   
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The crack and arete.

Chossy's Nice Twin 5.7  MA : Denrock : Petroleum Base Buttress
This unfortunately named climb ascends the zig-zagging hand crack on the north side of the Petroleum Based Buttress. Start on thin face moves to gain the crack. A few strenuous jam and layback moves are required to gain a ledge. From here, cop out up a dirty crack to the left, or continue up the unprotected but easy arete to the anchors....[more]   Browse More Classics in MA