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Poe Buttress is an amazing crag with climbs predominantly in the advanced difficulty range. This crag may contain the highest percentage of classic routes in the area; however, there is little in the low-end difficulty range for beginners here. If you climb here, you will get a workout.


Getting There 

Poe Buttress is located to the West of Cynical Pinnacle & Block Tower. You can approach similarly as for the above, but you must branch off left shortly before Cynical Pinnacle.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Poe Buttress:
The Maelstrom   5.11a     Trad, 1 pitch, 140 feet   
Edge of Fright   5.11 R     Trad, 2 pitches, 200 feet, Grade III   
Mississippi Half-Step   5.11d     Trad   
Brothers in Arms   5.12c/d     Trad, 1 pitch   
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Mississippi Half-Step 5.11d  CO : South Platte : ... : Poe Buttress
Can you say best route in the South Platte? A two pitch route that will leave you gasping for more. Located on Poe Buttress, which is the clean Gendarme-like formation to the West of Cynical Pinnacle and Block Tower. It is possible to avoid the first pitch by climbing a 5.9 crack up the gully and to the right, but why would you want to?The first pitch heads up the great finger crack, climbs insecurely left and then straight up to a ledge that you can put your LZ Boy on (11d). The second pitc...[more]   Browse More Classics in CO


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Olaf Mitchell on the second ascent of Edge of Fright 5.11 F.A. Rufus Miller/Noel Childs- This fabulous route is just to the right of Half Step. <br />Photo Peter Prandoni.

Olaf Mitchell on the second ascent of Edge of Frig...

The middle line is what Peter's on.

The middle line is what Peter's on.

Scott on P1 of the Half Step.

Scott on P1 of the Half Step.


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