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Knobelty (10a/b) on the rightmost buttress of West...

Description 

West Buttress faces south and gets lots of sunshine. Many of the routes are completely bolted, some with supplementary trad pieces wanted here and there, and a few completely trad. There are basically 3 sections. Two buttresses on the right and left of the obvious Butt Groove, and another slabby face left of the western most buttress. Easy to set up top ropes on all the routes. Route difficulty range from 5.7 to 5.10. A great beginning leader crag as the routes are low angle, have good protection, and most of the difficulty lies down low. A fun, small area worth visiting!

Getting There 

West Buttress is directly west of the lowest point of Sugarloaf's South Face. A few minutes walk following a small trail leads over to the base of this lower angle face climbing slab.

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Cryptogamic 5.7  CA : Tahoe Vicinity : ... : West Buttress

The start isn't that great, but the upper half is why you climb this route. Fun stemming and liebacking up the corner. Probably a tad run-out to the anchors for beginning leaders....[more]   Browse More Classics in CA

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BETA PHOTO: West Buttress, right side

West Buttress with the West Face of the main forma...