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The Slack to West Buttress Rock Climbing

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Routes in The Slack to West Buttress

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	Captain Hook, Left T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Captain Hook, Right T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Delectable Pinnacle, Left T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Delectable Pinnacle, Right T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Indubious Battle T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	La Escuela T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Mark of Art T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Peter Left T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Peter Pan T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Practice Nailing Route T A2+
	Sacherer Cracker T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Short But Thin T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Slack Center, The T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Slack, Left, The T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	West Buttress (pitch 1&2) T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a

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Base routes from the Slack to the West Buttress.

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Classic Climbing Routes at The Slack to West Buttress

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 9 ● Peter Pan Trad 3 pitches
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 321 ● Sacherer Cracker Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 8 ● West Buttress (pitch 1&2) Trad 2 pitches
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 5 ● The Slack, Left Trad 3 pitches
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 15 ● The Slack Center Trad 4 pitches
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 35 ● Mark of Art Trad
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 54 ● Short But Thin Trad
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 31 ● La Escuela Trad 3 pitches