PRINT: Rock Climbing in The Slack to West Buttress, Yosemite National Park

The Slack to West Buttress

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Description

Base routes from the Slack to the West Buttress.

Routes from Left to Right

5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 8 ● West Buttress (pitch 1&2) Trad 2 pitches
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 9 ● Peter Pan Trad 3 pitches
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 1 ● Peter Left Trad 2 pitches
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 1 ● Indubious Battle Trad
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 2 ● Captain Hook, Left Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 2 ● Captain Hook, Right Trad
5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a 7 ● Delectable Pinnacle, Left Trad
A2+ 2 ● Practice Nailing Route Trad, Aid
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 5 ● Delectable Pinnacle, Right Trad 2 pitches
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 31 ● La Escuela Trad 3 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
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 321 ● Sacherer Cracker Trad
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