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After hiking up the talus, pass a steep initial section of gully to the right. Then continue up the loose gully above to the apron slab below the buttress.
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View of Omega Buttress from the Death Canyon trail. Dihedral of Horrors is the open book just left of the prow that ends in the big roof. Annals of Time is the leftmost crack on the left wall.
Red=Approach. Pink=Climbs (Dihedral of horrors/Annals of time). Green= First rap 180ft. 2nd rap 50ft. Optional tree after first rap to be roped for the whole steep gully. Yellow=Social trail to follow down the gully. Purple= Land marks log/trees.
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Andy Laakmann
Jun 26, 2006
“After hiking up the talus, pass a steep initial section of gully to the right. Then continue up the loose gully above to the apron slab below the buttress.”  

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After hiking up the talus, pass a steep initial section of gully to the right. Then continue up the loose gully above to the apron slab below the buttress.
Red=Approach. Pink=Climbs (Dihedral of horrors/Annals of time). Green= First rap 180ft. 2nd rap 50ft. Optional tree after first rap to be roped for the whole steep gully. Yellow=Social trail to follow down the gully. Purple= Land marks log/trees.
Gully after the rappels that brings you back to the base of the buttress.
Short 4th class section below Rap 1 of 2.
Rap 2 of 2.
Rap 2 of 2.
Rap 1 of 2.
Summit of Omega.
Approach Beta. Go to the small cairn past the flat white rock cairn.
Descent Beta for Omega Buttress. 70m rope is all you need.
Standing atop the Omega Buttress.
Omega Buttress
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