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Choss Moss and Butt Floss

5.10a, Sport,  Avg: 2.2 from 24 votes
FA: M. Strassman, C. Byrne, J. Carroll.
California > Eastern Sierra > Lone Pine Area > Alabama Hills > Alabama Hills N… > Cattle Pocket &… > Cattle Pocket

Description

Climb the bolted crack right of "Birthday Butt Crack", past 7 bolts to a two bolt anchor.

Protection

Draws.

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Dave Daly
Kernville, CA
  5.9+
[Hide Comment] Didn't quite materialize into anything .10a....solid 5.9 moves on positive edges. At best, 5.9+ Oct 16, 2008
Josh C
Somewhere out West
  5.10a
[Hide Comment] For Alabama Hills the start past the first several bolts is 10a then the upper face is probably 5.8 or easy 5.9. Fun climb. At J-Tree or Tahquitz would probably be 5.9 or even 5.8. Apr 9, 2013
BAd
  5.10a
[Hide Comment] I vote 10a for the start. It's pretty thin. The rest clocks in around 9-ish. Fun!

BAd Mar 16, 2014
butters
Mammoth Lakes, Ca
  5.9
[Hide Comment] hopped on this route thinking it was the 5.8 route just left of it. felt a bit thin for 8. looks like there is some optional gear in the crack as well. once over the roll the rock got really chossy and not as fun. still worth a tick Oct 17, 2014
Jeff Scheuerell
 
[Hide Comment] The description calls this a bolted crack? I was never near the crack. The initial 3 or so bolts worth of climbing is quite continuous and good. After that just so so. Also a few crap bolts. Why would you leave those shitty bolts? Jun 20, 2023