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Yeti Buttress

Name: Yeti Buttress
Rating: 3.0

5.10c YDS 6b French 20 Ewbanks VII UIAA 20 ZA E2 5b British

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Type:	Trad, 400 ft (121 m), 5 pitches
FA:	Brandon Pullan, Michelle Spakowski in 2006
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Shared By:	Brandon Pullan on Oct 28, 2022
Admins:	Dave Rone, Tom Jones, Richard Rose, Rhys Beaudry Page Updates (admin only)

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Access Issue: CONSTRUCTION JULY 2020 TO 2022 Details

Construction on the long-term mitigation work in Cougar Creek will be starting soon. This page contains information on the Debris Retention Structure and will be updated on a regular basis during construction - keeping you up to date on impacts in the area.

Construction Timelines - Updated June 3, 2020
At this time we are still moving ahead with capital projects, this project is a key piece of infrastructure for the safety of the community. The contract to construct the Debris Flood Retention Structure has been awarded to Flatiron Constructors Canada Limited. The contract was awarded at a value of $32.8 million. They bring essential experience in building large infrastructure projects in challenging locations.

We expect construction to start in early July
Construction will be completed in 2022, with final landscaping complete in 2024
Trails in the area will be impacted in the following way:
Cougar Creek Canyon will be closed during construction
The two multi-use pathways on either side of the creek will remain open - short closures may be necessary
Montane trail and the Horseshoe trail systems will remain open - short closures may be necessary
The Lady MacDonald Trail will remain open - short closures may be necessary

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Description

Follows a line up steep walls, slabs and corners to the top

Pitch 1: Head up and right on nice rock to a hanging belay. (5.10c 25m)

Pitch 2: Up the corner feature past bolts to a tree belay (5.10b 25m)

Pitch 3: Up right past bolt to cracks under a bulge. Place gear and pull the bulge on slopers. Continue up a hand crack past another tree and up past another bolt to tree belay. (5.10b+ 30m)

Pitch 4: Traverse left and up the slab past bolts. (5.10a 25m)

Pitch 5: Continue to the top. (5.4 20m)

Descent: Walk up the trees left to the top of a gully. Easy descent down gully back to base.

Location

It climbs the obvious wall on the left hand side of cougar creek about an hour from the parking, 10 minutes from Canadian forks. Stay to the left creek and hike past the crag Creekside for about 200m. A large scree slope on the left will come to view. Head into the trees and up the forest on nice moss. The buttress is at the top. Head up hill, switch-backing to the wall. No trail.