White Rocks - Spider Buttress

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Description

This is a hidden buttress that has a lot to offer.

Problems

1. 5b Left to right mid height traverse, avoiding top edge for hands. Finish far right until its possible to step off
2. 5b+ Sitting start climb up to starting position for problem 1, continue as above. .
3. 5b Sitting start, climb up the wall slightly to the right, finish at obvious ledge.
4. 6a Low start, start on I and J, continue start up the wall finishing at obvious ledge.
5. 6a+ Low start, start on J and L, continue up the left side of the arête finishing at obvious ledge.
6. 6a+ Low start, start on L, continue up arete finishing at obvious ledge.
7. 5c Start on E, G, O, P, Q (good edge in pocket), continue along break V, finishing at A.
8. 6a+ Low start, start on T, continue up the face with difficulty finishing at obvious ledge.
9. 6b Or alternatively, eliminating foot ledge to the right
10. 5a Start on Q, traverse right using only hand/fist-jams in break V, finishing at A.
11. 5b+ Sitting start, climbing the blunt arête, mantling out at obvious ledge.
12. 5b Sitting start, climbing the blunt arête, mantling out at obvious ledge.
13. 5c+ Start start as for problem 11, but climb diagonally right heading just right of B avoiding it. Mantle obvious ledge to finish.
14. Dyno. Start on A, double handed dyno to B pocket.
15. Dyno. Start on C, double handed dyno to D pocket.
16. 6a Low start, start on E, traverse the lip of the roof with feet on back wall, finishing at A, via the break V.
17. 6a Low start, start on E, H undercut, J, M, finishing at L. Can also be done without using H at the same grade.
18. Project Start on F and G, N, S finishing at T.
19. 6b+ Start on O and P, N, I, J, continue as for problem 4.
20. 6b Sitting start on R, N, S, J, M, finishing on L.
21. 6c Start as for 16, continue as for problem 6.
22. 6c Start as for 19, continue as for problem 5.
23. 7a at a guess Project. Start as for 17, and continue as for problem 8.
24. 6b Sitting starton R, N, M, L, then continue directly up the arete (as for problem 6) to the ledge.

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