Gold Rush Buttress Guide

An impressive line but usually dirty and seldom climbed. Traverse out right to enter the inverted scoop in the overhangs and exit rapidly up a short crack. Unprotected and harrowing.

The compelling arse is approached steeply from the right and squirmed up with some trepidation.

From a low start (feet on the ramp) follow the flake and continue onto the ledge.

A classic dyno to the lip, from here continue onto the ledge.

Decent holds lead to flatties then a hard dyno.

A low traverse following a line of small holds just below the original. Finish up Baldy.

Sit-start on the left-hand side of the corner as for Baldstones Low, move up to the holds for Baldstones Traverse (good left hand) then yard for a jug marked by a minging green streak on the lip. From here if you're a fanatic about doing everything properly, mantel onto the lip, otherwise just match the jug, drop off and have an easy life, the good bit is over.

Traverse along the line of sloping holds, starting up the arete and finishing up Baldy. A hard alternative finish is up Throwball at f7B.

An alternative easier finish to Baldstones Traverse.

From the arete use poor holds to reach the top.

Climb the zigzag crack in the right-hand side of the face.

The chimney is a forking struggle, though worthwhile.

Climb the groove then make an awkward move rightwards towards a better finish up the wide crack.

The pleasantly technical wall on the far right.