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(e) Maiden Buttress

13 trad routes at Maiden Buttress, California, spanning 10 difficulty grades.

13 routes
5.4 – 5.12a
Trad

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(e) Maiden Buttress is a trad climbing area in the San Jacinto Wilderness, part of the San Jacinto Ranger District of San Bernardino National Forest in California. The Forest Service manages the land, and the area sits within designated wilderness. Thirteen trad routes make up the crag, with grades ranging from 5.4 to 5.12a. The easiest is White Maiden's Walkway at 5.4, and the hardest is Zuma at 5.12a. Maiden Heaven and Maiden Voyage both sit at 5.10c/d. The Illegitimate, at 5.9, is a classic among the older routes. The area is close to other climbing. Tahquitz Rock and the (f) West Face Bulge Routes are each about 0.1 mile away. Devil's Slide and the Ernie Maxwell Scenic Trail are both within half a mile.

Routes (13)

Looking BackwardFA: Randy Vogel and Randy Grandstaff, 19795.10aWarm FuzziesFA: Rick Linski, Diane Linski & Bob Sachs5.10bMaiden HeavenFA: Bob Gaines and Charles Peterson, July 19905.10cThe Z CrackFA: Dave Evans, Craig Fry, Margy Floyd, Todd Battey and Charles Cole, August 19855.10cMaiden VoyageFA: Bob Gaines, Kelly Vaught, and Frank Bentwood, October 20095.10c/dZeno's ParadoxFA: Spencer Lennard and Chris Robbins, 19785.10dIron MaidenFA: Bob Gaines and Charlie Peterson, July 19905.11dOne Nut WillieFA: Bob Gaines and Dave Mayville, July 19935.11dStingerFA: Bob Gaines and Dave Mayville, August 19935.11dZumaFA: Bob Gaines and Charlie Peterson, August 19905.12aWhite Maiden's WalkwayFA: Jim Smith and Arthur Johnson, August 19375.4Fool's RushFA: Omar Conger, Barbara Lilley, and Don Rappolee, 19595.6The IllegitimateFA: Royal Robbins and TM Herbert, May 19595.9

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