El Segundo Buttress
El Segundo Buttress in California has 8 climbing routes across 6 grades, offering sport and trad options.
Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- 8 routes
- 5.9 – 5.11c
- Trad · Sport
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El Segundo Buttress is a climbing area in the Mt. Whitney Ranger District of Inyo National Forest in California, managed by the Forest Service. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots and trails, with Premier Buttress just 0.1 mile away and Solstice Celebration Wall about 0.2 mile off. Lone Pine Group Campground and the Meysan Lakes hike are each roughly 0.3 mile away. The area has eight routes, seven of which are trad and one sport. The YDS grades run from 5.9 up to 5.11c, with the median at 5.10c. Beckey Route is the easiest at 5.9, and Bird Brain and The Manipulator are the hardest at 5.11c. The Beckey Route direct start is a 5.10b trad option. Mount Whitney is about 0.4 mile away, and Mount Irvine is about 0.5 mile away. Whitney Trailhead Walk In Campground is also about 0.5 mile off.
Routes (8)
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