California · Rock climbing · Yosemite National Park

La Escuela

The hardest route at The Slack to West Buttress among 14 catalogued climbs.

5.11b
grade
Trad Gear
style

This route represents the hardest climb catalogued at The Slack to West Buttress, where routes span from 5.5 to 5.11b across 14 documented climbs.

Photo of the crag

Slack to West Buttress, The — the crag this route is on
Slack to West Buttress, The, California — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: lewinb, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)

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