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Solstice Buttress

Mid-range alpine line on Tuttle Slab at Whitney & Surrounding Peaks.

5.8
grade
Alpine No Fixed
style

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One of 36 routes catalogued at Whitney & Surrounding Peaks, this line falls in the middle of the crag's 5.4–5.12 range. Located on Tuttle Slab, it is an alpine line with no fixed protection.

Photo of the crag

Whitney & Surrounding Peaks — the crag this route is on
Whitney & Surrounding Peaks, California — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: GSEC, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)

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