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Upper Northeast Buttress

Upper Northeast Buttress in California has 7 mixed and trad routes ranging from 5.8 to 5.12a.

7 routes
5.3 – 5.11b/c
Trad · Mixed

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Upper Northeast Buttress is a climbing area in the San Jacinto Wilderness, within the San Jacinto Ranger District of the San Bernardino National Forest in California. The land is managed by the Forest Service. The area sits right next to the (a) Northeast Buttress and (b) North Face climbing areas, each about 0.1 mile away. Devil's Slide and the Ernie Maxwell Scenic Trail are both about 0.4 mile off, making it easy to pair a climb with a walk. The routes here are traditional and mixed, with grades ranging from 5.3 to 5.11b/c. North East Rib is a 5.3 that was first climbed in 1940 by John and Ruth Mendenhall, and Birdman, a 5.11b/c mixed route, was first climbed in June 1989 by Rick Linski, Dave Evans and Bob Sachs. Nearby, the San Jacinto - Santa Rosa Mountains Recreation Area is about 2.1 miles away, and the Fern Basin campground is about 3.8 miles away.

Routes (7)

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