Flying Buttress
Flying Buttress in Utah has 6 climbing routes with alpine no fixed protection.
Photo: Derrellwilliams, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 6 routes
- 5.8 – 5.11c/d
- Alpine
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Flying Buttress is a climbing area in the Lone Peak Wilderness, part of the Pleasant Grove Ranger District of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Utah. The Forest Service manages the land, and the area sits within designated wilderness. The climbing here is alpine, with six routes spread across a range of grades from 5.8 to 5.11c/d. The Flying Buttress Route is the namesake climb at 5.10b, and Hound's Tooth is the hardest at 5.11c/d. Penny Arcade, at 5.9, and Lichen It, at 5.8, are among the easier options. Hyperform Wall and Summit Wall both lie about 0.1 mile away, and Jacobs Ladder, a mountain biking route, is about 0.6 mile off. For an overnight stay, Tanners Flat Campground is roughly 4.3 miles away.
Routes (6)
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