Utah · Rock climbing · Alpine

Lichen It

Entry-level route at Flying Buttress; alpine climbing with no fixed gear.

5.8
grade
Alpine No Fixed
style

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No closures listed

The Forest Service lists no closures for Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest.

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One of six routes catalogued at Flying Buttress, this climb sits at the lower end of the grade range established at the crag. An alpine line with no fixed protection.

Photo of the crag

Flying Buttress — the crag this route is on
Flying Buttress, Utah — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: Derrellwilliams, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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