Climbed Bitty Buttress route ( 8+) with J2 on Saturday. Easily my favorite multi pitch route in Boulder Canyon for the grade. Steep, exposed, and super funky moves make this a definitely must do route. Very different from most Boulder Canyon trad climbs....Actually climbs more like an Eldo route in my opinion..
Looking up the first pitch..Pretty much follow the dihedral that flanks the arete for a long pitch (150Ft) Belay on a large ledge on the east side of the buttress......
Pitch two....More funkiness and some sweet exposure on this pitch...
Looking down Pitch two....
Crux Pitch Baby!! Climb the thin crack into a shallow left facing dihedral, when it ends as well as your gear stem across and do a long reach for a hidden rail high left...sustained 8+ with good gear below your feet.....
View down the crux 3rd pitch.....Next gear placement after the crux is at my waist at this point....
J2 after the climb.....Sweet clouds and some cool rainbow virga going on in the cirrus clouds in the background.....
Peace, Jason
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