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          • Day 79: Schaeffer's Delight
          • Day 83: Ballantine Blast
          • Day 86: Lazy Buttress (Climb)
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        • Day 49: Ultraman
        • Day 50: Dog Wall & Fixx Cliff
        • Day 51: Tuna and Chips
        • Day 53: Viagra Towers
        • Day 59 Iron Man - Necco Waif
        • Day 80 - Tuna Cookies
        • Day 80 - Diamond Dance - The Oasis
        • Day 81 - CarlyQuinn Crag
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        • Day 13: Meetup & Black Corridor
        • Day 28: Retirement Plan
        • Day 52: The Walrus, Running Man, & Sweet Pain
        • Day 54: USS Crag & Tsunami
        • Day 56: Great Red Book Wall
        • Day 66: The Gallery
      • First Creek Canyon >
        • First Creek Slabs >
          • Day 40: Falling Stars & Bad Moon Arising
          • Day 67: Smiley Face
          • Day 94: Romanian Rib Right
          • Day 95: Romanian Rib Left
        • Lotta Balls Wall >
          • Day 88: Lotta Brews
        • Romper Room >
          • Day 42: Algae on Parade
          • Day 67: Romper Room 2
        • Schoolyard >
          • Day 44: School Yard 1 - Deja Vu & Short Subject
          • Day 77: School Yard -Sunday School & Dunce's Corner
          • Day 89: Schoolyard Bully
        • Slot Club Area >
          • Day 78: Escondite
        • Strawberry Hill >
          • Day 43: This Ain't the F'n Way!
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        • Day 12: Sunnyside & Frigid Air
        • Day 39: Necromancer - Hop Route
        • Day 57: Tarkus Crack (Tiki Cliff)
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        • Jackrabbit Buttress >
          • Day 16: Myster Z
          • Day 35: Mz. Why
        • Rose Tower >
          • Day 64: Canola Cracks
          • Day 87: Olive Oil
      • Kraft Mountain >
        • Day 6 (and 90): Conundrum Crag
        • Day 7: Caligula Crag
        • Day 4: Three Peaks and Yin & Yang
        • Day 10: Winter Heat
      • Mt. Wilson >
        • Day 41: Limon
        • Day 72: Gentleman's Club - Silicone Sag
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        • Day 37: Johnny Vegas
        • Day 65: Tan Line
        • Day 68: Byrd Pinnacle
        • Day 92: Beulah's Arete
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        • Day 22: Mescalito E - Too Many Tantrums
        • Day 23: Mescalito E - Pauligk Pillar
        • Day 27: Straight Shooter Wall
        • Day 31: Robin Trowel (Abutment) & Stick Gully 1
        • Day 32-34: Flight Path
        • Day 34: Stick Gully 2 - Prelude
        • Day 36: Birdland
        • Day 38: Diarrhea Dialect (Bullnose Wall)
        • Day 48: Cat in the Hat
        • Day 62: Stick Gully - Box of Rain
        • Day 63: Cookie Monster
        • Day 69: Soloist Crack
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        • Day 9: Reptile & Fox Walls
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        • Day 55: Coco Crag
        • Day 58: In Through the Out Door (Ridinghood Wall)
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        • Day 75 N' Plus Ultra 1 - Geezer Face & Lucky Charms
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Black Velvet Canyon

Lazy Buttress (climb)
SUMMARY HAIKU
two, three, four, five roofs
​Herbst, oh Herbst, you've done it again
the WF King
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CLIMB: Lazy Buttress (Trad) - 3-4 pitches, 400' feet (or 490' if you do the last pitch)
WALL: Lazy Buttress
GEAR: Pro to 4"
FOR A NEW TRAD LEADER? Definitely NOT pitch 1, maybe pitch 2 if they are comfortable with runout, probably not pitch three 

Conclusion WTF? What the FUCK! (but fun)
Joe and Betsy Herbst deliver again (along with Matt McMackin and Nanouk Borche) - another bold WTF 5.7 climb. 

Each pitch delivers something different - from stemming and tricky roofs, to low-angle easy but runout terrain. The top of P1 shares an anchor with Schaffer's Delight and the top of pitch 2 and all of pitch 3 is shared with the climb Ballantine Blast. When we did Ballantine Blast, we found pitch 3 to have loose blocks and rocks. This time we went a little different way and the pitch was much better (details shared below). 

There are no lack of roofs on this climb - five, as we count them - four on pitch 1 and one on pitch 3. 
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Pitch 1 (~150 feet)

Follow the S-shaped crevice up though multiple roofs, then out onto the featured face to a set of bolted anchors (shared with Schaeffer's Delight.)

​A lot of guidebook descriptions seem to ignore the small first roof you encounter on pitch 1, stating that there are three roofs, but there are really four. Each roof - even that small one - demands a different approach/technique and pulls from the bag of tricks for sure. Placing gear can be tricky and heady.

The last roof before you exit out onto the face is just wow - to be able to place pro and make the moves around the roof puts you full-on horizontal/almost upside-down... I don't know if people are opting to bypass these roofs (somehow?) and then calling this an easier climb, but Lazy Buttress, especially pitch 1, is full-value. If you don't completely avoid the roods, this climb is highly "stimulating," thrilling, and a WTF'r.

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Rick at the first roof on Pitch 1 of Lazy Buttress.

Pitch 2 (~160')

Pitch 2 is the easy but run out pitch. From the bolted anchors, go up and right, over a block and onto a lower angled face. You can initially protect in a corner on the left, but as you ascent the corner becomes dirty and features disappear. We just went out onto the face and found occasional places for pro.

There is a set of bolted anchors at the top of this pitch, but they are in a strange spot to set up a comfortable belay. We just built an anchor using cracks above. 
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Go right, up this, from the bolted anchors at the top of P1 to do P2.
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Low angled, poorly protected face of P2 of Lazy Buttress. You can see the excellent corner pitch on P3 of Schaeffer's Delight.
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The bolted anchors at the top of pitch 2. These are in a strange spot for belaying up a second, so I just built and anchor above using a nut, a tricam, and a cam.
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Pitch 3 (~90 feet)

Pitch 3 for Lazy Buttress is the same a Ballantine Blast and has the 5th and final roof. Once you are above this roof, there are a number of options you can go (they all end up at Lover's Ledge). When we did Ballantine Blast Rick went left around a triangular protrusion and there were quite a few loose rocks. This time Rick went to the right and up a pentina face. That was far better.
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Lover's Ledge is a very large and welcoming ledge and is best to end the climb here. 

There is an optional 4th pitch which we do not recommend. It looks great from the ground but the quality of the rock is quite poor and the exposed scrambling at the end is not that great. If you want more beta about pitch 4, it's in our description of Schaeffer's Delight. We took a different line than what is described in Handren and Mountain Project - that looked worse. 

The Descent

From Lover's Ledge, scramble down into the small gully. Head UP the gully to the main Whiskey Peak gully, were you will turn left and head down. Stay on the high trail (don't get sucked down into the desert too quickly) where you will meet up with the trail that came up to access the base of the climb. 

Climb Stats to Date

DATE OF CLIMB: April 23, 2022
​WALLS HIT: 1
NUMBER OF 5.7 CLIMBS: 1
NUMBER OF 5.7 PITCHES: 3
​NUMBER OF FALLS: 0
NUMBER OF TAKES: 0
VERTICAL FEET CLIMBED: 400'
DIRTY UNDERWEAR ENCOUNTERED: 0

​TOTAL CLIMBS SO FAR: 183
TOTAL PITCHES SO FAR: 242

TOTAL 5.7 VERTICAL FEET ON THE TOUR SO FAR: 21,700
NUMBER OF CLIMBS REMAINING: 55 (out of 238)

VERTICAL FEET REMAINING: 29,877'

​​DIRTY UNDERWEAR ENCOUNTERED TO DATE: 
​​​​​​​​​​​8
FALLS SO FAR: 
  • STEF: 2 (By Stef on WTF'r Tarkus Crack)
  • ​RICK: 0
TAKES ON LEAD SO FAR: 
  • Stef – On Lead
    • WTF'r Miniwanka
    • WTF'r Lean & Languid
    • WTF'r Pauligk Pillar
    • WT Freak Out: 5.7 Freak Out
    • WTF'r Unknown left start to Datura
    • WTF'r: Short Subject
    • WT Fua: Ghouls Just Wanna Have Fun
    • WTForget About It: Glue Gun
    • WTFun: Cialis Cleft (took to figure out the moves on start)
    • As a second:
    • WTF'r: Too Many Tantrums
    • WT Fail: Pre Skool (took the first time, not the second she climbed it)
    • WTF'r: Tarkus Crack​
  • Rick - Takes On Lead
    • WTF'r Too Many Tantrums
    • WT Fork: The Ledger
    • WTF'r: Deja Vu
    • WTF'r: Tuna and Chips (he took and rested at the start of pitch 2 to recover from pitch 1 before continuing)
    • WTF'r: Tarkus Crack​
    • WTF'r: Peaches
    • WTF'r: Pillar Talk
  • Guests - Takes on Lead
    • Grant Corley: WTF'r Sunday School



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        • Lazy Buttress/Whisky Peak E >
          • Day 79: Schaeffer's Delight
          • Day 83: Ballantine Blast
          • Day 86: Lazy Buttress (Climb)
      • Calico 1 (1st Pullout) >
        • Amusement Park
        • Day 17: Civilization
        • Day 20: Panty Wall
        • Day 14: The Slab
        • Day 21: Wall of Death & Hamlet
        • Day 24: Child's Play
        • Day 49: Ultraman
        • Day 50: Dog Wall & Fixx Cliff
        • Day 51: Tuna and Chips
        • Day 53: Viagra Towers
        • Day 59 Iron Man - Necco Waif
        • Day 80 - Tuna Cookies
        • Day 80 - Diamond Dance - The Oasis
        • Day 81 - CarlyQuinn Crag
      • Calico 2 (2nd Pullout) >
        • Day 13: Meetup & Black Corridor
        • Day 28: Retirement Plan
        • Day 52: The Walrus, Running Man, & Sweet Pain
        • Day 54: USS Crag & Tsunami
        • Day 56: Great Red Book Wall
        • Day 66: The Gallery
      • First Creek Canyon >
        • First Creek Slabs >
          • Day 40: Falling Stars & Bad Moon Arising
          • Day 67: Smiley Face
          • Day 94: Romanian Rib Right
          • Day 95: Romanian Rib Left
        • Lotta Balls Wall >
          • Day 88: Lotta Brews
        • Romper Room >
          • Day 42: Algae on Parade
          • Day 67: Romper Room 2
        • Schoolyard >
          • Day 44: School Yard 1 - Deja Vu & Short Subject
          • Day 77: School Yard -Sunday School & Dunce's Corner
          • Day 89: Schoolyard Bully
        • Slot Club Area >
          • Day 78: Escondite
        • Strawberry Hill >
          • Day 43: This Ain't the F'n Way!
      • Icebox Canyon >
        • Day 12: Sunnyside & Frigid Air
        • Day 39: Necromancer - Hop Route
        • Day 57: Tarkus Crack (Tiki Cliff)
      • Juniper Canyon >
        • Jackrabbit Buttress >
          • Day 16: Myster Z
          • Day 35: Mz. Why
        • Rose Tower >
          • Day 64: Canola Cracks
          • Day 87: Olive Oil
      • Kraft Mountain >
        • Day 6 (and 90): Conundrum Crag
        • Day 7: Caligula Crag
        • Day 4: Three Peaks and Yin & Yang
        • Day 10: Winter Heat
      • Mt. Wilson >
        • Day 41: Limon
        • Day 72: Gentleman's Club - Silicone Sag
      • Oak Creek Canyon >
        • Day 37: Johnny Vegas
        • Day 65: Tan Line
        • Day 68: Byrd Pinnacle
        • Day 92: Beulah's Arete
      • Pine Creek Canyon >
        • Day 22: Mescalito E - Too Many Tantrums
        • Day 23: Mescalito E - Pauligk Pillar
        • Day 27: Straight Shooter Wall
        • Day 31: Robin Trowel (Abutment) & Stick Gully 1
        • Day 32-34: Flight Path
        • Day 34: Stick Gully 2 - Prelude
        • Day 36: Birdland
        • Day 38: Diarrhea Dialect (Bullnose Wall)
        • Day 48: Cat in the Hat
        • Day 62: Stick Gully - Box of Rain
        • Day 63: Cookie Monster
        • Day 69: Soloist Crack
      • Red Springs >
        • Day 2: Cowlick and Cannibal
        • Day 1: Cut Your Teeth, Hide & Seek, Happy Acres
        • Day 3: Dickies (Seems Like a Butt)
        • Day 8: Fringe
        • Day 5: Moderate Mecca
        • Day 9: Reptile & Fox Walls
        • Day 45: Gnat Man
        • Day 55: Coco Crag
        • Day 58: In Through the Out Door (Ridinghood Wall)
        • Day 91: Guys and Ghouls
      • Sandstone Quarry >
        • Day 29: High Scalin'
        • Day 47: Man's Best Friend & Americrag
        • Day 66: Hall of Fame - Ms. Adventure
      • Southern Outcrops >
        • Day 70 & 71: Chocolate Rocks
        • Day 82: Illusion Crag - Part 1
      • White Rock Springs >
        • Angel Food Wall >
          • Day 11: Group Therapy
        • Day 25: The Ledger
        • Seraphim Wall >
          • Day 91: Ride the Wind
      • Willow Springs >
        • Day 15: Mother's and Outhouse
        • Day 18: Mossy Ledges - Pussy Nuts
        • Day 19: Mossy Ledges 2
        • Day 26: Graduate Cliff - Pre Skool Part 1 >
          • Day 46: Pre Skool Part Deux
        • Day 60 & 61: Graduate Cliff 2
        • Day 30 - Gold Digger
        • Day 61: Ragged Edges - Footloose
        • Day 62: Case Face - Space Case
        • Day 73: Ragged Edges Area
        • Day 74 Peaches (Children's Wall)
        • Day 75 N' Plus Ultra 1 - Geezer Face & Lucky Charms
        • Day 76: N'Plus Ultra 2 - Pillar Talk & Chocolate Tranquility Fountain
        • Day 84: N'Plus Ultra Part 3 - Cereal Killer
        • Day 84: Lost Creek Canyon - Grey Matter
        • Day 85: Communist Plan at Lost & Found
        • Day 94: Double Pin-etration N'Plus Ultra
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