The Buttermilks
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| Buttermilk Country | |
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| File:Bouldering at The Buttermilks.jpg Bouldering at the Buttermilks with Basin Mountain in the background | |
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| Location | Inyo County, California, U.S. |
| Nearest city | Bishop, California |
| Range | Sierra Nevada foothills |
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| Climbing type | Bouldering |
| Rock type | granite |
The Buttermilks, or Buttermilk Country, is a well-known bouldering destination near Bishop, California. It comprises the western edge of the Owens Valley, in the eastern foothills of the Sierra Nevada.[2]
Buttermilk Country is renowned for its large "highball" boulders, made of quartz monzonite.[3] The boulders in the Buttermilks are glacial erratics, meaning they do not match the rest of the rock found in the area because they were carried by glaciers from far away.[3]
On January 1 2020 Miles Adamson made a first ascent of Too Tall to Fall on Grandma Peabody (V10 (7C+)).[4]
In February 2023, Katie Lamb did the first female ascent of Spectre (V13/14 ) in the Buttermilks.[5]
See also
[edit | edit source]- Fontainebleau rock climbing, major bouldering area in France
References
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- ^ Levi Harrell. Interview: Miles Adamson on the First Ascent of Grandma Peabody Highball Too Tall to Fall (V10) // Climbing, January 17, 2020
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