Side-Saddle

Well to the right of the rest of Hidden Buttress's climbs is a left-leaning sharp arete that leans even more left near top. Unlike A Cheval at Minor Mass, climbing astride this arete doesn't work so well. Climb it on the right side using holds on the arete and right of the arete. When the arete angles more left, abandon the arete and climb straight up the upper face to the top.

When I first saw this rock I assumed it had been climbed before, but it is not documented in the Swartling/Mayer or Knower books. If anyone has any info about previous climbs or FA's, please comment. The vines and brush around the route were cleaned up when I climbed it in Mar., 2021.

On the extreme right end of the Hidden Buttress wall next to the talus field. From the main wall it's a little scramble to get there. The top, which is right beneath Squirm and Hive on Juniper Wall, can be accessed by going up the talus on the right of the buttress, and doubling back to the left.

A couple good rocks on top for anchors.