Pitch 1 has it all: start with an excellent layback sequence off the deck. Some squeezing/chimneying continues through the corner for a ways before moving out right onto the face to overcome a series of ledgey bulges, then moves back left into the crack and good corner until a two bolt anchor at the base of the headstone hand crack (5.9)

Pitch 2: climb the sharp hand crack up to the improbable crux at it's top; a bizarre bulging roof with difficult feet and flaring hands

(5.10+ or A0 5.9).

Surmount this and ramble across the ledge to a belay alcove.

Pitch 3: Chimney and squeeze up, complete a step across to a short crack system and soon gain the two bolt anchor at the top of the route--

let loose a ferocious poodle howl

(5.9)

Rap the route with one 70 m rope.

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Routes in Poodle Buttress