Not actually on the dam wall at all, but there is only one route at this crag. If you have rafted to the dam buttress and want to do one more route, follow the river down another six miles or so, past the dam, piece of cake and the narrows rapids. This climb is on a buttress in the middle of the narrows rapid on the river right. Eddy out just above the confluence of the warm springs creek , the climb is on the right side of crag, the obvious twin crack with as slight  bulge, it faces upstream. Climb the crack, gear anchor on top, scramble off the back and down a gully on the upstream end. There is a very hard arête on the left side which I cleaned and tried to,top rope but found it too hard so it might make a good project for someone.

Eddy out

Kung fu orgy

Dam nation

What the salmon said when it hit the wall

The fish ladder

Kung fu fighting( everybody was )

Hydro electric

This climb is actually on another feature about ten minutes up the hill from the dam buttress. For now it is the only climb but there is definitely potential for more climbs here. Head up the hill and to the left until you reach a small buttress with two obvious cracks. Kung fu orgy is the right hand crack. Move up onto a left trending ramp that steepens into a short right facing corner. Follow the crack to the top, being mindful of the exit and the not so great tree you belay off. There will be a bolted anchor here soon!  Until then, scramble off to the right and down a gully to base of route.

An excellent outing up the right/ upstream arête of the crag. Start at toe of arête, or in the tight corner to its right. Good gear in the small range gets you up to a bolt, then a hard move up and right to a good hold. There is good gear in the crack, another hard move leads to one more bolt and the anchors on the ledge above. Rap the route.

The first route climbed here, used as access to top of crag. From the upstream end of crag, scramble up gully which leads to back of crag. About half way up, look for an attractive, though short hand crack on the left. Start from a ledge , moving up and left to base of crack(crux) then up good jams to a gear anchor on top.

Look for this isolated pillar between the dam buttress and upper Dam buttress. The route climbs the slabby face with thin seams and a hand crack. A little dirty. Start left of center, move up thin seams, small cams and a fixed pin, then into hand crack which ends at roof. Run it out above roof on good side pulls to top of pillar and tree belay.

This is the right trending diagonal next to Kung fu orgy. Hard jamming across diagonal with very little for the feet, then pull up and mantle around flake on top. Easy slab to two bolt belay.

This route is in the center of the face, facing the river. Look for an obvious roofline about 25 feet off the deck. Hydro electric turns this roof at its left/ downstream end. Climb the thin seam that leads directly to left end of roof. A couple of pieces of gear small to medium gets you up to a bolt and some Hard moves, a second bolt protects a hard move around the roof. Clip another bolt and follow the same seam up a steep face and another bolt. At the top of seam the crack gets wide enough to place a cam in the .4-.5 range. One more bolt protects some slab moves to,the two bolt anchor. Great climb!

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Routes in The dam buttress