The Buttermilks is a granite bouldering area near Bishop in California. It is particularly known for it's highballs, including famous lines such as Evilution, Footprints and The Process.
39 recorded climbs.
| Year | Climb | Grade | Climber | Style | Date | |
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| 1970 | Transporter Room | 6C+ | Dale Bard | Boulder | worked | 1970s | |
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| 1978 | Iron Man | 6B+ | Tony Puppo | Boulder | worked | 1978 | |
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| 2000 | The Mandala | 8A+ | Chris Sharma | Boulder | worked | 2000 | |
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| 2001 | Spectre | 8B | Dave Graham | Boulder | worked | 10th Jan 2001 | |
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| The Buttermilker | 8A+ | Chris Sharma | Boulder | worked | Before 25th Jan 2001 | ||
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| 2002 | Evilution | 8A+ | Jason Kehl | Boulder | worked | 2002 | |
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| Evilution Direct | 8A | Tony Lamiche | Boulder | ground up | Nov 2002 | ||
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| Rastaman Vibrations | 8A+ | Jared Roth | Boulder | worked | Nov 2002 | ||
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| A Scanner Darkly | 8A+ | Dave Graham | Boulder | worked | Dec 2002 | ||
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| 2004 | The Swarm | 8B | Matt Birch | Boulder | worked | 2004 | |
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| The Mandala SDS | 8B | Tony Lamiche | Boulder | worked | Before 3rd Dec 2004 | ||
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| 2006 | Standing on the Shoulders of Giants | 7C | Sonnie Trotter | Boulder | worked | 2006 | |
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| 2007 | Mandala Direct SDS | 8B+ | Paul Robinson | Boulder | worked | 27th Mar 2007 | |
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| 2009 | Ambrosia | 8A | Kevin Jorgeson | Boulder | worked | 9th Jan 2009 | |
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| Direct North | 8B+ | Shawn Diamond | Boulder | worked | 4th May 2009 | ||
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| 2010 | Lucid Dreaming | 8C | Paul Robinson | Boulder | worked | 30th Mar 2010 | |
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| 2011 | Misdirection | 8B+ | Daniel Beall | Boulder | worked | 2011 | |
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| 2012 | Too Big to Flail | 7C+ | Alex Honnold | Solo | worked | 15th Jan 2012 | |
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References[1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2012/01/alex_honnolds_big_balls_in_bishop-66088 |
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| 2014 | The Enigma Variation | 8C | Daniel Beall | Boulder | worked | 2014 | |
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| 2015 | Misdirected | 8B+ | Daniel Beall | Boulder | worked | 2015 | |
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| The Wheel of Milk | 8C | Daniel Beall | Boulder | worked | 12th Jan 2015 | ||
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| The Process | 8C+ | Daniel Woods | Boulder | worked | 15th Jan 2015 | ||
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| 2016 | Terminus | 8A+ | Keenan Takahashi | Boulder | worked | 12th Feb 2016 | |
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| 2022 | Lifestyles of the Poor and Famous | 8B | Ethan Pringle | Boulder | worked | 20th Apr 2022 | |
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| 2023 | A Little Life | 8B+ | Keenan Takahashi | Boulder | worked | Feb 2023 | |
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| 2024 | Devilution | 8C+ | Sean Bailey | Boulder | worked | Jan 2024 | |
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Keenan Takahashi commenting on Sean's ascent:
References[1] https://open.spotify.com/episode/5bnU43rvODIPSRk5rsfSnC? |
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| The Gold Standard | 8C | Keenan Takahashi | Boulder | worked | 2024 | ||
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| 2025 | EVA | 7C | Nina Williams | Boulder | worked | 2025 | |
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| 2026 | Ear of Life | 8C+ (approx) | Pablo Hammack | Boulder | worked | Feb 2026 | |
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| Climb | Grade | # Recorded Ascents | Ascents Recorded Between |
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| The Process | 8C+ | 5 | 15th January 2015 – 15th December 2025 |
| Devilution | 8C+ | 3 | 1st January 2024 – 2nd February 2026 |
| Ear of Life | 8C+ (approx) | 2 | 1st February 2026 – 1st March 2026 |
| Lucid Dreaming | 8C | 16 | 30th March 2010 – 6th February 2026 |
| The Gold Standard | 8C | 1 | 1st January 2024 – 1st January 2025 |
| The Outer Gates | 8C | 1 | 1st February 2019 – 1st March 2019 |
| The Enigma Variation | 8C | 1 | 1st January 2014 – 1st January 2015 |
| The Wheel of Milk | 8C | 1 | 12th January 2015 |
| Direct North | 8B+ | 33 | 4th May 2009 – 12th April 2026 |
| Mandala Direct SDS | 8B+ | 5 | 27th March 2007 – 12th February 2026 |
| A Little Life | 8B+ | 4 | 1st February 2023 – 22nd August 2026 |
| Misdirected | 8B+ | 2 | 1st January 2015 – 8th December 2025 |
| Misdirection | 8B+ | 1 | 1st January 2011 – 1st January 2012 |
| There and Back Again | 8B+ | 1 | 8th December 2023 |
| The Swarm | 8B | 25 | 1st January 2004 – 11th January 2026 |
| The Mandala SDS | 8B | 20 | 3rd December 2004 – 1st December 2025 |
| Spectre | 8B | 16 | 10th January 2001 – 1st March 2025 |
| The Buttermilker Sit | 8B | 5 | 4th August 2006 – 1st February 2024 |
| Blood Meridian | 8B | 3 | 1st January 2013 – 26th December 2024 |
| Lifestyles of the Poor and Famous | 8B | 1 | 20th April 2022 |
| Direction | 8B | 1 | 18th January 2008 |
| The Mandala | 8A+ | 14 | 1st January 2000 – 30th December 2024 |
| A Maze of Death | 8A+ | 11 | 23rd January 2014 – 11th January 2026 |
| The Buttermilker | 8A+ | 10 | 25th January 2001 – 1st January 2026 |
| A Scanner Darkly | 8A+ | 3 | 1st December 2002 – 3rd January 2019 |
| Rastaman Vibrations | 8A+ | 2 | 1st November 2002 – 1st January 2025 |
| Terminus | 8A+ | 2 | 12th February 2016 – 22nd August 2026 |
| Evilution | 8A+ | 1 | 1st January 2002 – 1st January 2003 |
| The Mandala Direct | 8A+ | 0 | |
| Ambrosia | 8A | 8 | 9th January 2009 – 1st January 2023 |
| Evilution Direct | 8A | 5 | 1st November 2002 – 7th February 2026 |
| Plain High Drifter | 8A | 1 | 1st March 2001 – 1st April 2001 |
| Too Big to Flail | 7C+ | 3 | 15th January 2012 – 18th March 2019 |
| Evilution to the Lip | 7C+ | 1 | |
| Standing on the Shoulders of Giants | 7C | 2 | 1st January 2006 – 14th December 2011 |
| Footprints | 7C | 0 | |
| EVA | 7C | 1 | 1st January 2025 – 1st January 2026 |
| Transporter Room | 6C+ | 3 | 1st January 1970 – 7th February 2026 |
| Iron Man | 6B+ | 1 | 1st January 1978 – 1st January 1979 |