Baby Buddha
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| | Difficulty:3A II (v3a1 II) Raps:1-2, max ↨220ft
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| Condition Reports: | 11 May 2025
"Time reflects combo with Jehova Bridge and a few issues along the way.. Could not find any previous note of an anchor, ghosted, no materials were |
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| Best season: | Spring & Fall
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34.9105, -111.7734
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Introduction
Baby Buddah Bail-out.
This one rapp wonder is a quick exit from the rainbow ridge approach for Jehova 300, Mormon Spires, and Upper Mormon. Shall the weather turn bad and you need to get to safe ground, or just want to cut the trip short, Baby Buddha will drop you down to safe ground.
Descent
r1. 220'- 150' on wall to 70' free hang. extend pull 20'. 220' will land you in the steep slick rock bowl onto a mud clump ledge. 240' will get you to flat terrain and good pull angle.
Exit
either continue down drainage to next 64' drop. (reccomended with runoff. Or scramble back up to overlook trail and brins mesa trail. Exit the way you came.
Red tape
Pay for parking pass at trailhead.
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Background
fd: Eric Moorcroft, Tyler Arnestad, and Alex Balos. 4/2/2021
Approach
Descent
Exit
Red tape
Red Rocks pass required for parking at trailhead. $5 per day at pay station at trailhead. Annual National Park Pass will also work.