Butcher's Hand, The

The Butcher's Hand is a long narrow fin of rock on the North end of the gully between the formations Meat Counter and Cleaver. There are three known routes on this formation. There is a 5.5 Bill Gilson route first climbed in 1959 (First ascent of the formation.) There is also a Phinney route called Pinkie Rib (5.9) and a new sport route called Blood Sausage (5.11). When viewed from the south, this rock looks like a needles style spire and is very aesthetic!