Monday, November 1, 2010

Skeletal Remains


RouteDifficulty
Six Gun Sally 5.10a
Tubesteak Boogie
Buffalo Gap 5.10c
Cokes and Crowbars (1) 5.10b
Crucifixion 5.12a
Custer's Last Stud 5.12c
Guilt by Association 5.10a
Lon's Route 5.9
Lone Johnny & His 10-inch Neck 5.7
Plea Bargain 5.9
Preparation H 5.8
Sewn Up 5.5
Soiled Dove 5.9
Son of a Thousand Fathers 5.9
Skeletal remains is the first climbing area in the canyon. It has about 16 routes that are all pretty easy. The hardest rought here is called Custers Last Stud, it is rated 5.12c. The most simple and easy to climb route here is called A Walk In The Park, this one is rated a 5.6. The hardest route I have climbed here is Cokes and Crowbars which is a 5.10b.

The pull-off on the side of the road is the same one for Wildcat Cavern. Instead of crossing the road to go to the caverns you hike down the hill on a very well traveled path. You can climb here all year long pretty much because the sun heats up the rock face in winter. The rock here is limestone and pretty polished from a lot of climbing. The cliff can be slippery in some spots, but at least its clean.

5 comments:

  1. sure sounds like a good hike for the begginer types. And who dosent enjoy a nice clean cliff?

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  2. I'm sorry if I wasn't clear Nathan its rock climbing not hiking.

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  3. Do you still have to cross the river like you would in order to get to wildcat cavern?

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  4. What do all of the difficulty levels mean? I know a little bit about rock climbing, but I never got into the technical aspect of it. Is there much difference between a 5.7 and a 5.8?

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  5. Hey, I am doing a research project on the canyon and the history of it's places. It's about things like the origins of places like 420 Hollow, Community Caves, 11nth Hour, how they were founded initially, and how long they have been known by their current names.

    If you wouldn't mind answering some questions or just telling your story, please shoot me an email @ johnsonf at beloit dot edu

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