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Backbone State Park 


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Description 

During the summer, very thick vegetation makes it difficult to see more than 10 feet into the woods, but there's quite a bit of rock to explore here. Some good rocks to boulder, TR and difficult cracks for trad.


Getting There 

Just south of Strawberry Point, IA.

See the official site for more detail:
www.iowadnr.gov/parks/state_park_list/backbone.html


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Backbone State Park:
Cake Walk   Easy 5th     Trad, TR, 1 pitch, 40 feet   Cake Walk and Razor Wall
Fat Man's Crack   5.6 PG13     Trad, TR, 35 feet   Devil's Backbone : Backbone East
Herniated Disk   5.7     Trad, TR, 1 pitch, 40 feet   Devil's Backbone : Backbone East
Stairway to Heaven   5.7     Trad, TR, 1 pitch, 60 feet   Drive In Wall
Spinal Tap   5.7+     Trad, TR, 1 pitch, 60 feet   Drive In Wall
Shagadelic Humper Bumper   5.8     TR, 1 pitch, 60 feet   Cake Walk and Razor Wall
The Razor   5.8     TR, 1 pitch, 70 feet   Cake Walk and Razor Wall
Slot Machine   5.8     Trad, TR, 1 pitch, 70 feet   Drive In Wall
Glenoid's Labrum   5.8     TR, 30 feet   Devil's Backbone : Backbone East
A-Wall   5.10a R     Trad, TR, 1 pitch, 65 feet   Drive In Wall
And Then She Fell   5.10b     TR, 40 feet   Devil's Backbone : Backbone East
Devil's Hideaway   5.11b     Trad, TR, 1 pitch, 65 feet   Devil's Backbone : Backbone West
Nemesis   5.11c     TR, 1 pitch, 65 feet   Drive In Wall
Bride of Nemesis   5.12b     TR, 1 pitch, 70 feet   Drive In Wall
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Featured Route For Backbone State Park
Climbing 'The Razor' on top rope, July 22nd, 2012.

The Razor 5.8  IA : Backbone State Park : Cake Walk and Razor Wall
On the North facing wall, start at the lowest point on the buttress. Climb up through overhanging terrain to top....[more]   Browse More Classics in IA


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By Kaner
From: Eagle
Jun 11, 2009

If anyone knows names of rocks or routes, history, more info, please advise. Thanks.

By Kaner
From: Eagle
Nov 10, 2010

Admins- Please allow Ash to do a proper write up for Backbone.