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Routes Sorted
L to R R to L Alpha
Another Warmup 
Bane of Vince, The 
Battle of the Bulge 
Belly of the Beast 
bottom of the barrel  
crack 
Dangle 
Dire Straight 
Early Bird 
Eighteen (and life) 
Face Left of Wright's Arete 
first things first 
Forgotten Finger Crack  
Leaning Rock 
Left out 
Me So Gorny 
Me So Gorny Direct...AKA Don't Commit! The Footchip You Are On Is Broken!  
Midwest Hardcore (aka 6hrs) 
Mr. Clean 
Nameless 
Nameless Slab 
Picasso center 
Picasso Left 
Picasso Pillar 
Picasso Right 
Picasso way left 
Product of the Southwest 
Prostrator, The 
Sandstone Violence 
Scarete 
Seventeen 
Take My Picture 
Trail Crew 
Twelve 
Twelve A 
Udaho 
Vitamin V-less 
Wright's Arete 

West Side- Backbone Ridge 


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Submitted By: Trad Nanny on Apr 15, 2009

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Sticking the move to the jug

Description 

The western side of the ridge proper. Great afternoon and evening sun. The rock is generally a bit better on this side. Good landings for the most part, but some problems are quite tall. Be careful!

I have left the numbers on the original problems posted by JJ Schlick, from his topo.


Getting There 

Follow the trail around to the right past the fork. Problems will be obvious on the right.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for West Side- Backbone Ridge:
Seventeen   V0     Boulder   
crack   V0     Boulder   
Twelve A   V0+     Boulder, 12 feet   
Vitamin V-less   V1-2     Boulder   
Picasso Right   V1-2     Boulder   
Twelve   V2-     Boulder   
Picasso Pillar   V2     Boulder, 10 feet   
Wright's Arete   V2     Boulder   
Scarete   V2     Boulder, 25 feet   
Eighteen (and life)   V3-     Boulder   
Face Left of Wright's Arete   V3     Boulder, 15 feet   
Picasso center   V3     Boulder   
Leaning Rock   V3     Boulder   
Trail Crew   V3     Boulder   
Midwest Hardcore (aka 6hrs)   V4     Boulder   
Left out   V4-5     Boulder, 25 feet   
Nameless   V5-     Boulder   
Product of the Southwest   V6     Boulder, 15 feet   
Battle of the Bulge   V7-8     Boulder, 20 feet   
Sandstone Violence   V8     Boulder   
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Featured Route For West Side- Backbone Ridge
Face left of Wrights Arete.

Face Left of Wright's Arete V3  WI : Governor Dodge State Park : ... : West Side- Backbone Ridge
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Photos of West Side- Backbone Ridge Slideshow Add Photo
Panoramic of the West side of Backbone Ridge.  Not perfect, since some are from different angles.

Panoramic of the West side of Backbone Ridge. Not...

South End of Backbone West.

South End of Backbone West.

Backbone West, Battle of the Bulge to Sandstone Violence.

Backbone West, Battle of the Bulge to Sandstone Vi...

Area near Scarete.

Area near Scarete.

Picasso problems to Wright's Arete.

Picasso problems to Wright's Arete.

The Boy on a new project at Group B.

The Boy on a new project at Group B.


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By Chris treggE
Administrator
From: Madison, WI
Dec 4, 2009

To whoever left the folding canvas chair up here, I have it in my car. You can pick it up or I can bring it to Boulders for you.

By Langlois
From: NYC
Dec 5, 2009

Thanks for taking care of that Chris. I think that piece of trash has been there for over a month. Thankfully with the exception of that chair and some chalk graffiti I think the climbers at the dodge have been pretty low impact

By Chris treggE
Administrator
From: Madison, WI
Dec 5, 2009

Haha, I didn't want to call it trash in case it was someones favorite chair, but yeah, it's pretty much falling apart.

By Langlois
From: NYC
Dec 5, 2009

Actually that thing might look good in my living room...

By Chris treggE
Administrator
From: Madison, WI
Dec 5, 2009

Hate to see your living room.

I'll leave it at Boulders for ya.

By Trad Nanny
Jun 14, 2011

Best to display these right to left, they are now in order albeit not perfectly. LMK if I need to change anything.

By Garyasdf
Apr 16, 2012

With the aid of the panoramic pics and the previously supplied route pics, doesn't Vitamin V-less occur after Sandstone Violence? With some other juggling and way too much time looking at the monitor, I've got:

Sandstone Violence
Vitamin V-less
Bottom of the Barrel
Mr. Clean
The Prostrator
Early Bird
Forgotten Finger Crack
The Bane of Vince
Twelve
Etc.

This could be off as I'm doing this just from the evidence of the pictures and the panoramics. Hope this helps.

Gary

By Chris treggE
Administrator
From: Madison, WI
Apr 16, 2012

Yeah you are right, I suppose. I changed it.