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Backbone Ridge

Submitted By: Chris treggE on Apr 15, 2009
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Description 

Backbone Ridge is the northern half of the Group B bouldering area. I have split it into 2 sections, the west side and the east side due to the volume of established problems.

See topo map below:

Updated (2009) Group B topo with Plan B Area and the Backbone Ridge split into east side and west side. Alternate approaches are the dotted lines.


Getting There 

If nobody is camped at Group B, you can park there and walk through the site on the trail uphill. When you come to the saddle inbetween the 2 ridges, turn right. The eastern side is the side closest to Group B site. The western side is away from Group B campsite.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Backbone Ridge:
19. crack   V0     Boulder   West Side- Backbone Ridge
20. Picasso Right   V1-2     Boulder   West Side- Backbone Ridge
13. Viatamin V-less   V1-2     Boulder   West Side- Backbone Ridge
12.   V2-     Boulder   West Side- Backbone Ridge
Picasso Pillar   V2     Boulder, 10 feet   West Side- Backbone Ridge
16. Wright's Arete   V2     Boulder   West Side- Backbone Ridge
Scarete   V2     Boulder, 25 feet   West Side- Backbone Ridge
Face Left of Wright's Arete   V2-3     Boulder, 15 feet   West Side- Backbone Ridge
Trail Crew   V3     Boulder   West Side- Backbone Ridge
11. Leaning Rock   V3     Boulder   West Side- Backbone Ridge
21. Picasso center   V3     Boulder   West Side- Backbone Ridge
The Guillotine Left   V3-4     Boulder, 15 feet   East Side- Backbone Ridge
Massacre Direct   V4     Boulder, 15 feet   East Side- Backbone Ridge
Midwest Hardcore (aka 6hrs)   V4     Boulder   West Side- Backbone Ridge
23. Get the Hell Outa Dodge   V4     Boulder   East Side- Backbone Ridge
Left out   V4-5     Boulder, 25 feet   West Side- Backbone Ridge
15. Nameless   V5-     Boulder   West Side- Backbone Ridge
Hangman   V5     Boulder, 15 feet   East Side- Backbone Ridge
Highly Executed   V7     Boulder   East Side- Backbone Ridge
14. Sandstone Violence   V8     Boulder   West Side- Backbone Ridge
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Featured Route For Backbone Ridge
Climb up the arete with shallow heel hooks and anti barndoor mind control.

15. Nameless V5-  WI : Governor Dodge State Park : ... : West Side- Backbone Ridge
This is a stand out classic. Climb the arete on the right side with powerful gut tension core popping moves will keep you moving until you reach the first of two crimps on the arete up high. One more set of moves and it is nearly all over......[more]   Browse More Classics in WI


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By Nick Rhoads
Jul 13, 2009

Do NOT walk through the campsite if people are camping there!!!! The park staff were very perturbed by this! An easy bet is to park in the paved lot with the bathrooms on the road right before you reach the Camp B and then hike up through the woods.