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The Fishin' Crag (Castle Rock South) Climbing

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Areas in The Fishin' Crag (Castle Rock South)

Amphitheater Wall 3 / 1 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Bertha's Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Bigfoot Pillar 0 / 0 / 2 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

North Wall 4 / 3 / 1 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8

Rusty Ring Wall 1 / 7 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8

South Faces 3 / 5 / 1 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 9

Wall Right of Rusty Ring Wall 0 / 4 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

White Trash Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

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Elevation:	790 ft	241 m
GPS:	43.04562, -90.52152 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Description

The Fishin' Crag is a quaint little outcropping with a crystal clear trout stream running along side it. There are a couple dozen sport lines of varying quality and a handful of good trad climbs. Like many of the satellite crags, this is a great place to find a project if you can, or it can be a nice getaway from the usual Wisconsin scene a few times a year. The rock is very similar to that of the Qual Wall at Governor Dodge. Awesome in some spots and total sugar in others. As always with this type of stone, give it at least a day after rain to dry out.

Like the stream below it, over time The Fishin' Crag has carved out a little niche for itself in the history books of Wisconsin climbing. The gentle vibe is only complimented by a sort of ancient temple feel that's hard to describe. Unique to say the least.

Getting There

Castle Rock South is located roughly equidistant and south of the towns of Boscobel and Muscoda on Hwy. Q. It is marked in the gazetteer, northeast of Fennimore.

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Classic Climbing Routes at The Fishin' Crag (Castle Rock South)

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 22 ● Buddha Bukstein Crack Trad N Wall
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 23 ● Sandy Cheeks Sport S Faces
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 33 ● Best Jams in Wisconsin Trad Amphitheater Wall
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 34 ● An Eye for an Eye Trad N Wall
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 17 ● Dihedral Dance Trad S Faces
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 41 ● Bucky's Paradise Sport N Wall
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 50 ● Rusted Ring Right Sport Rusty Ring Wall
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 17 ● Enter Sandman Sport S Faces
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 31 ● Awesome Arete Sport S Faces
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c 20 ● Half Hearted Sport Rusty Ring Wall
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a 47 ● Kingdom Come Sport Rusty Ring Wall
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 19 ● Choss to Treasure Sport S Faces
5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a 10 ● Remedy Sport N Wall
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b 10 ● Rainday Sport S Faces
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b 7 ● Barely There Sport Rusty Ring Wall