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Rib Mountain Bouldering

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Areas in Rib Mountain

Quarry, The 3 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Paddock 0 / 0 / 0 / 7 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

Northern Lookout Point 0 / 0 / 0 / 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

Smell the Moss 0 / 0 / 0 / 9 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 9

Emperor's Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Jurassics 0 / 0 / 0 / 20 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 20

Star Wars Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Slot Climbs 0 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Pimpin' Wall 0 / 0 / 0 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Wrestling with Alligators 0 / 0 / 0 / 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

Headstone Area 0 / 0 / 0 / 22 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 22

Orb, The 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Tower Warmup Area 0 / 0 / 0 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Orange Sky Overlook 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

East of Concession Stand 0 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Ranger Station Rocks 0 / 0 / 0 / 8 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8

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Elevation:	1,943 ft	592 m
GPS:	44.9201, -89.69339 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Description

All kinds of super fun bouldering... I wouldn't claim any first ascents here, because people have been bouldering here since the 1970s, if not earlier. It is however a great place to wander around with your crashpad and try stuff out. There are problems of all types and difficulty. If you're timid you might want to bring a rope and some gear for toproping... Some of the stuff is just at the height where people might want to rope up. Most of the climbing can be found by wandering around in the area of the observation tower, and is on sweet white quartzite.

Getting There

Head towards Wausau on Hwy 39/51 and look for the signs to Rib Mountain State Park -- Not the ski area.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Rib Mountain

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

V1 5 15 ● Dough Arete Boulder Headstone Area
V1+ 5 12 ● The Mantle Problem Boulder Headstone Area
V2 5+ 20 ● Right Crack Boulder Headstone Area
V2 5+ 23 ● The Orb Boulder Orb
V2+ 5+ 14 ● Butterfly Jam Boulder Headstone Area
V2+ 5+ 12 ● The Orb (right) Boulder Orb
V2+ 5+ 8 ● Buddha Belly Boulder Tower Warmup Area
V3 6A 24 ● High Level Mustasche's Boulder Jurassics
V3 6A PG13 5 ● Jedi Mind Trick Boulder Star Wars Boulder
V4 6B 10 ● Feels Like Butter Boulder Jurassics
V4 6B 7 ● Smell the Moss Boulder Smell the Moss
V4+ 6B+ 10 ● Block Head Boulder Jurassics
V5 6C 4 ● Iron Mule Boulder Paddock
V7 7A+ 20 ● The Raptor Boulder Headstone Area
V7 7A+ 10 ● Seth's Sacrifice Boulder Northern Lookout Point