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Elevation: 905 ft 276 m
GPS: 39.91463, -83.86405
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The southside of the Mad River Gorge is well shaded by the many large trees in the area, and the Western Wetlands has a mix of walls for sport/ trad climbing and many great boulders as well. One main trail will lead you through the Western Wetlands, and smaller trails have been developed leading to Trash Shoot Area and some of the boulders. There are some historic sport routes on this part of the property that have been rebolted, and a lot of new development as well. Though lots of work has been done to cleanup the area, beware of broken glass, barbed wire, metal, and trash on this property when hiking around or climbing.

Getting There Suggest change

From the parking lot, there are two ways to access the routes on the Western Wetlands. One option is to turn left at the kiosk and follow the path that exists between the farm land (which is private property so do not walk onto the farm) and trees. You will find some down paths into the gorge on the right. Option two is to walk past the kiosk and down the main stairwell. Take the main trail left and you'll start to see routes on the left. The first area you'll encounter is Ship Rock/Mike's Wall which will be on your left. About 100 feet past Ship Rock/Mike's Wall, there will be a well defined trail that will lead you down into the main portion of the Western Wetlands (where there is a lot of bouldering and Trash Shoot Area).

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Classic Climbing Routes at MRG Southwest (aka Western Wetlands)

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
V0 4
 9
● Garburator
Boulder
V1 5
 52
● Feather Star
Boulder
V2 5+
 28
● Everything is Matter
Boulder
V2 5+
 56
● Chundercling
Boulder
V4 6B
 73
● Shark Week
Boulder
V4 6B
 27
● Turd Burglar
Boulder
V5 6C PG13
 5
● Fossilized
Boulder
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 45
● Jacob's Ladder
Sport
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 43
● Slug Buddy
Sport
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 31
● Sea Legs
Sport
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 28
● Undertow
Sport
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 35
● Raining Buckeyes
Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 35
● Fat Bastard
Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 42
● Chin Chimney
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 21
● Dr. Evil
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Garburator Trash Shoot Area > Trash Shoot Wall
 9
V0 4 Boulder
● Feather Star Rusty Ravine > Crinoid Cove
 52
V1 5 Boulder
● Everything is Matter Rusty Ravine > Crinoid Cove
 28
V2 5+ Boulder
● Chundercling Rusty Ravine > Crinoid Cove
 56
V2 5+ Boulder
● Shark Week Rusty Ravine > Crinoid Cove
 73
V4 6B Boulder
● Turd Burglar Rusty Ravine > Crinoid Cove
 27
V4 6B Boulder
● Fossilized Rusty Ravine > Crinoid Cove
 5
V5 6C PG13 Boulder
● Jacob's Ladder Trash Shoot Area > Trash Shoot Wall
 45
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Sport
● Slug Buddy Trash Shoot Area > Trash Shoot Wall
 43
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport
● Sea Legs Ship Rock
 31
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport
● Undertow Ship Rock
 28
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport
● Raining Buckeyes Trash Shoot Area > Trash Shoot Wall
 35
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport
● Fat Bastard Mike's Wall (Formerly…
 35
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
● Chin Chimney Trash Shoot Area > Trash Shoot Wall
 42
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
● Dr. Evil Mike's Wall (Formerly…
 21
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
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