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From Door County down to Ledge (by Horicon Marsh), the Niagara escarpment makes a grand turn toward the south. Kettle Moraine and the Milwaukee area include a few odd boulders carried south by glaciers.

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East. If you get to the big Lake, stop.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Niagara Escarpment & Kettle Moraine

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
WI5
 4
● Ice Pit Classics
TR, Ice
Ice Pit (CLOSED)
V0- 4-
 19
● Jacob's Ladder
Boulder
Jake's Rock
V1 5
 14
● Dry Your Eye
Boulder
High Cliff SP > 1. N Side > 3. Pavilion Block Bou…
V2 5+
 10
● Local On the Eights
Boulder
High Cliff SP > 1. N Side > 3. Pavilion Block Bou…
V2 5+
 15
● Lay Low
Boulder
Jake's Rock
V2-3 5+
 6
● Deluge
Boulder
High Cliff SP > 3. S Side > Deluge
V2-3 5+
 5
● One fart and I’m dead
Boulder
Jake's Rock
V3 6A
 11
● Humpty Dumpty Buffalo Direct
Boulder
Jake's Rock
V3 6A
 7
● Two Knuckle Trouble
Boulder
Lime-Kiln Park > River edge
V4 6B
 30
● Calm like a Bomb
Boulder
High Cliff SP > 1. N Side > 3. Pavilion Block Bou…
V5 6C
 33
● The Overhang
Boulder
High Cliff SP > 1. N Side > 2. Pavilion Overhang
V6 7A PG13
 4
● The Botanist
Boulder
High Cliff SP > 3. S Side > Botanist
V7 7A+
 7
● Formidable Forecast
Boulder
High Cliff SP > 1. N Side > 3. Pavilion Block Bou…
V7 7A+ R
 4
● Guns, Germs, and Steel
Boulder
High Cliff SP > 1. N Side > 4. The Bulge
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 11
● Eight Ball Corner Pocket (Flake…
TR
High Cliff SP > 1. N Side > 6. Red Bird Statue Area
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Ice Pit Classics Ice Pit (CLOSED)
 4
WI5 TR, Ice
● Jacob's Ladder Jake's Rock
 19
V0- 4- Boulder
● Dry Your Eye High Cliff SP > 1. N Side > 3. Pavilion Block Bou…
 14
V1 5 Boulder
● Local On the Eights High Cliff SP > 1. N Side > 3. Pavilion Block Bou…
 10
V2 5+ Boulder
● Lay Low Jake's Rock
 15
V2 5+ Boulder
● Deluge High Cliff SP > 3. S Side > Deluge
 6
V2-3 5+ Boulder
● One fart and I’m dead Jake's Rock
 5
V2-3 5+ Boulder
● Humpty Dumpty Buffalo Direct Jake's Rock
 11
V3 6A Boulder
● Two Knuckle Trouble Lime-Kiln Park > River edge
 7
V3 6A Boulder
● Calm like a Bomb High Cliff SP > 1. N Side > 3. Pavilion Block Bou…
 30
V4 6B Boulder
● The Overhang High Cliff SP > 1. N Side > 2. Pavilion Overhang
 33
V5 6C Boulder
● The Botanist High Cliff SP > 3. S Side > Botanist
 4
V6 7A PG13 Boulder
● Formidable Forecast High Cliff SP > 1. N Side > 3. Pavilion Block Bou…
 7
V7 7A+ Boulder
● Guns, Germs, and Steel High Cliff SP > 1. N Side > 4. The Bulge
 4
V7 7A+ R Boulder
● Eight Ball Corner Pocket (F… High Cliff SP > 1. N Side > 6. Red Bird Statue Area
 11
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a TR
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