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Description

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-
 16
● Jacob's Ladder
Boulder
Jake's Rock
V1 5
 3
● Dry Your Eye
Boulder
High Cliff SP > 1. N Side > 3. Pavilion Block Bou…
V2 5+
 13
● Lay Low
Boulder
Jake's Rock
V2-3 5+
 5
● Deluge
Boulder
High Cliff SP > 3. S Side > Deluge
V3 6A
 11
● Humpty Dumpty Buffalo Direct
Boulder
Jake's Rock
V3 6A
 4
● spring green
Boulder
Horicon > Ledge Park > Main Area
V4 6B
 19
● Calm like a Bomb
Boulder
High Cliff SP > 1. N Side > 3. Pavilion Block Bou…
V4 6B
 4
● EIN HEFTMACHINE!
Boulder
Lime-Kiln Park > River edge
V4-5 6B+
 3
● midsummers night dyno
Boulder
Horicon > Ledge Park > Main Area
V5 6C
 21
● The Overhang
Boulder
High Cliff SP > 1. N Side > 2. Pavilion Overhang
V5 6C
 4
● Star Destroyer
Boulder
High Cliff SP > 1. N Side > 5. Star Destroyer Bou…
V7-8 7B
 5
● Formidable Forecast
Boulder
High Cliff SP > 1. N Side > 3. Pavilion Block Bou…
V8 7B
 4
● The Hangover
Boulder
High Cliff SP > 1. N Side > 2. Pavilion Overhang
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
 4
● 5.8 Crack
Trad, 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
 16
V0- 4- Boulder
● Dry Your Eye High Cliff SP > 1. N Side > 3. Pavilion Block Bou…
 3
V1 5 Boulder
● Lay Low Jake's Rock
 13
V2 5+ Boulder
● Deluge High Cliff SP > 3. S Side > Deluge
 5
V2-3 5+ Boulder
● Humpty Dumpty Buffalo Direct Jake's Rock
 11
V3 6A Boulder
● spring green Horicon > Ledge Park > Main Area
 4
V3 6A Boulder
● Calm like a Bomb High Cliff SP > 1. N Side > 3. Pavilion Block Bou…
 19
V4 6B Boulder
● EIN HEFTMACHINE! Lime-Kiln Park > River edge
 4
V4 6B Boulder
● midsummers night dyno Horicon > Ledge Park > Main Area
 3
V4-5 6B+ Boulder
● The Overhang High Cliff SP > 1. N Side > 2. Pavilion Overhang
 21
V5 6C Boulder
● Star Destroyer High Cliff SP > 1. N Side > 5. Star Destroyer Bou…
 4
V5 6C Boulder
● Formidable Forecast High Cliff SP > 1. N Side > 3. Pavilion Block Bou…
 5
V7-8 7B Boulder
● The Hangover High Cliff SP > 1. N Side > 2. Pavilion Overhang
 4
V8 7B Boulder
● 5.8 Crack High Cliff SP > 1. N Side > 6. Red Bird Statue Area
 4
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad, TR
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