Climbing Near Barton, Vermont

A long 250-300ft low angle slab that sits at the far left side of Mt. Wheeler climbing. A number of routes were originally climbed here with little or no protection possible. However the angle is such and the friction so good that it is possible to pretty much climb any line on the face, at least on TR if not solo. On the far left end, the site was formerly a popular toprope guiding spot, where a couple 3-bolt anchors (one new bolt, 2 older ones) are located about 80 feet up, reachable by leading The Arch or via a bolted crack above. Local and the first ascensionists do not wish to have the right-hand area around the Ribbon of Friction and Old Route bolted to retain it's pure granite slab experience. Many variations across the entire slab have been climbed without a rope, so, please do not add any additional bolts without a consensus among the locals. The new hiking trail comes right across the top of this slab and it's pretty easy to find your way down to the base of by sticking to your right on the way down (apparently the old trail). It is also possible to take the climbers trail to Woolite area and traverse on new State Lands along the base as marked by pink ribbon. Please do not cross the private land further below.

This area contains a mix of single and multi-pitch slab climbs. From the parking lot take the first left at the large boulder towards Moosehead Crack. Keep walking through and past The Mossehead area following the cliff line up and then back down again in elevation. The first obvious slab you come to after passing Moosehead is the first route at The Woolite area. There is yet to be an obvious trail established yet so it may seem like more of a scramble to get to this area.

When you are bored of all the other amazing ice in the Willoughby Lake area you can scratch your way up the thin ice at Wheeler. Same as the summer approach for rock climbing. Only difference is there is even less places to park.