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Wiessner Chimney

5.5, Trad, TR, 40 ft (12 m),  Avg: 2.4 from 85 votes
FA: unknown
Wisconsin > Baraboo Range > Devil's Lake > W Bluff 03 - Cl… > Wiessner Wall

Description

Up the chimney to the right of the alcove and Stinger. Use the chimney to gain a slab and traverse to the tree. Finish the route using the crack above your position at the tree. This one is easy, but real fun. The guidebook I used to find this climb recommends this as well; Please belay in a position that doesn't damage the tree.

Protection

Standard Rack

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Weissner wall.
[Hide Photo] Weissner wall.
Closing the day out with a lap up Wiessner Wall.
[Hide Photo] Closing the day out with a lap up Wiessner Wall.
Fritz (2), Stinger (3), Wiessner Chimney (4), Just Another Pretty Face (5), and Wiessner Face (8).
[Hide Photo] Fritz (2), Stinger (3), Wiessner Chimney (4), Just Another Pretty Face (5), and Wiessner Face (8).
noticed there were no photos of what it looks like from the top.... It's well worth the climb.
[Hide Photo] noticed there were no photos of what it looks like from the top.... It's well worth the climb.
Kayte climbing the classic 5.4 at DL.
[Hide Photo] Kayte climbing the classic 5.4 at DL.

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wayniak
[Hide Comment] Straight forward short chimmeny with good pro Apr 27, 2003
Ed Wright
[Hide Comment] Who needs pro? It's a fun solo. Dec 23, 2010
Ryan Strong
Golden, CO
  5.6
[Hide Comment] the second pitch, the crack that takes you to the top, is really good! Jul 15, 2011
jay.kalamazoo
kalamazoo, mi
 
[Hide Comment] walked a # 4 camalot up this crack. A little awkward, but worth climbing if only to get to the upper crack. Oct 27, 2011
James Schroeder
Fort Collins, CO
  5.4
[Hide Comment] Mandatory hand jam on a 5.4? It's easier than the mandatory jam(s) on Brinton's Crack but it's at least as hard as the climbing on Foreplay. Jun 15, 2015
Ana Swan
Jackson Hole, WY
[Hide Comment] The chimney is really fun. I did not end up going to the ledge with the tree, I climbed up the slab instead haha! Nov 12, 2018