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The Clamshell

5.6, Trad, TR, 65 ft (20 m),  Avg: 2 from 2 votes
FA: Old School
Wisconsin > Baraboo Range > Devil's Lake > W Bluff 06 - W… > 1. Cave Rocks Rampart

Description

Up a corner to a large V-Notch then stem left and up the face.

Location

This route is directly above the slant boulder field at the bottom end of Cave Rocks. The bouldering area "Super Slab" is 75 yards directly south.

Protection

A few nuts.

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Fuzzy getting into the shell.
[Hide Photo] Fuzzy getting into the shell.
Fuzzy on the top.
[Hide Photo] Fuzzy on the top.
Pass the small tree on left and into the Clamshell. go up a slab a bit (hidden in the pic) and then step over left and climb the face to the top.
[Hide Photo] Pass the small tree on left and into the Clamshell. go up a slab a bit (hidden in the pic) and then step over left and climb the face to the top.

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Tradiban
  5.6
[Hide Comment] This can be found directly north 100 yards from the Super Slab boulder. The "caves" are found directly below The Clamshell. Sep 5, 2010
Doug Hemken
Madison, WI
[Hide Comment] One of the odder routes in its grade - worth doing once for that reason. I liked the step-across (easier than Pine Tree Step Across). Sep 7, 2010
Remo
Madison, WI
  5.6 R
[Hide Comment] That is a super commiting move up there, with gear behind you in the roof, scary. Sep 26, 2010