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Rim Road Climbing Area Climbing

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Areas in Rim Road Climbing Area

Beginners' Face 3 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Birthday Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 8 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8

Booby Trap Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Casino Boulder 0 / 0 / 1 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Crayon Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Death Boulder, The 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0

Dremel Wall 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Five Finger Block 1 / 0 / 1 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Grafiti Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Hidden in Plain Sight 0 / 0 / 0 / 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

Island Block 2 / 0 / 8 / 8 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 17

Moss Slide Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Rappel Rock 0 / 0 / 5 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

Ross Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Science Friction Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Ship's Prow 2 / 0 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Sunshine Wall 1 / 0 / 7 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

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Elevation:	1,125 ft
GPS:	40.95465, -80.17158 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Description

East facing crag about 30-50 feet high. Nice views of the Slippery Rock Creek and other tourists going about their business. Lots of shade from the trees can keep sections of the rock damp for a while after rain.

There is a good bouldering traverse wall and a few good top-rope routes here. Better suited to the beginner/intermediate than the Breakneck Bridge crag. There are a few easy to moderate routes that aren't too steep mixed in with some fun overhanging stuff.

Getting There

Located across the river from the mill. Drive over the covered bridge and after going up for a few minutes take the first sharp right onto Rim Road. Drive a 1/4 mile or so and park at the picnic tables with triangle kiosk noting the climbing area below. Walk 40 feet to the top of the cliff. There is a crack in the rocks, on your left when facing the climbing spots, a few feet from the road that you can walk down easily to get to the base, or rappel in. You'll need to extend anchors perhaps 3- 10 feet at times to avoid major rope drag.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Rim Road Climbing Area

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

V0- 4- 15 ● Center Route Boulder Ross Boulder
V0+ 4+ 21 ● Ross' Boulder Boulder Ross Boulder
V0+ 4+ PG13 14 ● Sweet Dreams Boulder Birthday Boulder
V2 5+ 13 ● Sit Start Boulder Ross Boulder
V3 6A 12 ● Middle Edge Boulder Birthday Boulder
5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c 23 ● Beginners' Face Trad, TR Beginners' Face
5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a 30 ● You Name It Trad, TR Ship's Prow
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 17 ● The Arete TR Island Block
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c V0- 4- 16 ● Five Finger Arete Trad, TR, Boulder Five Finger Block
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 17 ● Sunshine TR Sunshine Wall
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 19 ● Laid Back TR Rappel Rock
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 10 ● Mission Impossible TR Island Block
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 13 ● Temptation TR Island Block
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a 8 ● Mini Ovest aka Peter Pan Trad, TR Ship's Prow
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a V4 6B PG13 5 ● Playing with a Full Deck TR, Boulder Casino Boulder