The must-climb bouldering spot in each state
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I'm taking a working road trip throughout the country and will hit more than half of the states, but am not sure exactly which ones yet. I'll be solo most the time, so sticking to bouldering. If I could only go to one place in each state, which one would it be? |
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Don't miss Gold Bar Boulders and ?? in Washington state. And while you're in the Northwest you'd do well to hit up the bouldering in Squamish as well. |
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Just a couple places I've been to: |
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If you are traveling around, a copy of Tim Toula's climbing atlas "Rock and Road" is worthy purchasing. It is getting a bit old and is being replaced by Mountain Project, but it is still a worthy resource. |
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Check out John Sherman's book called Stone Crusades. I can't believe I did all that work on the other post and you changed it to bouldering. This is a much larger can of worms that you are opening here. Almost every state has boulders, even Kansas. Not every state has sport climbing cliffs. |
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When will you be doing your road trip? Season matters. Joe's Valley here in Utah is awesome for spring and fall but super hot in summer and an ice climbing destination in winter. |
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Governor Dodge, Wisco |
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Mass - Farley AND Great Barrington |
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The Pond in NM, Priest Draw in AZ, Rumbling Bald in NC, Bishop in CA. |
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I've been thinking about a similar topic for a few weeks now. My wife and I are keeping track of how many of the 50 states we've been to, and I thought, "Hey, why not try to climb something in each of the 50 states." One of the problems is that we've both been to something like 26 or 27 states, but have only climbed in 4 states. We'd have to revisit some of those states to climb. |
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There isn't a whole lot of bouldering, but Illinois's Jackson Falls is one of the most beautiful climbing areas I've ever been to |
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Kraft boulderfield in Red Rock, Las Vegas, NV |
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NC and the southeast have some of the better spots in the whole country. It's all Nov-March but sometimes it's not easy to find free or even cheap camping. |
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There is a gluttonous amount of fantastic bouldering in Cody, WY. Fantastic place to hit with very few other people around. Great guidebook, as well. |
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Here's a more obscure one for you. I grew up in northern Ohio and there are a couple of small OK spots. Definitely not a destination spot, but if you are trying to climb in all 50 states, I would recommend Whipps Ledges in Hinckley, OH. Its got some pretty good bouldering and up to 35-40' cliffs of sandstone. |
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I would say Devils Lake over Govenor Dodge for wisconsin, just for quality of rock and volume. If you're going to Minnesota at all go to Taylors Falls, but its all polished as hell and really slick unless you're getting on super hard stuff. the only other options in MN are really far up north... |
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Evan Sanders wrote:There isn't a whole lot of bouldering, but Illinois's Jackson Falls is one of the most beautiful climbing areas I've ever been toThe Roost is a good option for bouldering near JF. |
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Yagi wrote:There is a gluttonous amount of fantastic bouldering in Cody, WY. Great guidebook, as well.Which guidebook? I been meaning to get up there... |
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BackCountry wrote: Which guidebook? I been meaning to get up there...It's called the "Cody Bouldering Guide." Written by Mike Snyder, it's a great, essential guide for bouldering in Cody - more specifically, the Shoshone Canyon. Let me know if you want more information on it. |
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NC...Hound Ears, but make sure you come on the right day as it is only open one day a year (to those that don't live there). Otherwise, I'd say Rumbling Bald (winter) or Grandmother (summer). |
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Southeast boulders... |