Mountain Project: Climbing Palisades Kepler State Park

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Palisades Kepler State Park:

Unknown V2-3 Boulder, 10 feet Boat Ramp Boulder (Roadside...

Kippered Devi 5.7 TR, 1 pitch, 55 feet Outlook

Volsova Maneuver 5.7 TR, 1 pitch, 25 feet Raccoon Cove

Ronald 5.8 R Trad, 1 pitch, 20 feet Golden Arches

Two all beef patties on a sesame seed bun 5.9 TR, 25 feet Golden Arches

Michael's Misery 5.9 TR, 25 feet Raccoon Cove

Cornell College Club Climb 5.10a TR, 1 pitch, 25 feet Raccoon Cove

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By Dan Roberts
From: Apple Valley, Mn
Feb 18, 2009

Climbing has been going on here for many decades. Nice cliffs. I know bouldering is getting bigger up there so if anyone knows get it posted because this area can use some traffic. I have the old guide and will be posting out of that as I get to it.

By John McMullen
From: Carbondale
Apr 25, 2009

Having grown up in Eastern Missouri, I explored and climbed a lot in MO and Iowa as a kid. I climbed at Palisade Kepler when I was a teenager (by way of knowing about the Iowa Mountaineers climbing there). Although it's a small area, the Dolomite is fine!

By Nicholas Tomsen
From: Iowa City, IA
Apr 25, 2009

I really enjoy this little state park for its climbing, especially because it is so close to Iowa City/Cedar Rapids. It can get pretty dirty and stay wet after a rain, but such are the challenges of climbing in Iowa. I put up a beta photo of the Outlook recently that might be of some help to get an idea of the area. Also, here is a partially finished book in PDF format about bouldering at Palisades that I ran across. Enjoy! www.geocities.com/midwestclimber/pal/Palisades_Kepler_Bouldering.pdf

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