Midwest Bouldering Guide

I have been toying with the idea of making a Midwest bouldering guide. I would want it to focus on the "unknown" areas and the areas that have potential, but get less travel from the climbing community. If interested in helping and co-authoring reply to this post. Also, if you are really interested then post your email and I will contact you.

I think it is a cool idea. There needs to be something to send us to to the goods. The best areas I have been to in the Midwest are:
Jackson Falls in So-IL.
Black River Falls, Wi
Devils lake, Wi

I'll share any info I can with you.

Yea SO ILL bouldering scene already has some stuff in print. I would really like to highlight areas if little or no information already in print. So like Wichita mtn in OK, sime locations in Kansas, elephant rocks in MO, some other areas in OK, SO ILL locations, Westby is WI, Devils Lake, Govnor state park WI, Custer state park in SD, and others.

Are there any locations you know well or have visited that you can think of that are in the category of "unknown?"

hey man im a photographer and am interesting in doing some road trips around the midwest to boulder and put up a solid guide book.

im in bariloche argentina at the moment, but will be back in the so ILL area by april 4th.

sounds like a great idea, and loads of fun.

to talk more
email me at earthsurfercinema@gmail.com

thanks, "swiss¨ trevor williamson

Greg,

I completely agree with your input about MP being a great resource, but at the same time MP has a lot of downfalls.

Yes, MP has been a great tool for climbers in the Midwest by helping them find areas, but the material on here is often poor quality.

If others and I do work on this it is not to highlight areas that have already well known sources of beta or great aids to help climbers. It will be to help spots that have nothing on them or improve the quality of info.

If you live near an area that you know well and think it would fit the term of "unknown" then let's talk and hopefully you and be a part of this to!

My goal would be to have an author of each different section, kind of like a big group project.

not sure but i think there may already be a book on DL bouldering. to make it comprehensive along with most other areas in the midwest, you're going to end up with something along the lines of bible thickness. it would be cool, but who knows if you'd ever make back the money you allocated, not to mention the time. goodluck, dont forget the obscure gems!

edit: nevermind i'm an idiot, you specifically say it would be about the lesser traveled potential. sounds awesome, don't forget Westby!

Really?!?! Removed post?! I live and climb in Wisco in the summer and I thought that was a funny ass post! And it also brought up a good point, but maybe not in the best style. But, The season for friction can be just as short here as it can be in other places.

Jon would you be interested it helping?

I design books, and might be interested in helping.

Really? That is good to hear. What is your email?

Eero46 wrote:Really? That is good to hear. What is your email?

fat cow wrote:not sure but i think there may already be a book on DL bouldering.!

Eric Zschiesche published a guide to DL bouldering around 2000 I am going to say and it would be a great starting point for the lake since many of the problems done today are included. He is a MP member.

aed wrote: Just PM me.

In regards to the bouldering guide to Devils Lake. There is not one, but I do have pdf of brief guide by Eric Z. if you are interested.

Jeff Howard wrote:Eric Zschiesche published a guide to DL bouldering around 2000 I am going to say and it would be a great starting point for the lake since many of the problems done today are included. He is a MP member.

Eric's guide was called Git on It! Good luck finding a copy, though- I think they're officially collector's items at this point...

Jay F. Weekly wrote:Eric's guide was called Git on It! Good luck finding a copy, though- I think they're officially collector's items at this point...

I have a copy. I might just post it to Devils page

I have a copy of Get it on and the Extremist Guide. I "live" in Madison, Let me know if you want to see/use them. I climb at Boulders whenever in town.

Also, I am not willing to help. Sorry. I don't have much free time nor a love for bouldering to put in the work.

Good luck! And I will buy one if it ever gets finished as I collect guidebooks, especially to the Midwest.

Also, I would LOVE to see a printed guide to the bouldering at the Lake and G dodge...well, really of all southern Wisco.