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on the rails
Description The norwick ledge is no doubt the largest cliff in the state the wall ranges from 100 to 300 feet tall and is about a half mile wide the climbing is dirty from lack of use and there are sections of loose rock this area could become a developed area but as for now I would call it adventure climbing
Getting There the ledge is located outside of bergland MI in the west end of the UP the access is for me curntly unknown and a long hike is requried look on a topo to find it
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Featured Route For Norwick Ledge
Route to Glory 5.9 MI : Norwick Ledge
Shares 2 pitches with "Book of Saturdays", but removes the first pitch and the long traverse. Pitch 1- Starts on a large slab with thin cracks for protection, then traverses over to large grass filled crack. Pulling grass can reveal the pro. Large cams or large hexes are a must. Wild country #6? . Pitch 2- Belay stance is to the left of the major grassy chimney of the second pitch; Use small nuts to protect belay. Look for stuck Omega Pacific nut to find out where to set ... [more] Browse More Classics in MI
the large cliff
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BETA PHOTO: a topo of the ledge
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norwick in the winter
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| Comments on Norwick Ledge |
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By ChristopherThies
From: Walworth County, WI
May 21, 2010
| Excellent find/beta. Thanks - to you (& your crew) - for posting this crag.
I've never been there, but I think that this cliff (in the Trap Hills) may be more commonly referred to as either 'The Hack Site' or 'Hack Site Cliff'. I found a link to the reference/use of these names here:
books.google.com/books?id=CSvV1BoQjXkC&pg=PA64&lpg=PP8&vq=68>>>
'Norwich Ledge' [an old 1800's mining locale, spelled with an 'h'] is located about 5 miles East of 'Hack Site (Cliff)'. The first climbing mention of 'Norwich Ledge' I've found is Alan Bagg's "50 Short Climbs in the Midwest" (1978). Norwich Ledge is definately longer - it stretches out for about 5 miles. |
By L.Walton
From: Madison, WI
May 8, 2011
| Any chance you could give a bit more of a description on how to get to Norwich Ledge? A pin-point on google maps would be ideal. Thanks for posting. I'll try to add more pics if I can find it. |
By AJ Smith
Jun 25, 2011
| Anyone know how to get there via the NCT shortcut? We took the rail tracks from the corner of old 64 and that was pretty long. Climbed a variation of the Book of Saturdays. Calling it "The Route to Glory". 5.8 might be a bit of a sand bag on the grade for the top two pitches. Vegetation makes the whole thing very hard, but the pro can be pretty bomber. The second (third on Book of Saturdays) can be pretty sketch. |
By AJ Smith
Jun 25, 2011
| Also there are bolts on the far climbers right of the cliff that you can use to rap down to the base. Two guys were out there bolting today in that area, so maybe a new routes going up! |
By L.Walton
From: Madison, WI
Feb 26, 2012
| Props to those that put this up. My girlfriend and I tried the BOS route, but never found the actual line. Instead I lead some interesting 5.11ish route, which we bailed on due to nerves. We hiked in on the NCT, then got off trail (around the far left side of your cliff pic) and eventually made our way down the cliff face and then traversed along the base to what we thought was the climb. |
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