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The Rusty Ring Wall is the first wall above you as you get to the cliffs. Named for the ancient ring bolts (which look to predate Death of a Salesman) found on an unknown dihedral. The rock quality in this section is very good, and the belay area is just a kick ass hang. A lonely birch keeps you company.


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Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Rusty Ring Wall:
Rusted Ring Right   5.10     Sport, 50 feet   
Half Hearted   5.11     Sport   
Kingdom Come   5.11+     Sport, 1 pitch, 50 feet   
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Kingdome Come

Kingdom Come 5.11+  WI : Castle Rock South (Fishing ... : Rusty Ring Wall
A very bouldery route to the right of Half Hearted. Start on the arete and work up to a jug underneath the roof. Some dynamic moves and serious cranking will take you through the crux and onto the corner/nose feature. A couple more balancy moves gaurd the anchor. Just a real beautiful line with engaging moves....[more]   Browse More Classics in WI


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Andy on Kingdom Come.

Andy on Kingdom Come.

New project on the RR wall?  Looks hard.

New project on the RR wall? Looks hard.


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By Trad Nanny
Feb 15, 2010

I thought this wall was a bit short (25ft?) to be worth too much effort. Half Hearted looked by far the coolest route. Is there a direct start to the traverse 5.12? I will return to check it out in the spring!

By TravisMelin
From: Roanoke, VA La Crosse, WI
Feb 15, 2010

Hey Rhoads, Dont let the height deceive you, all the routes are really really fun. The traverse route looks contrived but is really fun. This wall has some of the best individual sequences at the Castle. I looked at the direct a bit but never found any holds...at all.

By Trad Nanny
Feb 15, 2010

Noted Melin, at first glance I was disappointed at the height but I'll take your word for it until I actually climb them myself. i wonder who puts those rings in?!!? Old School!

By TravisMelin
From: Roanoke, VA La Crosse, WI
Feb 16, 2010

So old school! I have a friend who climbed here back in the 60's. I told him about it (the rusty rings) but he had no clue who might have put em in.
He did mention that there used to be a really cool spire on the tippy top of the Castle, but long ago some hill billys blasted it off with dynamite. Who knows maybe those rings werent even put in by a climber?

By SteveZ
From: Arvada, CO
Feb 18, 2010

I wanted to echo Melin's comments. It is short but I thought the routes had nice moves... and it's only a short jaunt up the hill to check it out.

Rhoads, are you still moving out to CO? We have a few longer routes here ;)