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The Monster

Submitted By: Tom Anderson-Brown on Apr 16, 2002
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BETA PHOTO: The Monster formation


Description 

The Monster is a short wall containing a dozen climbs of varying difficulty. The Monster could even be considered a fine area for some highball bouldering problems.


Getting There 

To find the Monster climb up the CCC trail past the "No Sweat" formation. Once you pass "No Sweat" the trail starts to turn to the north and ends up coming to a "T". The Monster is the short wall directly in front of you. The large boulder at the trail junction is the bouldering problem "The Flatiron".


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Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for The Monster:
The Monster   5.10c     Trad, TR   
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Featured Route For The Monster
This is a 1981 photo of Curt Shannon on the "Little Flatiron" problem.  Gill did indeed alter a sharp hold on this route with a piton hammer.  It was not, however, in the upper right crack, as stated above--rather it was in the upper left crack.

The Flatiron V4  WI : Devil's Lake : ... : East Rampart Bouldering
The first rock an out of breath climber encounters upon reaching the East Rampart is the Flatiron, a perfect little boulder reminiscent of its much larger counterparts in Colorado. Two parallel cracks spill down from the top, and the difficulty of the problem lies in attaining these cracks. Easier variations exist on both sides. One hard variation uses only the right crack. Climb this problem on a busy summer weekend, and be prepared to feel li...[more]   Browse More Classics in WI


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BH on the Monster, circa late 1970s.

BH on the Monster, circa late 1970s.


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By Burt Lindquist
From: Madison, WI
Mar 20, 2002

The actual Monster Route is a butt hard overhanging crack to a large flake jug and then a wide kind of laybacking thing above. It is a pretty good onsight route as the gear is obvious. Just don't hang around long placing it as the route is a burly 510+. Short but really stout.