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The Blade

Submitted By: Scott Manzzullo on Sep 21, 2002
Administrators: Jay Knower, Chris treggE
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The blade,allthough dirty there are few interesting climbs.The south wall has a short crack climb that will test your 5.7 skills.the north wall is about 50 feet with 3 fine climbs,should not be overlooked,very shady,and close to cleo's for those crowded days.


Getting There 

From west bluff trail take to cleo's amphitheater,follow west bluff trail to the bench up top.30 feet after the bench is a faint path on the east side(right)take path past wiessner wall and descend path north to first outcropping before 150 foot boulderfield on the east side.Bingo your there.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for The Blade:
Surehand, Surehand   5.6     Trad, TR, 1 pitch, 60 feet   
unamed   5.7+     Trad, TR, 30 feet   
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By Doug Hemken
From: Madison, WI
Aug 1, 2005

The wall is covered in a light layer of moss... go when the weather has been dry.