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Draper's Bluff Rock Climbing

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Areas in Draper's Bluff

Bouldering 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Rubik's Cube, The 5 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 6

Sociable Wall, The 1 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Woodland Ledge, The 4 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

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Elevation:	829 ft	253 m
GPS:	37.51517, -89.0427 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Access Issue: Draper's Is Closed Details

Area closed by owner due to liability concerns

Description

Great Sandstone climbing. Many classic 5 star trad lines. Must do climbs include Ant Killer (5.9), Southern Exposure (5.10a), High Over Camp (5.10a tricky crux) and Bloody Nose (5.6)

Getting There

I 57 South from Marion, IL to Lick Creek Exit. Go left for a few miles (it's on the right)

17 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Draper's Bluff

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

V4- 6B 7 ● storm and rain Boulder Bouldering
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b 15 ● Bloody Nose Trad 2 pitches Woodland Ledge
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b 8 ● Sidewinder Sport Sociable Wall
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 11 ● C-Crack Trad Woodland Ledge
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 5 ● C-Crack Direct Trad Woodland Ledge
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 20 ● Ant Killer Trad 2 pitches Woodland Ledge
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 6 ● High Over Camp Trad Rubik's Cube
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 4 ● Geppetto Sport Woodland Ledge
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 4 ● D & D's Pecker Wrecker Sport Woodland Ledge
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b C1 6 ● Blue Roof Trad, Aid 2 pitches Rubik's Cube