Climbing Near Cincinnati, Ohio

Climbs on campus! Most climbs here will be "buildering" as there are not any natural rock formations around UC. However, every boulder here is on something similar to rock like concrete or brick and many have walkoffable topouts. Please add to this page if you know of any good climbs. University of Cincinnati Uptown Campus (Clifton)

NOTE This area is in development and would love it if you added your routes to it! If your climb here often, please drop a route on the page so that we can all find and try it.The Mirror Pond Wall is the best wall to take beginners. There is potential to set up a top-rope on the pipe at the top, just may add a bit of wear on the rope. Mainly, the area provides just some solid bouldering. For more experienced climbers, try traversing the entire wall (its not hard). Depending on the time of year and when it was last cut, The Mirror Pond Wall can have an abundance of plants with burrs in front of it, so if you see lots of plants in front of the wall, avoid the wall. The wall starts at less than a 90-degree angle and is slightly over-hung toward the top. Its shorter than the West wall, being around 15-20 feet. Not The best wall, but it is the easiest. Good for new climbers but fairly boring and repetitive problems. Routes and problems are located here by "pillars" and "fence-sections". Pillars are the large columns that are at the top of the wall, running along the fence, and fence-sections are the smaller, sections of the fence, identified by the metal parts that stick out to the very edge of the wall (pictured in the photo). Upon parking in the parking lot on Martin Dr. look across the large, grassy field and you should see the wall in plain sight, about 100 feet away.

NOTE This area is in development and would love it if you added your routes to it! If your climb here often, please drop a route on the page so that we can all find and try it. Please use the "pillar" and "fence section" terminology for locating routes on this wall. Opposite side of the East wall. This wall is long, straight, has one buttress in it, and continues into The Woods Wall. The wall is mainly a crimpy 5.9 at all locations, you can set up a top-rope along the entirety of the wall using the fence at the top. FINDING ROUTES: Routes and problems on this wall and the Woods-Wall are located by "pillars" and "fence-sections". Pillars are the large columns that are at the top of the wall, running along the fence, and fence-sections are the smaller, sections of the fence, identified by the metal parts that stick out to the very edge of the wall (pictured in the photo). Go to the east wall (the first wall when you park) and then go to the opposite side of it.