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Suggested Page Improvements to Rock City

John Dotterweich

Oct 23, 2021

Description Suggestion

Collection of about 200 sandstone concretions just outside of Minneapolis, Kansas. Bouldering only.

If you are looking for some of the best bouldering Kansas has to offer, this is it. While it might not look like much, the 15 to 20 foot boulders offer quality routes with room to grow.

Currently, there are not that many "official" routes that have pictures and a first ascent, but following chalk hand placements up the wall should provide enough direction to add to the collection.

The rock is quality sandstone and the risk of pulling off pieces on the established routes is not a problem that other locations in Kansas have (example: limestone at cliff drive). Plants and lichen are growing around some of the hand and foot placements but depending on the route, its not a problem.

Overall, this is a nice place for midwesterners to get their climbing fix satiated and is definitely worth checking out.

Marty Stevens

Sep 24, 2022

I drive through this area to go visit home and have stopped by a couple of times and I always found it kinda hard to use mountain projects to find certain climbs. I suggest making the individual boulders sub-areas and then listing the routes underneath their boulder. Listed below is a list for the reorganization of the Rock City Area. I cataloged the best I could while I was passing through this last week.

Area: Rock City

Sub-area; Underbelly Boulder
Routes - The Underbelly (https://www.mountainproject.com/route/110378470/the-underbelly)

Sub-area; Turtle Boulder
Routes - I Like Turtles (https://www.mountainproject.com/route/110378459/i-like-turtles)

Sub-area; Stupid Boulder
Routes- I'm All About Stupid (https://www.mountainproject.com/route/122732207/im-all-about-stupid)

Sub-area; Assent Boulder
Routes-
- Assent (https://www.mountainproject.com/route/113627107/assent)
- Getting the Hang of It (https://www.mountainproject.com/route/110544230/get-the-hang-of-it)
- Achoss the Universe (https://www.mountainproject.com/route/121621215/achoss-the-universe)
- Action Shot (https://www.mountainproject.com/route/121515395/action-shot)
- Two Unkowns (https://www.mountainproject.com/route/121515514/two-unknowns)

Sub-area; Owen Boulder
Routes-
- Owen (https://www.mountainproject.com/route/109061150/owen)
- Between a Rock and a Hard Place (https://www.mountainproject.com/route/122628609/between-a-rock-and-a-hard-place)

Sub-area; Daddy's Boulder
Route-
-Daddy's Home (https://www.mountainproject.com/route/113551981/daddys-home)
-Wahquahboshkuk (https://www.mountainproject.com/route/119050715/wahquahboshkuk)
-Close Contact (https://www.mountainproject.com/route/110544206/close-contact)

Sub-area; Friendly Face Boulder
Route - Friendly Face Tannenbaum (https://www.mountainproject.com/route/119248935/friendly-face-tannenbaum)

Sub-area; Pac-Man Boulder
Routes-
- Eye Socket (https://www.mountainproject.com/route/113627300/eye-sockets)
- Left Socket (https://www.mountainproject.com/route/116988794/left-socket)
- White Cracker (https://www.mountainproject.com/route/116675595/white-cracker)

Sub-area; Rolling Boulder
Routes- Rolling Stones (https://www.mountainproject.com/route/119050897/rolling-stones)

Sub-area; Ma Boulder
Routes-
- Look Ma No Hands (https://www.mountainproject.com/route/110544248/look-ma-no-hands)
-Unknown V1 (https://www.mountainproject.com/route/110378480/unknown-v1)

That covers all existing routes listed under Rock City. I think this reorganization will be beneficial for future visitors. When the changes are made I would be more than willing to place accurate GPS locations and route sorting.

Thank you for your time,

-Marty

Suggested Page Improvements to Rock City

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