Red Zinger

Czech it Out

Bachelor Party

A Little Something

Incoming

Lady Slipper

Morning Thunder

Cordwood

Monkey On A Woodpile

Firearms

Joe's Route

Safety Dance

Redtail Arete

Internal Combustion

Notta Slab

Henpecked

Just Enough

Ahoot

Just For Fun

Face Farce

Heinous Thing

Unknown Climb Up the Castle

Overhanging start leads to ledge. Pine needles and moss will frustrate.

Crimpy/slightly overhanging start leads to great holds and view.

Vertical (crux) start with great bolt placement leads to slabby finish.

The name is self explanatory from the fourth bolt on. Start on the face and move though a constriction (crux) and small roof with great holds. If you chicken out, every tough move can be avoided. Sits in the shade all day, and the view is great from the chains.

Climbing Lady slipper to the summit of the dike will take you to Incoming's chains to set up a TR.

Great holds and easy clipping. Follow the line without moss. The second pitch is the same grade if you follow the correct route.

*Pitches can be linked with a 70m rope, but barely so tie your cat knot.*

Great holds all the way. Can be dirty, be prepared to clean holds.

The route moves through a neat set of rock features that resembles stacked wood.

Currently has severe rock fall potential, as the right side has a large amount of stacked blocks that are separated from the main wall by at least an inch and have the potential to be lethal.

*I am posting this route on here so people are made aware of the hazard*

Start on the vertical section and move through less and less difficult terrain to the first anchors, or second depending on the path you chose. Second pitch goes to the right and up a headwall (don't worry its 8 feet high) and then past the three bolt anchor of Incoming and to the pinnacle of the formation.

Start in a cave with a large and small pocket. Move through the overhang with pretty great moves, knee bar is suggested, and move through the vertical (5.7ish) finish before you pump out. Rock is surprisingly solid.

Start from right (East) side of the dike and follow the bolts through loose blocks to anchor. Seems to be two routes with one start. The left side is loose blocks and minimal 5th class. The right is more vertical and goes at 5.5.

Start in the crux and move through the overhanging portion. Eases up and has a great resting point before the chains.

Real short route, great for teaching new climbers. A little difficult to get to.

Slightly wandering route. Belay from sharp talus.

Long moderate slabby arete on the south edge of a pinnacle known as black tooth.

Start from jugs and move through progressively more difficult holds and moves until you reach the last bolt and wonder where to go.. The crux is before the last bolt, if you got stuck on smooth rock and moss traverse right.

The chains are back and to the left of the last bolt, semi hidden by small trees..

Smooth, mossy start leads to a nice vertical middle section and mild finish.

Short route with second "pitch" that goes linked with a 70m and possibly a 60m. The crux has two parallel bolts so you can go right or left at the mini-roofs (go left). Much of the route is low 5.1 with maybe 20' of technical climbing. Be prepared to use alpine draws and back clean to keep rope drag manageable.

This is a short two pitch that you can actually top rope with a 60m rope. but, it makes you feel cool if you've never done multi pitch before.

Start from small holds and move through a little bulge to 5.2 and the chains.

Vertical start leads to a comfortable clip, pull the overhanging crux and rest.

A few jugs and a fist jam get you to, and through the crux.

The crux is the lower portion, holds

should

hold.

The Castle is a spire North of the Dikes climbing area. There are two bolted climbs to the top of the spire. The rock is not great and the approach is terrible, but the exposure and view are awesome.

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Routes in The Dikes