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Crag Guide for The Bluffs
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Todd Free
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Table of contents
- 1. The Bluffs
126 in Crag
- 1.1. Willy Makit Wall 11 in Cliff
- 1.2. Betty Won't Bluff Wall 9 in Cliff
- 1.3. Wayout World Wall 6 in Cliff
- 1.4. Orangeman Wall 16 in Cliff
- 1.5. Land of Many Uses, Mr. and Mrs. Natural Habitat Area 22 in Cliff
- 1.6. Split Beaver 17 in Cliff
- 1.7. Jump Pinnacle, Beginner's Crack, Fancy Footings 20 in Cliff
- 1.8. Powerline Corridor 24 in Cliff
- 2. Index by grade
1. The Bluffs 126 routes in Crag
- Summary:
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?,Trad
and other styles
Long/Lat: -89.197207, 48.473639
- Unique Features And Strengths:
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In town. Short with lots of top-roping.
- Description:
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In Centennial Park, in Thunder Bay - so easy and quick to get to. Also easy top of cliff access for top roping -- but nothing taller than 10m.
- Access Issues: inherited from Thunder Bay
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Varies from crag to crag.
| Route | Grade | Style | Popularity | Selected ascents | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Balsam Pitch
Dunno where this fits... maybe on the Sabre Wall? Nothing about it in the Thunder Bay Rock guide. | 5.7 | ||||
1.1. Willy Makit Wall 11 routes in Cliff
- Summary:
- All Top Rope
| Route | Grade | Style | Popularity | Selected ascents | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | That's All | 5.5 | 8m | |||
| 2 | Giving Up | 5.6 | 8m | |||
| 3 | Oh Man | 5.5 | 8m | |||
| 4 | Ish | 5.9 | 8m | |||
| 5 | Give Er | 5.10 | 8m | |||
| 6 | Rad Rules | 5.7 | 8m | |||
| 7 | Try It You'll Hate It | 5.8 | 8m | |||
| 8 | Third Try | 5.6 | 8m | |||
| 9 | Second Try | 5.7 | 8m | |||
| 10 |
Edge of the Wave
FA: B. Konkol, 1990 | 5.6 | 8m | |||
| 11 | First Try | 5.5 | 8m | |||
1.2. Betty Won't Bluff Wall 9 routes in Cliff
- Summary:
- All Unknown
| Route | Grade | Style | Popularity | Selected ascents | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I've Had It | 5.5 | 8m | |||
| 2 | Give Up | 5.4 | 8m | |||
| 3 | Cannonball Run | 5.8 | 8m | |||
| 4 | I Enjoy 69 | 5.5 | 8m | |||
| 5 | Farewell Friends | 5.6 | 8m | |||
| 6 | Cheapscape | 5.4 | 8m | |||
| 7 | Hine-a-kin | 5.5 | 8m | |||
| 8 | Snorter | 5.8 | 8m | |||
| 9 | Yabob | 5.7 | 8m | |||
1.3. Wayout World Wall 6 routes in Cliff
- Summary:
- All Unknown
| Route | Grade | Style | Popularity | Selected ascents | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Freak Street | 5.6 | 8m | |||
| 2 | Love Connection | 5.7 | 8m | |||
| 3 | Rum Doodle Bar & Grill | 5.6 | 8m | |||
| 4 | The Double O | 5.7 | 8m | |||
| 5 | Booking Up | 5.6 | 8m | |||
| 6 | Up Yours | 5.8 | 8m | |||
1.4. Orangeman Wall 16 routes in Cliff
- Summary:
- ?,Trad and Top Rope
| Route | Grade | Style | Popularity | Selected ascents | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Block Buster | 5.7 | 6m | |||
| 2 | Loose Rockfall | 5.6 | 6m | |||
| 3 | Sidewinder | 5.8 | 8m | |||
| 4 | Exocet | 5.5 | 9m | |||
| 5 | Orange Crush | 5.11b | 9m | |||
| 6 | Passing Grade | 5.11a | 9m | |||
| 7 | Lemon Lime | 5.7 | 7m | |||
| 8 | Yellow Chimney | 5.5 | 6m | |||
| 9 | Rockwork Orange | 5.6 | 8m | |||
| 10 |
 Rockwork Orange Direct
| 5.8 | 8m | |||
| 11 | Above and Beyond | 5.10d | 9m | |||
| 12 | Rockwork Orange Right | 5.7 | 9m | |||
| 13 |
Nipple Mania
| 5.8 | 9m | |||
| 14 | Alice in Wonderland | 5.8 | 8m | |||
| 15 | Joy Division | 5.9 | 8m | |||
| 16 | Keystone | 5.10a | 8m | |||
1.5. Land of Many Uses, Mr. and Mrs. Natural Habitat Area 22 routes in Cliff
- Summary:
- ?,Trad and Aid
| Route | Grade | Style | Popularity | Selected ascents | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crack Gringo | 5.4 | 8m | |||
| 2 | The Walk | 5.7 | 8m | |||
| 3 | Ogre Face Left | 5.9 | 8m | |||
| 4 | Ogre Face Right | 5.10a | 8m | |||
| 5 | Gardener's Rock | 5.8 | 9m | |||
| 6 | Garden's Edge | 5.10d | 9m | |||
| 7 | Gardening Slot | 5.10+ | 9m | |||
| 8 | Trisuli Basaar | A2 | 9m | |||
| 9 | (unknown) | 5.8 | 9m | |||
| 10 |
Antagonist
| 5.6 | 9m | |||
| 11 | Dance of the Ballerina | 5.8 | 6m | |||
| 12 | Just a Quicky | 5.5 | 6m | |||
| 13 | Poony's Pie | A1 | 8m | |||
| 14 | Mr. Put | 5.5 | 8m | |||
| 15 | Root Cellar | 5.5 | 6m | |||
| 16 | Short and Sweet | 5.5 | 6m | |||
| 17 | Gardener's Tips | 5.9 | 8m | |||
| 18 | No Hang Ups | 5.9 | 8m | |||
| 19 | Face This Nation | 5.2 | 8m | |||
| 20 | Mrs. Natural | 5.5 | 6m | |||
| 21 | Steroid King | 5.9 | 6m | |||
| 22 | Mr. Natural | 5.8 | 6m | |||
1.6. Split Beaver 17 routes in Cliff
- Summary:
- Top Rope,Trad and Aid
| Route | Grade | Style | Popularity | Selected ascents | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edward | 5.4 | 8m | |||
| 2 | Impossible Dream | 5.6 | 8m | |||
| 3 | Galaxian | 5.10b | 9m | |||
| 4 | Galaxian Direct | 5.11a | 9m | |||
| 5 | Split Beaver | 5.5 | 10m | |||
| 6 | Zugspit | 5.5 | 7m | |||
| 7 | Erect Nipplephobia | 5.10a | 6m | |||
| 8 | Seam of Dreams | 5.12 | 9m | |||
| 9 | Snow Covered Chunky Nuts | A3 | 9m | |||
| 10 |
Conquering Armies
FA: S. Parent, J. Murphy, 1981 | 5.7 | 9m | |||
| 11 | Dancer | 5.7 | 9m | |||
| 12 | Medley | 5.5 | 7m | |||
| 13 | The Complex | 5.8 | 9m | |||
| 14 | Oltenrec | 5.8 | 9m | |||
| 15 | Unknown | 5.10+ | 7m | |||
| 16 | Don't Jump | 5.6 | 10m | |||
| 17 | Psychosexual | 5.11a | 7m | |||
1.7. Jump Pinnacle, Beginner's Crack, Fancy Footings 20 routes in Cliff
- Summary:
- ?,Trad
| Route | Grade | Style | Popularity | Selected ascents | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Let's Face It | 5.9 | 7m | |||
| 2 | Let's Face It Direct | 5.10c | 7m | |||
| 3 | For Your Eyes Only | 5.5 | 8m | |||
| 4 | Flake | 5.4 | 6m | |||
| 5 | A Short Hard Climb | 5.10a | 6m | |||
| 6 | Crank It | 5.8 | 6m | |||
| 7 | Smitty's Traverse | 5.6 | 6m | |||
| 8 | Get a Grip | 5.5 | 6m | |||
| 9 | Grab a Hold | 5.5 | 6m | |||
| 10 | No Knees Please | 5.5 | 7m | |||
| 11 | Zig Zag | 5.7 | 7m | |||
| 12 | Zig Zag Direct | 5.10a | 7m | |||
| 13 | Momentum | 5.9 | 9m | |||
| 14 | Heidi's Horror | 5.8 | 8m | |||
| 15 | Bibble | 5.7 | 6m | |||
| 16 | Chalk Sux | 5.8 | 9m | |||
| 17 | Upper Dihedral | 5.2 | 8m | |||
| 18 | Loose Noose | 5.6 | 9m | |||
| 19 | Randy's Crack / Bestid Me | 5.9 | 9m | |||
| 20 | Fancy Footing | 5.5 | 4m | |||
1.8. Powerline Corridor 24 routes in Cliff
- Summary:
- Trad,? and other styles
| Route | Grade | Style | Popularity | Selected ascents | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boulder Dash | 5.7 | 6m | |||
| 2 | Finger Lickin' | 5.9 | 6m | |||
| 3 |
Flake 'til You Shake
| 5.8 | 7m | |||
| 4 | Falling Rock | 5.7 | 7m | |||
| 5 | Twin Sisters | 5.5 | 8m | |||
| 6 | Corner Crack | 5.5 | 9m | |||
| 7 |
Flying Dutchman
Previously Bolted. Straight up the arete | 5.12a | 9m , 3 | |||
| 8 | Fudge Off | 5.10+ | 10m | |||
| 9 | Project | A5 | 10m | |||
| 10 | Hookenbladen | A3 | 10m | |||
| 11 | The Sick and the Afflicted | 5.12b | 10m | |||
| 12 | John and Ponchareli | A2 | 10m | |||
| 13 | Walk Up | 5.5 | 10m | |||
| 14 | Assgripper | 5.8 | 9m | |||
| 15 | Misconception | 5.10d | 9m | |||
| 16 | See Forest Fail | 5.10c | 9m | |||
| 17 | Richards Crack | 5.7 | 10m | |||
| 18 | I'll Do This One | 5.10c | 10m | |||
| 19 | "C" is for Clowns | 5.7 | 9m | |||
| 20 | Partner | 5.5 | 7m | |||
| 21 | Guy's Dream | 5.8 | 7m | |||
| 22 | Twenty Bucks | 5.8 | 7m | |||
| 23 | Coots | 5.6 | 7m | |||
| 24 | Shorty | 5.4 | 7m | |||
