This route offers moderate climbing with enjoyable moves on stellar rock. Follow up incut side pulls, crimps, and jugs until you reach a roof that resembles Jabba the Hut (with enough imagination). The Jabba roof is the Crux of the route. Great warm up for the area

Jabba Roof

One Hit Wonder

Hecks Arete

John's Dihedral

Self Mutilation

Spider Chimney

Dick and Jeanie

Blind luck

Blindsided

Kevin's Dihedral

Fahrenheit 451

Mercy F**k

Glass Dihedral

Glass Balls

The Green Lantern

La Fin Du Monde

Right hand bolted line on slab.  More consistent climbing than its neighbor to the left.  Originally done with some gear though it has been retro-bolted not too long ago.  You can still do it either way.

The left hand bolted line on the Hell wall slab.  A v2 move will take you past the first bolt and into .10-ish climbing to the anchors.

Dihedral climbing. Finish on D & J's anchors or top out.

Self Mutilation climbs up to and around the right side of the big overhang. The 5.11+ version begins in a crack on the left to gain the roof. (Climbing the face/corner directly to the roof would definitely make the climb much harder, probably 5.12+.)  

  Technical moves below the roof quickly give way to thuggery, as the climber strains to reach the anchors. You can see this line from the highway.

Starts cool, gets cooler. Off-width skills needed. There is a great belay station at the top.

Locate the next bolted route right of Self Mutilation. The climb is identified by thin cracks up a steep wall.   

  Perhaps the best bolted 5.11 in Wisconsin, Dick and Jeanie features a steep start and a bouldery crux. The climbing remains asthetic despite its short height. A popular project route, given its straightforward moves and beautiful position.

Start in steep fractured groove.  Not too far up is the first crux which is regretably no fun, though hard.  The second crux comes moving left under the roof with some out of place holds.  Go straight up to jugs after 4th bolt? 

This is the left trending extention of Blindluck. It offers a few more big moves up high which may or may not justify doing the lower crux. 

A few layback moves up the crack and then some chunky moves to the anchors.  An excellent climb for the beginning leader - way more fun than it looks.

This line starts climbing on easy 5.6 terrain which has great crack moves and provides superb protection. Then encounter more vertical terrain on very nice rock to even better overhang climbing on buckets!

 Go all the way to the top of the cliff and top out, just try and avoid the 3 ft choss section near the top

Far right side of the wall is a short line.  Start up slabby terrain on good edges to the roof. Climb out and left to the anchors.  The move to the anchors is height dependent, but still not a big deal.

Climb starts far right of Hells Wall near left of Glass Balls. Begin by climbing inside corner. Move to high right facing dihedral. Top out near Glass Balls.

Named for the ball-bearing-like lichen found on the arete, and originally led as a trad route with very little (if any) protection - this route has largely been ignored since its first ascent. Because of its odd position on a sloping arete, even toprope ascents have been considered somewhat sketchy. Recently, with the blessing of the first-ascensionist, five bolts and anchors have appeared making this an enjoyable sport route in a classic position. 

  The upper anchors were placed to facilitate rappelling off the 06. Hell Wall (aka Quarry Wall) (west/climber's left) side of the arete, rather than rappelling or lowering directly down the crest of the arete (a disconcerting proposition at best). Even topropers might be well-advised to make use of the protection bolts as directionals given the sharp and sloping nature of the arete.

This route climbs the obvious free standing fin/arete directly behind One Hit Wonder. Take the path of least resistance up the arete, avoiding some hollow rock in the middle of the climb. Pro is a bit spacey but the terrain is mild enough not to make you nervous. Top out, natural anchor, then walk off to the right by hopping a shallow gully. 

 This could easily be done as an R rated highball boulder, but in my opinion is better suited as an easy beginner trad lead. 

The Quarry Wall is highest point of the Necedah backbone. Because of it's height it is easily seen from the road and offers excellent views. Like the Y-Crack Wall, the Quarry Wall faces West. 

  Most of the climbing is found on the right side of the wall, with bolted lines in the 5.10-5.12 range. This part of the wall features perfect stone and blocky, intimidating, roofs. The slabbier and taller left side receives a bit less attention, but some good and deceptively hard bolted and gear climbs breach the wall.  

  All in all, the Quarry Wall is a perfect supplement to the more popular Y-Crack area.

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Routes in 06. Hell Wall (aka Quarry Wall)