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// Rock climbing · Illinois

Climbing at A: House Boulders

2 boulders on 1 wall, V4–V6. In Illinois. When the rock grips hour by hour, topos and people to climb with, in the app.

Boulders
2
Walls
1
Grades
V4–V6
Rock
Limestone
Style
Bouldering
Best season (estimated)
March–May · September–October
// The grades

What grades are there?

Boulders by grade

From V4 to V6. Half are between V4 and V6.

Each climb counts at its grade; ungraded ones are left out. In the app you can switch to French, UIAA, British or Font grades.

// The walls

Sun and shade

Mostly south-facing: sun for much of the day. A winter crag; in summer, go early or late.

North0 sectorsNortheast0 sectorsEast0 sectorsSoutheast0 sectorsSouth0 sectorsSouthwest1 sectorWest0 sectorsNorthwest0 sectors

Estimated best season: March–May · September–October. Worked out from each wall's aspect and the latitude; the app fine-tunes it with what climbers log.

Friction ScoreHow the rock grips, hour by hour and wall by wall. In the app, for every crag on the map. See it in the app →ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE

// From the air

A: House Boulders from above

Aerial photo of the A: House Boulders area
1 wall in this area. Each one, with its approach and topo, in the app. Aerial imagery: USGS The National Map (public domain).
// Where it is

On the map

A: House BouldersUSGS
ILLINOIS · 65 CRAGS WITHIN 25 MI · Aerial imagery: USGS The National Map (public domain).
// Nearby

Crags nearby

// The Friction Score for every crag

Climb more. Guess less.

When the rock grips, hour by hour and wall by wall; topos, your logbook and people to climb with. In your units (°F or °C) and your grades (YDS or French). The social side is free, always.

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