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// Rock climbing · Illinois

Climbing at C. North Falls

104 routes on 8 walls, 5.0–5.14a. In Illinois. When the rock grips hour by hour, topos and people to climb with, in the app.

Routes
104
Walls
8
Grades
5.0–5.14a
Rock
Shale
Style
Sport
Best season (estimated)
March–May · September–October
// The grades

What grades are there?

Routes by grade

From 5.0 to 5.14a. Half are between 5.10a and 5.12b.

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 west-facing: morning shade, afternoon sun.

North0 sectorsNortheast0 sectorsEast0 sectorsSoutheast1 sectorSouth0 sectorsSouthwest3 sectorsWest4 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

// Walls

The 8 walls

ASPECT · GRADES · ROUTES
01A. Royal Arches WallSW · 231° · 5.6–5.12c21 routes
02F. The DoorsW · 280° · 5.9–5.14a21 routes
03H. Wizard WallSE · 141° · 5.9–5.13a16 routes
04E. Spleef PeakW · 273° · 5.8–5.12d14 routes
05D. Lovely TowerW · 250° · 5.7–5.13a13 routes
06B. Snakes RoofSW · 226° · 5.10b–5.12d8 routes
07G. Main PoolSW · 245° · 5.8–5.12c8 routes
08C. Fuzzclump BoulderW · 275° · 5.0–5.63 routes

Route names, topos and approaches are in the app.

// Where it is

On the map

// 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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