This route climbs the right side of the south exposure of Rikety Rib along the corner and a bit of the face just left here and there.  Beautiful edges and holds all the way up and just where you need them. The very top climbs the last few moves over the top on face right of corner.  Gorgeous line.

Quartzeriferous

Grotesque Features

Parquet Quartz

Jr. Mechanic

This route climbs the smaller buttress left of the main Rikety Rib formation.  There is a steep gully between the two formations with a large pine tree at half way ledge. Climb the bulging but featured face at bottom right of buttress then up easy crack system to a horizontal crack where you surmount the crux steep section up and the left.

Climb the right side of the distinctive rib that makes up Rickety Rib formation or as well climb the left side of the eastern exposure of Rickety Rib. Start just right of the large tree at the base of the formation. Climb consists of many great jugs, flat edges, pistol grips, and positive side pulls. Great fun and truly unique/unusual climbing for Devil's Lake. Gone is the expected pink quartzite uniformity we are all so used to. Truly grotesque features here.

This route climbs the right side of the southern facing aspect of Rikety Rib.  It starts with steep but broken/featured rock and funky smallish protection here and there.  Climb to a ledge at half height.  Above the ledge surmount steep rounded grooves with uncertain holds hear and there.  Find the best gear options as many end up being not as good as one first thinks.  Another gorgeous line that is very entertaining moderate climbing.

One of the more obscure formations at the Lake - I've only met one person who has climbed here besides me and Burt! Lost in that nether area above the Quarry, the rock has an usual number of jugs lined with well-formed quartz crystals.

 Mentioned in a throw-away line in the Swartling & Mayer guide.

 We explored 5 routes, 5.4 to 5.10. There is at least one hard route on the west face of this formation, crying out for someone to unlock it.

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Routes in Rickety Rib