The latest Ontario Rakkup guide covers Rattlesnake Conservation Area, which is home to Rattlesnake Point, Bottle Glass Crag and Buffalo Crag.The new guide documents over 280 routes, provides detailed descriptions and photographs for each climb and includes GPS coordinates to every route.

The new guide documents over 280 routes, provides detailed descriptions and photographs for each climb and includes GPS coordinates to every route. Like all Rakkup guides, the Rattlesnake Conservation Area guide features a Leaderboard that allows you to track your ascents and compare your standing with other Rakkup users.

All three crags in the guide are approached from the top, which greatly simplifies setting up top-ropes, and the easy access to the base (Rattlesnake Point has a metal staircase) eliminates the need for rappelling and other more advanced climbing skills. These are primarily south facing cliffs with a relatively open base, so they dry quickly after rain and are ideal for early season climbing.

This is the latest addition to the Ontario Rakkup guide series that includes other popular climbing areas like Mount Nemo, The Swamp, Old Baldy, Metcalfe Rock, Devil’s Glen and Lion’s Head.

More Ontario Rakkup guides will be released later this year making this the most comprehensive digital guidebook series for the province.

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