Roughly 120ft of reasonably clean slab right below the viewpoint on the knoll above Taylor Lodge. Crumbly in spots and likely wouldn’t take gear. Some bolts down low and a rap station at 1/3 height, apparently used to set up for TRing summer campers.

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Boss Wall - Original Route

The Boss Wall - "Original Route" ascends a large cliff face on the south slopes of Dewey Mountain in Nebraska Notch, generally following the path of least resistance.Pitch 1: From the end of the approach at the last survey tape marker, scramble up a ledge (4th class) to a large pine for a decent belay stance. Follow the obvious right-facing crack/corner system up to a bulge clipping a fixed piton (crux) then continue up the crack on easier terrain to a mantle followed by a low angle slab up to a large vertical wall. Construct an anchor w/ gear at a nice horizontal crack that eats up hand-size cams. 80ft, 5.7+Pitch 2: From the top of P1,  deconstruct the anchor and walk climbers-right on a long comfortable ledge system to it's end at the base of P2 (a nice flat area to re-rack, snack, etc.). Scramble up a low angle dike to a small roof, place a piece (extend), then swing yourself left up onto an arête with decent exposure. Climb the unprotected brush (path of FA) or step out left onto the slab and follow 3 bolts to a big left facing corner. Place gear, then make a long leftward traverse under the large roof to another tree island using a solid pine tree anchor. 120ft, 5.5Pitch 3: A means to an end and the only safe way to get to the upper part of the wall. From the P2 anchor, walk climbers-left along a narrow ledge to its’ end, then lead up the small right-facing corner (which admittedly has a nice view directly above P1). After the only few real climbing moves, begin a steep(ish) bushwhack up into the woods following a lightly cleared path to the base of another large overhanging roof and use a solid pine tree anchor. 80ft, 5.4Pitch 4: Locate the vertical wall with a tree growing out of the top. Climb the wall over/around a refrigerator-sized block (stable but wouldn’t trust gear behind it) and sling the tree hanging over the edge. Pull up onto the ledge and follow low-angle slab to the right side of a big ramp feature.  Clip the first bolt at the base of the ramp (extended draw), then climb past 2 more bolts and onto a comfortable ledge. Find 1 final bolt before a tricky mantle to the top of the route and a 2-bolt anchor. Enjoy the views out over Nebraska Notch, and be sure to look right as you can now see Lake Champlain and the Adirondacks. 80ft, 5.6.Descent: Rappel directly from the P4 anchor back to the ledge at the end of P3. Walk down and left through the woods to locate a tree rap station and make a short rappel through some brush back to the P2 anchor. Use another rappel station at the P2 belay area to do a full-length rappel (tie knots!) including a free-hanging section at the end back to the center of the large ledge connecting P1 and P2. Walk back to the top of P1 and locate a final rappel station, and rappel P1 back to the base of the route.

Backcountry cragging and Reason to Believe there may be multi-pitch for the adventurous choss hunters. 

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Routes in Nebraska Notch