It is all straightforward. About 70 feet long on each side.  There are two sides of the bridge (north and south) and there are large edges and squares cut out of the stone that's holding up the railroad bridge.  It's right off of Dayton street.

Park St. Bridge

Glacial Chowder

Turbulent Juice

Chamberlin Rock Traverse

Trust Fund Traverse

Science Hall Arete

Chamberlin Rock East Arete

Van Hise Building - Left side wall

Start with a side pull above the top left corner of the plaque on your right hand and an arete on your left, go up with your left to another side pull and move your right foot up. Then move your left hand up to a small hold about a foot below the top ledge, do a single hand dyno to the top ledge and haul from there.

Start with right hand on a bomber side-pull just under the plaque, and feet under the overhang. I like to start with my left hand on a low crimp far left, but it really doesn't help that much. Move up and left, then top out on the northeast corner of the boulder. The unnatural ledge under the plaque is off. The key beta (spoiler alert) is a hidden pinch with your left hand, your thumb sits on a piece of pink quartz. 

 Variation: V1-2 The unnatural ledge under the plaque is on.

Start at the very left (southwest) corner of the south face. Traverse right on progressively smaller holds then top out at the very eastern corner of the boulder. The arete and the top of the bouler are off (until you top out obviously)

 Variations: V2 Same start and deletes, but you top out at the hump in the center of the boulder.

 V0-1 Arete and top are on, traverse left to right along the top of the boulder. Great warm up, focus on the footwork!

Traverse the west-facing Statesider wall (coplanar with Potbelly's). Start at the north end and work your way south. Due to the staggered bricks you've a million good crimps to work with, so some good creativity is encouraged. You have to be quick, though, since the security guy will come out to yell at you.

Feel around for any holds, should start low on a left hand undercling on the corner and a crimp around the arete on the right. Continue crimping up to the second floor and drop down.

Sit start and work your way up the arete using holds on both sides of the corner.  Top out.  In my opinion this is the best problem on this rock. 

  I posted this under the buildering area, but this is a natural rock, so I suspect you are less likely to get into trouble for climbing it.  I would just stay away from the plaque.  This boulder was apparently found down near the lakeshore when one of the dorms was being built and was moved to the top of the hill because it looks nice there, must have been quite an effort! 

  Variations:   Stand start: V2 (can move right for this with no added difficulty)   Face to the left (north face): sharp and crimpy V3 stand start.   West arete:  V-easy route to the top.

in the middle 10feet up.   Mostly edges and small crimps.

Depends on where you are and what day it is.

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Routes in UW Madison Campus