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Welcome to Minnesota!

Minnesota, USA 

Minnesota, USA (Wikipedia link)

State in the north-central United States.

Borders:
North: Manitoba and Ontario, Canada
East: Lake Superior and Wisconsin
South: Iowa
West: South Dakota and North Dakota


Web Links 

Useful links about Minnesota and rock climbing in Minnesota:
Explore Minnesota
Minnesota Climbers Association (MCA) - Access Fund Local Affiliate
Minnesota Climbing (forum)
Minnesota Department 0f Natural Resources
Minnesota State Highway Map


Minnesota Rock Climbing Guide Books 

Rock Climbing Minnesota and Wisconsin. 2nd edition of the guidebook written by Mike Farris

PRAIRIE WALLS: A Climbers Guide to Minnesota's Blue Mounds State Park by Don Hynek and Eric Landmann


Climbing Gyms 

Albert Lea
Albert Lea Rock Gym
Duluth
Vertical Endeavours
University of Minnesota Duluth Climbing Walls (North Shore and Inland Walls)
Minneapolis
Vertical Endeavours
Minnesota Climbing Co-Op
Midwest Mountaineering (bouldering wall)
Rochester
Prairie Walls
St. Paul
Vertical Endeavours
University of Minnesota Climbing Wall (members only)
Winona
Rock Solid Youth Center


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Minnesota:
Nightfall   WI4     Ice, 2 pitches, 180 feet   Grand Marais Area Ice Climb...
Dance of the Sugar-Plump Faeries   5.8     TR, 1 pitch, 60 feet   Tettegouche SP (North Shore... : Shovel Point
Looking for Lust   5.9     Sport, 1 pitch, 95 feet   Barn Bluff (Red Wing) : Annadonia Area
The Perfect Crimb   5.9     Sport, 1 pitch, 45 feet   Barn Bluff (Red Wing) : Perfect Crimb Area
Scars and Tripes Forever   5.10a     Trad, 200 feet   Tettegouche SP (North Shore... : Palisade Head
Number 6 a.k.a. The Bulge   5.10a     Trad, TR, 1 pitch, 60 feet   Interstate SP (Taylors Fall... : Minnesota Strip
Frequent Flatulence   5.10b     Sport, 1 pitch, 50 feet   Barn Bluff (Red Wing) : New Vice Area
Laceration Jam   5.10b R     Trad, 3 pitches, 200 feet   Tettegouche SP (North Shore... : Palisade Head
Don't bring a knife to a gun fight a.k.a. "Gun Fight"   5.11b     Trad, 1 pitch, 105 feet   Tettegouche SP (North Shore... : Palisade Head
Roof Burner   5.11     Sport   Barn Bluff (Red Wing) : The East End
Work Ethic   5.11d     Sport   Barn Bluff (Red Wing) : Cyclops Area
Chinese Freedom   5.11d     Sport, 1 pitch, 50 feet   Barn Bluff (Red Wing) : Winter Wall
Poseidon Adventure   5.11d PG13     Trad, 2 pitches, 80 feet   Tettegouche SP (North Shore... : Palisade Head
Sigma   5.12a/b     Sport, 1 pitch, 70 feet   rock climbs : Sigma Wall
Oz - (AKA The Road To Emerald City)   5.12b     Trad, 1 pitch, 175 feet   Tettegouche SP (North Shore... : Palisade Head
Living All Over Me   5.12b     Sport, 1 pitch, 40 feet   Barn Bluff (Red Wing) : Winter Wall
Superior Arete   5.12c     Trad, TR, 1 pitch, 100 feet   Tettegouche SP (North Shore... : Palisade Head
Mississippi Burning   5.12c     Sport, 1 pitch, 60 feet   Barn Bluff (Red Wing) : Winter Wall
Palisaid   5.13a     Trad   Tettegouche SP (North Shore... : Palisade Head
Paradigm Shift   5.13a     Sport, 1 pitch, 75 feet   Barn Bluff (Red Wing) : Winter Wall
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Featured Route For Minnesota
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PH Balance V2+  MN : Duluth Rock (Duluth) : ... : North Little Foxx
Sloper route! sit start on two side pulls in midle/right side of face. bump longer sidepull up from start then move into the slopy top out. For duluth, I think this is really fun....[more]   Browse More Classics in MN


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mn crag map <br />

BETA PHOTO: mn crag map


An unknown tourist scrambling around where he shouldn't be.

An unknown tourist scrambling around where he shou...

Baby woodpeckers at our campsite on Insula Lake in the Boundary Waters.  July 07.

Baby woodpeckers at our campsite on Insula Lake in...

Nesting loon on Thomas Lake, Boundary Waters, MN.  July 07.

Nesting loon on Thomas Lake, Boundary Waters, MN. ...

Sunrise on Thomas Lake, Boundary Waters, MN.  July 07.

Sunrise on Thomas Lake, Boundary Waters, MN. July...

Nic climbing at Robinson Park in Sandstone MN

Nic climbing at Robinson Park in Sandstone MN

yep theres multi pitch climbing here in mn. me and my brother on laceration jam 5.10b. <br />Photo: Taylor Krosbakken

yep theres multi pitch climbing here in mn. me and...

A little blurry, there were 2 of them and they didn't hold still for long.  November 09, near Brainerd, MN.

A little blurry, there were 2 of them and they did...

The headwaters of the Mississippi, Itasca State Park, MN.

The headwaters of the Mississippi, Itasca State Pa...

Everyone climbing @ Taylor's Falls should file a permit to climb. It is Free and is great for access/park relations.  <br /> <br />(Even if you are just bouldering) <br /> <br />The park uses permits to count user base.

BETA PHOTO: Everyone climbing @ Taylor's Falls should file a p...

Sunset somewhere near Austin MN.

Sunset somewhere near Austin MN.

Fight Club

Fight Club

Boulders Represent!  Dobbe at the 2011 'Best of the Midwest' at Prairie Walls climbing gym.

Boulders Represent! Dobbe at the 2011 'Best of th...

2011 'Best of the Midwest' bouldering comp at Prairie Walls climbing gym.

2011 'Best of the Midwest' bouldering comp at Prai...

beautiful fall day on the Minnesota strip, early October 2011

beautiful fall day on the Minnesota strip, early O...

every good Minnesota crag pack should have at least one carpet sample

BETA PHOTO: every good Minnesota crag pack should have at leas...

Duluth Rock Foxx Rocks

Duluth Rock Foxx Rocks

Carter Stritch on some wave ice. (unknown route name: Red Stripe?) <br /> <br />North Shore, Lake Superior

Carter Stritch on some wave ice. (unknown route na...


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By Chris treggE
Administrator
From: Madison, WI
Mar 5, 2011

Great video from Prairie Walls climbing comp:

www.dpmclimbing.com/climbing-videos/watch/best-midwest-2011

By Tom Hanson
Oct 7, 2011

I was waxing nostalgic and thought
I'd see what has been posted on Carlton Peak on The
North Shore, but was disappointed that nothing has been posted.
Edit: Thank you Chris for pointing me in the right direction.

By Chris treggE
Administrator
From: Madison, WI
Oct 7, 2011

Look again Tom! (Look under Temperance River SP).

By nicros fivten
Apr 25, 2012

www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?fbid=340270959370410&set=a.117>>>


We will be hosting Daniel Woods and Paul Robinson in town this weekend. It cost only 10$ and you can climb with them and watch the movie after!!

By Chris treggE
Administrator
From: Madison, WI
May 11, 2013

Dear Administrators of this fine state. Both your links to the climbing guidebooks for MN are broken. In addition, there is a new 2nd edition of the Farris book. As you know.

By Kris Gorny
Administrator
May 13, 2013

Chris -- updated the broken links. Thanks for pointing this out.