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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

• Author: Mike Farris

• Paperback: 304 pages

• Publisher: Falcon; 1.00 edition (June 1, 2000)

• Language: English

• ISBN: 1560449845

• Author: Don Hynek and Eric Landmann

• Paperback: 74 pages

• Publisher: Granite Publishing

• Language: English

• ISBN: 0961957115

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

Featured Route For Minnesota

Ross's Crack 5.10b  MN : Tettegouche SP (North Shore... : Shovel Point

I have only ever top roped this route from above, but it is also possible to lead it in 2 pitches. The first pitch is reported to be 5.8 and mediocre. For top roping lower about 60 feet to a tree and climb the dihedral stemming your way to the top. There are several old pins within the thin crack, that are about the only protection I remember towards the top if you were leading it....[more]   Browse More Classics in MN

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