Annadonia Area

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Description 

The area right around the corner from the Sunburst Buttress is known as the the Annadonia Area. The area contains the majority of the crags moderate routes and is often crowded. The generic wall area is commonly reffered to as the warm up wall. Annadonia area (the Generic Wall/East End area in particular) falls directly beneath the end of the hiker trail. It's not uncommon for rocks to rain on climbers in this area from the hiker/tourists throwing rocks from atop barn bluff. Wear your helmet.

Getting There 

Follow the North trail from the top of the stairs. When you get to the T at the base of the crag, follow the trail to the right about 150 ft. A short climber access trail will lead to the generic wall.

The Classics

Featured Route For Annadonia Area

Femme Fatale 5.12c  MN : Barn Bluff (Red Wing) : Annadonia Area

Moist most of the time. Start off the ledge to the left. The first bolt is very hard to clip and I think most people stick clip it. Fun climbing with powerful reaches. A surprising slab crux brings you to a ridiculous runout for the bluff. It's speculated that if one falls while clipping the last bolt you WILL deck. Aside from the general wetness and the pointless runout it's a really fun route and should get more traffic. I don't know about you...[more]   Browse More Classics in MN