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DescriptionRight of the Cyclops Area, another south facing wall of the bluff. This area is facing the sun and climbable on warm/dry winter days. Aptly named as the Winter Wall. Getting ThereFollow the main trail up to where it T's. When you see the wall, look for the obvious thin crack which is BarnBurner. This is the right end of the Winter Wall. This area extends about 250' feet west (left) to the scree pile. The ClassicsMountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Winter Wall:
Jump Start 5.10a Sport, 1 pitch
Foreign Affairs 5.10c/d Sport, 1 pitch
Barnburner 5.10d Trad, 1 pitch
New Kids on the Rock 5.10d Sport
The Go Between 5.11b Sport, 1 pitch
A Drilling Experience 5.11b Sport
Jump to Something Good 5.11b Sport, 1 pitch, 70 feet
The Itch 5.11+ Sport, 1 pitch
Chinese Freedom 5.11d Sport, 1 pitch, 50 feet
Do The Right Thing 5.12a Sport, 1 pitch
Longing for Miss Adonis 5.12a Sport, 1 pitch
Start of Something Good 5.12a Sport, 1 pitch
Kelly's Arete 5.12a Sport, 30 feet
Living All Over Me 5.12b Sport, 1 pitch, 40 feet
Preemptive Strike 5.12b Sport, 1 pitch
Mississippi Burning 5.12c Sport, 1 pitch, 60 feet
Light My Fire 5.12c/d Sport
Rock Pigs 5.12c/d Sport
Paradigm Shift 5.13a Sport, 1 pitch, 75 feet
Featured Route For Winter Wall
Preemptive Strike 5.12b MN : Barn Bluff (Red Wing) : Winter Wall
A beautiful, overhanging, and intimidating climb on good rock. It looks very long from the ground, and while you're on it that inpression is confirmed. The first third is not too bad, sort of warming up for the bouldery crux about 20 feet up. There are two ways to pull the crux; don't pick wrong or it's about 2 letter grades harder. Then it's a scramble to a half-decent rest in the big hole before sprinting to the finishing holds wh...[more] Browse More Classics in MN |