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Mike's Boulder

Submitted By: Lynnatron on Sep 11, 2008
Administrators: Jay Knower, Chris treggE
Elevation: 12 feet
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BETA PHOTO: Mike's Boulders. Mike's Left/Right. OPJ to the rig...


Description 

Wisconsin Side of Interstate Park, directly across from old boat launch on Minnesota side. Large block w/ sloping angled ridge up middle face. Mike's Left, V7, on the left of the sloping ridge...Mike's Right, V9, to the right of the sloping ridge.


Getting There 

Park 2nd parking area Wisco side, (parking strip along roadside). Hike trail right & up hill, take trail leading down to rivers edge (not Echo Trail), (take mostly left turns). Once at river, hike to right until trail starts to go back up hill, hop the rocks in front of you and you're there...right along the river.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Mike's Boulder:
Mikes Left   V7     Boulder, 13 feet   
Mike's Right   V9     Boulder, 1 pitch, 13 feet   
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Mikes Left V7  WI : Interstate State Park : Mike's Boulder
Start on left large undercling/sidepull jug. Using sloping ridge & small pocket up & left, climb up to good sidepull higher on ridge, & dyno to high jug...top out. Beta is very height dependant...using a knee bar to get to the small sharp pocket is a possiblity if you're exactly the right size....[more]   Browse More Classics in WI


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Starting hand on Mike's Left.

Starting hand on Mike's Left.

The approach to Mike's Boulder. Walk up this trail to the right until the junction of the "Echo Canyon"/Summit Bluff. Walk left on the Echo trail. Follow this trail down and left until you reach the river. Turn right and walk down to the river's edge. The Mike's Boulder is another 100 feet up on the right.

BETA PHOTO: The approach to Mike's Boulder. Walk up this trail...

Easier warm-up problems to the left of Mike's Boulder.

BETA PHOTO: Easier warm-up problems to the left of Mike's Boul...

Tiny Bubbles wall. Just up to the left from Mike's Boulder ~ 200 feet.

BETA PHOTO: Tiny Bubbles wall. Just up to the left from Mike's...

The red line is "off" for Mike's Right. Mike's right holds are in Red and left is in Yellow.

BETA PHOTO: The red line is "off" for Mike's Right. Mike's rig...