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This prominent cliff on the Wisconsin shore of the St. Croix River is the furtherest north area on the Wisconsin side of Interstate State park. This area contains a high concentration of long (by midwest standards) good quality routes, both leads and top rope problems. This cliff is often quite busy with both climbers and hikers.

Getting There Suggest change

There are two options for reaching this crag. The first is to park on the Wisconsin side. After entering the state park and passing the visitor center the road forks. Park at the parking area at this junction and take the pothole trail to the left (its a circular trail so either way works but left is by far shorter). The climbing area starts shortly after passing a wooden overlook. An alternate approach for visitors with Minnesota state park stickers is to park at the main parking area on the Minnesota side and cross highway 8 on the pedestrain bridge to the side of the roadway. Shortly after crossing into Wisconsin a trail leads off to the right. This trail eventually connects with the potholes trail and reaches the top of the cliff.

To reach the bottom of the cliff descend a third class gully on the north side of the cliff line. The bottom slab can be a little tricky so rope up if needed.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Wisconsin Strip

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
 12
Outside Corner
TR
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 52
Lloyd's Lament
Trad, TR
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 59
Cathuselum
Trad, TR
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 41
Old Man
Trad, TR
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 95
Inside Corner
Trad, TR
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 10
Scare Case
TR
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a PG13
 23
Impossible Crack
Trad, TR
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
 19
Split the Difference
Trad, TR
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 21
Cathuseleft
Trad, TR
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 64
Batman
TR
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
 12
Deuchler's Corner Right
TR
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 11
Triple Overhang
Trad, TR
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 5
Deuchler's Corner Center
TR
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Outside Corner
 12
5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a TR
Lloyd's Lament
 52
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Trad, TR
Cathuselum
 59
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad, TR
Old Man
 41
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad, TR
Inside Corner
 95
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad, TR
Scare Case
 10
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a TR
Impossible Crack
 23
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a PG13 Trad, TR
Split the Difference
 19
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Trad, TR
Cathuseleft
 21
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad, TR
Batman
 64
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b TR
Deuchler's Corner Right
 12
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b TR
Triple Overhang
 11
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Trad, TR
Deuchler's Corner Center
 5
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a TR
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