Michigan Climbing

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Areas in Michigan

Lower Peninsula 8 / 2 / 89 / 106 / 1 / 0 / 2 / 1 / 196

Upper Peninsula 193 / 170 / 292 / 820 / 117 / 1 / 9 / 8 / 1,355

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The Great Lake State

The Lower Pennisula has only one real outdoor crag, and that's Grand Ledge (Oak Park).

The Upper Peninsula holds Michigan's best rock climbing. There are numerous sport crags (some with two pitch climbs), a good assortment of quality trad routes, and phenomenal bouldering right on the shore of Lake Superior. There are over 300 hundred routes and countless boulder problems. There is still much to be discovered and many FAs awaiting those stoked enough to find them.

Munising/Pictured Rocks is home to hundreds of world class ice climbs and the Michigan's Ice Fest.

If your looking to make the journey here, don't forget about our amazing mountain biking, paddling, cross country skiing and endless other outdoor activities. For more beta on the Upper Peninsula contact Down Wind Sports of Marquette, Houghton, or Munising. (http://downwindsports.com/mainSite/ )

Getting There

We don't know where you're coming from. Look at a map. Head for the big puddles.

GUIDE BOOKS

A new guidebook, A rock climbers guide to Michigan's Upper Peninsula by Bill Thompson, Matt Abbot and Jason Schnider, should be out Fall 2020. The new guide will be a companion book to the Ice Climbers Guide to Munising Michigan, both of which are real world quality guidebooks.

Order a copy here:

https://www.shopdownwindsports.com/collections/climbing-guidebooks/products/an-ice-climbers-guide-to-michigans-upper-peninsula

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Classic Climbing Routes at Michigan

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

WI5 37 ● Dairyland Ice Upper Peninsula > Munising > Sand Point Rd to Mine…
WI5 40 ● The Amphitheater TR, Ice Upper Peninsula > Munising > Sand Point Rd to Mine…
WI3+ 79 ● The Dryer Hose (aka Life's a Pitch) Ice Upper Peninsula > Munising > Sand Point Rd to Mine…
WI3-4 58 ● Sweet Mother Moses Ice Upper Peninsula > Munising > Sand Point Rd to Mine…
V1 5 47 ● Highball aka Pocket Problem Boulder Lower Peninsula > Grand Ledge (ak… > Bouldering
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 88 ● 11. Between A Block And A Hard… Sport Upper Peninsula > Silver Mountain > Main Wall
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 57 ● 27. Beyond Hell, Above Heaven Sport 2 pitches Upper Peninsula > Silver Mountain > Main Wall
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 66 ● 32a. Queen Bee Sport Upper Peninsula > Silver Mountain > Main Wall
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b 102 ● Doug's Roof TR Lower Peninsula > Grand Ledge (ak… > Top Rope
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 45 ● The Pinacle Trad, TR Upper Peninsula > … > Presque Isle > Pinnacle area
5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 41 ● 5. Scrotum Sport Upper Peninsula > Marquette (and… > Suicide
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 41 ● 8. Carbo Boy Sport Upper Peninsula > … > Big Bay > AAA Wall
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 39 ● 25a. Golden Heart Sport Upper Peninsula > Silver Mountain > Main Wall
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a 32 ● 31. Footloose (aka The Sport Ro… Sport Upper Peninsula > Silver Mountain > Main Wall
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 38 ● 12. Dripping With Cooties Sport Upper Peninsula > Silver Mountain > Main Wall