Excessive Chalk at Interstate

I’ve noticed lots of chalk and massive tick marks around for a while, but today came across the most egregious use of chalk I have ever seen. The feet on the Noodle and Show Me boulders at Interstate Park (WI side) were smothered in a thick coat of chalk and shoe rubber, heavier than I’ve seen at gyms. It hasn’t rained in weeks, so someone was not trying to dry holds off. I tried to brush off as much as I could, but this is probably going to require a steel brush to remove the shoe rubber.

This park is one of two state natural areas in Wisconsin that allows climbing. Let’s keep it that way. Clean up after yourself.

Jeeze thats awful. Boulderers will do anything for the send

Post that up on the MN Facebook page. Over/under bet, 100 comments.  Who wants the over? 

jaysquaredwrote:

Why on earth would you chalk those feet? Only thing that's going to do is make them even more slick.

Double Jwrote:

Post that up on the MN Facebook page. Over/under bet, 100 comments.  Who wants the over? 

You just can't leave the midwest drama behind can you? :) It depends if someone brings up chalk on the north shore within that post.

Taylor Krosbakkenwrote:

You just can't leave the midwest drama behind can you? :) It depends if someone brings up chalk on the north shore within that post.

The Midwest will always be Home to me!  The lake ice is amazballs right now, hope you have some skates! 

I was skating in the boundary waters today!

Would love to play some pond hockey right about now !

So fucking jealous of the horizontal ice season you guys are having right now. It looks all time! 

JJ, I find chalk comes off quickly with water and a pressure washer - I've cleaned up several boulders while waiting for the solvents to work on graffiti.

I haven't dealt with rubber, but I'd try alcohol?

Double Jwrote:

So fucking jealous of the horizontal ice season you guys are having right now. It looks all time! 

Sure is fun, but I'd trade it in for some vertical ice. Things are pretty dry around here and I can't go up to Canada   

When you climb at the gym thats what they do to the holds  . Maybe they need to see like a white hold problem like a gym? 

Double Jwrote:

So fucking jealous of the horizontal ice season you guys are having right now. It looks all time! 

Here’s a pic to make you drool...(credit Tjaard)

Was a pretty good game of pond hockey up on Island Lake north of Duluth on Sunday.  

Taylor Krosbakkenwrote:

Sure is fun, but I'd trade it in for some vertical ice. Things are pretty dry around here and I can't go up to Canada   

Holding you personally responsible for a dry quarry!  Crack the whip on that group of slackers you supervise.   Don’t make me come up there. 

Wait, I totally got sidetracked in this thread...ignore my posts above.  Originally
came to add to the disappointment of irresponsible chalk use at Interstate.

Was there a week ago and saw tons of bag spillage dumps and “whitewashed” 5. Easy like in pics above.  Temps in 40’s and dry as a bone.  
poor form.

Im sure some just think it’s mandatory to use the stuff to be a climber.  gotta be able to pull those gymnastic 5.6 moves in a scorching MN fall/winter.