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Mean Streak

5.10a, Trad, TR, 40 ft (12 m),  Avg: 3 from 26 votes
FA: unknown
Minnesota > Blue Mounds SP… > Prairie Walls Area > 6. Midnight Buttress

Description

Follow the small ledges and holds up to the roof. Pull the roof using the crack and continue to the top using the crack. The crack is somewhat shallow, making jams difficult at times. The crux is definitely the crack section. Its called mean streak for a reason.
  • RCM&W #71, p.47.

Location

In the middle of the Midnight Buttress find a black streak that goes about half way up the pink rock and turns into a small roof with a crack in the white rock above.

Protection

Nuts, Cams, Hexes, nothing bigger than hand sized. Standard top rope setup.

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Kristen finishing the hard stuff of Mean Streak.
[Hide Photo] Kristen finishing the hard stuff of Mean Streak.
Solid lead climb with good protection when you need it.
[Hide Photo] Solid lead climb with good protection when you need it.
The Midnight Buttress with Mean Streak in the middle.
[Hide Photo] The Midnight Buttress with Mean Streak in the middle.
Case is jamming hard thru the Mean Streak
[Hide Photo] Case is jamming hard thru the Mean Streak
Alex is getting ready to crank thru the crux on Mean Streak
[Hide Photo] Alex is getting ready to crank thru the crux on Mean Streak
Josh Hattan burls his way into the fray.
[Hide Photo] Josh Hattan burls his way into the fray.

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Riggs
  5.10-
[Hide Comment] Definately a great climb. It starts out easy and gets hard a few feet below the roof. There is a key hold that you can't see from below the roof but it bomber if you can get to it. Short people will need to do some interesting footwork. May 4, 2009
Sam Smolnisky
Custer, SD
[Hide Comment] Great Lead, protects through the crux Oct 11, 2011
Lou Hibbard
Eagan, MN
[Hide Comment] The Hynek and Landmann Blue Mounds guide give this an r rating.
I distinctly remember I only used one jam and the rest were face holds.
If you are solid at the grade you may be fine but don't jump on this on lead expecting to get lots of great gear. Oct 21, 2016