Type: | TR, 20 ft (6 m) |
FA: | Bob Horan (TR), Chris Hirsch (boulder) |
Page Views: | 3,438 total · 16/month |
Shared By: | Sean Patrick on Aug 11, 2006 · Updates |
Admins: | K Ice, Kris Gorny |
Individual permits are available year-round at the park office. Weekends in May and daily Memorial Day through mid-October, permits are also available at the visitor center. Individual climbing permits are also available at the self pay kiosk near the visitor center.
Commercial Rock Climbing Permits (free):
Organized groups are required to obtain a new commercial climbing permit each year. This requires submitting a certificate of insurance with required liability limits and naming the State Of Minnesota as an additional insured party. Application forms are available by calling the park office at 651-539-4500. Requests for new commercial climbing permits should be submitted at least seven days prior to the climbing event to allow time to process the permit request.
dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks…
Minnesota State Parks strongly endorse a "clean climbing" philosophy. In all but very limited, pre-approved instances, placement of hardware will be limited to that which can be temporarily placed using the climber's fingers. All such protection must be placed and removed without altering the rock."
Description
Thin crimps on bullet hard rock, with powerful moves between them. The crux is at around fifteen feet with hard underlings.
This was first freed on top-rope by Bob Horan (later Lynn Hill climbed it, and the legend went for years that she got the FA). I tried to lead it in '06, but the gear is terrible, every fall is a ground fall, and it just didn't make much sense.
In a show of great lateral thinking, Chris Hirsch bouldered this line over a snowdrift in around 06/07 or so. Smart! Most people will probably TR it, and for the quality of the climbing, that makes a lot of sense, but boulder ascents over snow are proud.
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