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Center Ice Pillar
WI5,
Ice, 130 ft (39 m),
Avg: 3.5 from 2
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FA: unknown
Minnesota
> Stillwater
> Stillwater Ice
Access Issue: Private property.
Details
Available at courtesy of the owner. Please keep low profile and be respectful of the local residents.
Description
Most awesome WI5 ice line available in Minnesota. The climb has roughly two sections. The lower is a thick pillar of pumpy WI5 ice. The climbing varies depending which side of the pillar is climbed. Little rest is available between the two sections. Second section is a thin smooth pillar leading to the top anchors. Ensure the ice is solid and the pillar isn't detached before climbing this one. If the top isn't in, it's possible to traverse left from the base of it and rap.
It is possible that the Center Pillar has some original name. If you happen to know what it is, please let me know and I will change the description.
Location
The center and most prominent of the three ice falls.
Protection
ice screws
![Orhun Kantarci climbing the lower section of the Center Pillar. January, 2005.]()
[Hide Photo] Orhun Kantarci climbing the lower section of the Center Pillar. January, 2005.
![Higher section.]()
[Hide Photo] Higher section.
![Placing screws in the middle of the second WI5 section.]()
[Hide Photo] Placing screws in the middle of the second WI5 section.
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Minneapolis, MN