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All Locations > Minnesota > Sandstone > Sandstone Bould… > Eldon

Best Boulder in Minnesota

V5 YDS 6C Font


 Avg: 3.8 from 17 votes

Routes in Eldon

All Along the Watertower V1-2 5
All for V4 V4 6B
All for V6 V6-7 7A+
Alternator, The V5- 6C
Best Boulder in Minnesota V5 6C
Best Touch V10 7C+
Bow Hunter, The V2 5+
Carburetor V1 5
Chairman Meow V9 7C
First Born Traverse V8 7B
Helke V3 V3 6A
Invisible Touch V8 7B
Last Touch V7+ 7A+
Lean With It, Rock With It V8 7B
Nervous Addition, The V9 7C
Nose Thing, The V6 7A
Nutrigrain (a.k.a. Please Hammer Don't Hurt Em') V4 6B
On Ice V0 4
Panic Arete Stand V5 6C
Pocket Hercules V8 7B
Raven Stand, The V7 7A+
Raven, The V11-12 8A+
Riverside Direct V5 6C
Riverside Jump or Swim V3 6A
Riverside V4 V4 6B
Tengo De La Muerte V10 7C+
That Girl's a Bitch V6 7A
Warmup Wall V2 5+
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Type: Boulder, 15 ft
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Description

Deserved of the name. Fun gymnastic climbing to a long lock-off crux to an exciting top out.

REMEMBER:
-If it has rained in the past 24 hours, do not climb at Eldon.
-Wipe your shoes off before you climb.
-Leave no trace. Erase tick marks. Pack out any trash, yours or others'.

Location

Middle of the river boulder. Stand start on obvious jugs. Go straight up.

Protection

2-3 Pads

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Ben on the boulder
Ben on the boulder
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Pulling onto the problem!
Pulling onto the problem!
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finding the foot pocket
finding the foot pocket
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Picture detailing the river boulder's problems
Picture detailing the river boulder's problems
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Dobbe going big.
Dobbe going big.
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Climber on Best V5 (V5) on the River Boulder. Invisible Touch (V8) climbs the arete to the left. The Nose (V6) climbs the wide crack, which is the dark area to the left of the climber.
Climber on Best V5 (V5) on the River Boulder.…
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zhitz351
  V5
zhitz351  
  V5
Awesome problem. The lock off and borderline blind reach to upper crimp is fantastic. Super safe landing... overall 4 star classic in my opinion. Sep 28, 2014
Zach Bramel
MN
Zach Bramel   MN
The name of this problem is "Best boulder in Minnesota" not "Best V5 in Minnesota". Nov 12, 2014
David Gloe
Mounds View, MN
  V4
David Gloe   Mounds View, MN
  V4
On my fourth time to Eldon the river was finally low enough so the landing wasn't under water. It's a really nice problem; strangely took me fewer tries than All For V4. I can see myself doing this problem every time I'm there and the water is low enough. Sep 14, 2018

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