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Winter Solstice

Name: Winter Solstice
Rating: 2.1

5.11- YDS 6c French 22 Ewbanks VIII- UIAA 22 ZA E3 5c British

Routes in Silver Creek Tunnel Rock

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	(Unknown 5.10) T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Alcove Astronaut S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Antique Arete S 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Big Butt S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Bob's Hand Crack T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Bronze Baddie S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Cedar Flakes S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Central Access Gulley T 3rd 1- 1 I 1 M 1a
	Cowabunga Corner S 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
	Crooked Hillary S 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Deface the Diabase S 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Duality’s Dance S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Elyse's Revenge S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Encouraged By Coffee T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b R
	Four Boating T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Gateway, The S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	Goldie Oldie S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Highly Caffeinated S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Information Overload S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Information Superhighway S 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Information wall #1 T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Information Wall #2 T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Information wall #3 T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Karma Korner S 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Lunar Line S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Make Today Awesome S 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Miss Information S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Moon Beam S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	MoonDancer S 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	N.I.C.E. S 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Old Bolted S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Old Road Arete S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Old Yeller S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Payment to the Crown V0 4
	Pepperoni T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	POMolivine S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Radical Roof S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Right in Two TR 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Sausage S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Sausage Fingers S 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
	Silver Dimes S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Silver Slab S 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
	Summer Solstice T 5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c
	Switchback Cracks S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Trundle Trail S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Uncharted Waters S 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Winter Solstice S 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c

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Type:	Sport, 60 ft (18 m)
GPS:	47.06756, -91.59324
FA:	Rob P 2023
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Shared By:	Rob P on Jun 27, 2023
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Access Issue: PRIVATE PROPERTY. Open with restrictions. Details

This area is overseen by MNDOT. Keep a low profile and stay off of the highway. Stay off of the obvious climb in the dihedral where the tunnel meets the highway. Also note, the top is private property.

Description

Scramble up the easy ledges to the high first bolt. Climb up the sustained steep face using small crimps, slopers, sidepulls, a few decent edges and some high feet. After 6 bolts at the horizontal fracture in the cliff head slightly left then back right to end up at a stance on a big block then follow the last 2 bolts to the top of a big ledge then hop up onto a boulder and clip the anchor. 5.10d/5.11a

Note : This climb has a ramshorn/pigtail anchor. If unfamiliar with these anchors(I haven't seen any in MN yet), watch the video below for an introduction. As with all climbs at the cliff, please use your own gear for TR laps. Clipping a draw on the bolt underneath the ramshorn is the best practice to avoid unnecessary wear on the anchor when TRing.
https://vimeo.com/183589855