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Sep 8, 2025 N Shore Rock > Tettegouche SP… > Palisade Head > Soli Deo Gloria (5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a) eric on lead ● Such a classic photo View Comment
Aug 2, 2025 N Shore Rock > Silver Creek Tunnel Rock Switchback Cracks 5.10b ● No longer the bolt line just left of Silver Slab. The cedar tree flake route was bolted 8/1/25 (thanks Rob!… View Comment
Aug 2, 2025 N Shore Rock > Silver Creek Tunnel Rock The Gateway 5.13a ● Super interesting movement on this route. The ledge that gives you the first no hands rest on the route is… View Comment
Jun 13, 2025 N Shore Rock > Tettegouche SP… > Palisade Head > Rejuvenation (5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b) Does it really get any better than this? Rob P swimming up the incredible headwall above Lake Superior. ● This photo is so good View Comment
Jun 30, 2024 Ten Sleep Canyon > Downtown > Cigar > Name of the Game (5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c) Pink Floyd inspired photo shoot at The Cigar. ● That's a rad photo. View Comment
May 4, 2024 Interstate SP (… > Interstate SP B… > Boneyards Spider Tracks V3 ● V3 is the most sandbagged grade at Taylor's, by a lot. View Comment
Feb 3, 2024 Red Wing (a.k.a… > Winter Wall Paul's Boutique 5.13c ● This opening boulder is very fun and engaging. Very unique for Red Wing. It is nice because although it's s… View Comment
Jan 12, 2024 Red Wing (a.k.a… > Winter Wall Blank Man 5.13c ● This is a super fun route. There is a hold that broke in the crux section a number of years back that made… View Comment
Jan 12, 2024 Sandstone Eldon ● Alright, I've already gotten a couple of messages from people asking about the closure and why it wasn't co… View Comment
Jan 11, 2024 Sandstone Eldon ● I haven't been out this winter to check but the closure is implemented by the MN DNR. They are not able to… View Comment
Dec 30, 2023 Red Wing (a.k.a… > Winter Wall > Blank Man (5.13c 8a+ 30 X- 31 E7 7a) John Reynolds on his red point ascent of this beautiful line. Photo by Logan Dop ● I’m happy I got to see John put this down. Impressive effort on a great climb. View Comment
Nov 24, 2023 N Shore Rock > Silver Creek Tu… > Antique Arete (5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b) 4 year old Niko Pilaczynski topping out Antique Arete in fine style! ● This photo is awesome View Comment
Oct 9, 2023 Sandstone > Eldon > Best Boulder in Minne… (V5 6C) Best V5 has broken. ● This is why we can't have nice things. View Comment
Jul 17, 2023 Red Wing (a.k.a… > Perfect Crimb Area Vice Squad 5.12d ● Bottom 2 bolts and anchor bolts replaced with nice glue ins by Jeff Engel summer 2023. Anchor chain and car… View Comment
May 22, 2023 Red Wing (a.k.a… > Winter Wall Last Dance with the Fat Man 5.13a ● Thanks again to Andrew J and Chase for cleaning this one up. The rock on this is still shedding and climber… View Comment
May 22, 2023 Red Wing (a.k.a… > Winter Wall Vias, aka Godzilla 5.12c ● This is actually a pretty good route. Thanks Andrew J and Chase for cleaning it up last year and this year.… View Comment
May 17, 2023 Red Wing (a.k.a… > Perfect Crimb Area > Pulldown Menu (5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b) Photo of the post-crux bolt on Pulldown Menu ● Randy you probably missed my comment on the general Red Wing page. I have talked to a number of people, hav… View Comment
May 16, 2023 Red Wing (a.k.a. He Mni Can, Barn Bluff) ● Okay we need to talk about bolts at Red Wing. It's 2023 and the bluff is littered with objectively dangerou… View Comment
May 15, 2023 Red Wing (a.k.a… > Perfect Crimb Area Pulldown Menu 5.12d ● The movement on this climb is actually quite good. I wouldn't call it a one-move wonder but definitely a di… View Comment
May 4, 2023 Interstate SP (… > Interstate SP B… > Path Area Kill Kitties V7-8 ● This thing is a lot closer to 8 than it is to 7. You can tell because of the way it is. Also it's definitel… View Comment
Apr 28, 2023 Red Wing (a.k.a… > Winter Wall Paradigm Shift 5.13a ● That hold that Andy talks about is normally very glassy and hard to use, unless you get it in just the righ… View Comment
Feb 23, 2023 N Shore Rock > Tettegouche SP (N Shore) Shovel Point ● You can't tell me that's not the ocean. View Comment
Dec 10, 2022 Sandstone > Eldon It's Not a Tufa V1 ● Gets V3 in the guidebook. Often wet but worth doing if it's dry. I did this one this year but can't really… View Comment
Dec 3, 2022 N Shore Rock > Tettegouche SP… > Palisade Head > Pamplemoose (5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b) Slavo getting into the upper flake on the second ascent Photo by Karina ● This looks rad. View Comment
Nov 12, 2022 Northwest > Interstate Park > Cave Boulders Liquid Swords V7 ● The description is off on this one, you start on the same holds as Midget Sit but you start with hands cros… View Comment
Nov 1, 2022 Sandstone > Eldon > Best Boulder in Minne… (V5 6C) a different view of the "best boulder in Minnesota" route from the top of the cliff line on the Robinson park side. ● That's a cool photo. View Comment
Nov 1, 2022 Red Wing (a.k.a… > Winter Wall > NSP (5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c) a combo of healthy shoulders and tenacity will get you through the crux! Photo by Andrea Zerbe ● Hell yeah! Were you the first to do it after all the rock got cleaned off of it last year? Nice work. View Comment
Oct 19, 2022 Red Wing (a.k.a… > Winter Wall > Soft Touch (5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b) On the upper part of Soft Touch ● Crazy to look at the amount of rock that came down right off this area a couple of years ago. View Comment
Oct 19, 2022 Red Wing (a.k.a… > Winter Wall PTC (Present Time Consciousness) 5.13b ● This should probably be considered the standard finish to Paul's for now. The top of Paul's is a lot of cho… View Comment
Oct 17, 2022 Red Wing (a.k.a… > Winter Wall > Preemptive Strike (5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a) Switched out the carabiners (with a donation from another generous climber at the cliff--I only had one spare). Just a reminder to check fixed gear and swap out the lowering biners when necessary. This one was very deeply grooved and very sharp. ● Thanks Kevin. View Comment
Oct 6, 2022 Northwest > Interstate Park > Cave Boulders Cave Right V7- ● I broke off the right hand flat jug edge that you go to at the top of the boulder (a couple feet above the… View Comment
Jul 5, 2022 Alpine Rock > RMNP - Rock > Petit Grepon > S Face (5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c) Cute but deadly... to my approach shoes I left on the ledge after scrambling up the first two pitches. ● I don't know if it's the same marmot, but one also chewed my buddy's approach shoes as we watched from the… View Comment
Jun 12, 2022 Sandstone Eldon ● As of last Sunday 6/5/22 the water was quite high at Sandstone. The River boulder was mostly unclimbable du… View Comment
Jun 11, 2022 Baraboo Range > … 1 > S Bluff > 03. The Reserve > Reserve > Man of War (V9 7C) The crimp ● Wow that's a beautiful photo of some great rock. View Comment
May 21, 2022 Interstate SP (… > Minnesota Strip Station 62 5.10d ● I don't know why this doesn't get climbed more. It's basically a roped boulder problem but so good. Super s… View Comment
May 16, 2022 Red Wing (a.k.a… > Winter Wall > Rock Pigs (5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b) Hitting the Gaston on the opening boulder problem ● Yeah that's the business. View Comment

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