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Climbing Areas

MINNESOTA
Blue Mounds State Park
Barn Bluff, Red Wing
Interstate State Park (Taylors Falls)
Elys Peak
Palisade Head
Shovel Point
Sawmill Creek Dome
Section 13
Carlton Peak

WISCONSIN
Devils Lake State Park
Willow River State Park
Interstate State Park (Taylors Falls)

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Taylors Falls

Once the locus of central Minnesota climbing, it now has to share that title with Red Wing. Technically it's Interstate State Park, and technically half of it is in Wisconsin and half in Minnesota, but who's counting? Great moderate climbs and enough hard stuff to satisfy groups of varying abilities.

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Weather
Minnesota-Interstate State Park
Wisconsin-Interstate State Park
Vanessa McClellan on The Bulge (#6), 5.10a***

Area Updates:

  • The Devils Chair was vandalized, but it was closed for climbing anyway. I don't know the current status.
  • In Fall 2005, Piece of Cake, Piece of Pie, and Fallen Knight were open for climbing. Obey any closures that are posted!
  • By the way, you can do a decent 5.8 by staying a few inches to the left of the crack that makes up Rosebush and a few inches to the right of the 'out of bounds' rope, if it's still there. Same toprope setup as Rosebush. Don't ever touch the crack coming down from the main corner!
  • The loose rock that sat atop Blue Moon is now gone, thank goodness. The yahoos that were tying it off as an anchor will live a bit longer.
  • The correct area code for the MN Park office is 651.

Additional Comments:

People still insist on dropping a rope or (worse yet) webbing down the approach to Batman etc. I predict somebody will get seriously hurt someday because of the false sense of security it provides. If you need a belay, then belay.