Rock Climbing Minnesota

by Angie Jacobsen, Katie Berg

Overview

The newest edition of Rock Climbing Minnesota contains three brand new areas and describes over 1100 routes at 15 major areas, offering a lifetime of cragging for beginners and experts alike. Experience the distinctive sea-cliff atmosphere of climbing along the North Shore of Lake Superior, cling to solid quartzite at Blue Mounds State Park, revel in the Northwoods environment of Crane Lake and Onishishin, or push your limits on steep sport routes at Willow River.

Maps, color topos, and stunning climbing photography accompany clearly written descriptions of the routes to make Rock Climbing Minnesota indispensable on your next Midwestern climbing adventure.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493047604
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	07/01/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	288
File size:	131 MB
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About the Author

Angie Jacobsen is a mother of two, scientist, storyteller, and angler based in St. Paul, MN. She has been climbing for 12 years and is a lead guide for Devil's Lake Climbing Guides, as well as a freelance photographer.

Katie Berg moved to Duluth, Minnesota for college, and while working her way through undergrad and graduate school at UMD, she served as a rock climbing instructor for a local climbing gym while spending months out of her summers climbing in Yosemite, the Grand Tetons, the Wind River Range, Devil's Tower, the Red River Gorge, Greece, the Dolomites in Italy, and of course all of her favorite local crags. She is a college writing professor and a dance competition coach and choreographer, as well as a climbing guide in the summers.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Third Edition viii

Introduction x

Outdoor Ethics, Etiquette, and Safety xi

How to Use This Guidebook xv

Map Legend xviii

Blue Mounds State Park 1

Sugar Loaf/Winona 48

He Mni Can/Red Wing/Barn Bluff 57

Willow River State Park 84

Taylors Falls/Interstate State Park 95

Sandstone/Robinson Park 124

Ely's Peak 137

Palisade Head 145

Shovel Point 174

Wolf Ridge Area 184

Sawmill Creek Dome and Section 13 196

Carlton Peak 208

Crane Lake 219

Onishishin 230

Minnesota Top 50 Tick List 252

Additional Resources 253

Index 254

About the Authors 269