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Classic Climbs for Minnesota

Mountain Project's determination of the most popular, highly-rated routes.

WI4
 33
Nightfall
Ice 2 pitches
WI5 M5
 13
I) The Chimney
Sport, TR, Mixed, Ice
M7-
 15
E) Deer Bait
Sport, Mixed
M6-7
 11
L) Martini
Sport, Mixed
V1- 5-
 78
Way To Blue
Boulder
V2 5+
 31
Double Rainbow
Boulder
V2+ 5+
 45
Mike's Lunge
Boulder
V2-3 5+
 17
XMen
Boulder
V3 6A
 59
The Prow
Boulder
V4 6B PG13
 13
Friction Fighter
Boulder
V4 6B
 23
Lunge or Plunge
Boulder
V4 6B
 34
B2 Bomber
Boulder
V4-5 6B+
 11
Chump Unknown
Boulder
V5 6C
 14
Perseus
Boulder
V5 6C
 58
Best Boulder in Minnesota
Boulder
V6 7A
 25
That Girl's a Bitch
Boulder
V6 7A
 37
The Nose Thing
Boulder
V6+ 7A
 11
Pieta
Boulder
V7 7A+
 18
Payback
Boulder
V7 7A+
 18
Lukewarm Persistance
Boulder
V7 7A+
 23
The Raven Stand
Boulder
V7+ 7A+
 23
Counselor Moon
Boulder
V8- 7B
 22
The Woodpecker
Boulder
V10 7C+
 15
Tengo De La Muerte
Boulder
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 136
Dance of the Sugar-Plum Faeries
TR
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 15
16
TR
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 11
Afghanistan Bananastand
Trad, TR
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 38
Rubble Trouble Direct
Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 11
Arrowhead Direct
TR
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 16
Birch Flakes
Trad, TR
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
 14
Kanaranzi Right
TR
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
 27
Yamadori [CURRENTLY CLOSED]
Trad, TR
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 169
Number 6 a.k.a. The Bulge
Trad, TR
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 34
Running Scared
Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 66
Gold Plated
TR
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b R
 51
Laceration Jam
Trad 3 pitches
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 86
Scars and Tripes Forever
Trad, TR
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 105
Rapprochement
Trad, TR
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 93
Urge to Mate
Trad, TR
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
 14
Oath of Fealty
Trad, TR
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 61
A Feathery Tong
Trad, TR
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 11
Purgatory
Trad, TR
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 20
Digit Damage
Trad, TR
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 25
Sacred Biscuit
TR
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 66
Hidden Treasure
Trad, TR
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 73
Don't bring a knife to a gun fig…
Trad
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
 13
The Layback
TR
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 95
Adoption
Sport, TR
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 134
Chinese Freedom
Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 116
Advanced Birding
Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 69
Arachnid Tendencies
Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a PG13
 67
Poseidon Adventure
Trad 2 pitches
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 39
Mr. Lean
Trad, TR
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 16
Narcoleptic Epic
Trad, TR
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 161
Work Ethic
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 43
Soli Deo Gloria
Trad, TR
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a R
 17
Sunny and Sheer
Trad, TR
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a V4 6B
 11
Lunge or Plunge
Trad, TR, Boulder
5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a
 84
Preemptive Strike
Sport
5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a
 115
Sigma
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 77
Living All Over Me
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 33
Oz - (AKA The Road To Emerald City)
Trad
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 55
Mississippi
Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 42
Femme Fatale
Sport, TR
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b R
 20
Superior Arete
Trad, TR
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
 15
Light My Fire
Sport
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
 20
Harvest Moon
Sport
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
 40
Paradigm Shift
Sport
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
 23
Palisaid
Trad, TR
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
 32
Nexus
Sport
5.13- 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E7 6c
 11
Happy Happy, Joy Joy
Sport
5.13c 8a+ 30 X- 31 E7 7a
 12
NSP
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Nightfall Grand Marais Area Ice…
 33
WI4 Ice 2 pitches
I) The Chimney Duluth Area > Casket Quarry (ICE/MI…
 13
WI5 M5 Sport, TR, Mixed, Ice
E) Deer Bait Duluth Area > Casket Quarry (ICE/MI…
 15
M7- Sport, Mixed
L) Martini Duluth Area > Casket Quarry (ICE/MI…
 11
M6-7 Sport, Mixed
Way To Blue Sawmill Creek Dome > Picnic Rock
 78
V1- 5- Boulder
Double Rainbow Duluth Area > Ely's Peak Boul… > Bluff Boulder
 31
V2 5+ Boulder
Mike's Lunge Sandstone > Eldon
 45
V2+ 5+ Boulder
XMen Duluth Area > Piedmont roadsi… > Lower Wall
 17
V2-3 5+ Boulder
The Prow Sawmill Creek Dome > Picnic Rock
 59
V3 6A Boulder
Friction Fighter Duluth Area > Little Foxx Canyon > N Little Foxx
 13
V4 6B PG13 Boulder
Lunge or Plunge Interstate SP (… > Interstate SP B… > Slicksides Pit
 23
V4 6B Boulder
B2 Bomber Interstate SP (… > Interstate SP B… > Boonyards aka The B2 Pit
 34
V4 6B Boulder
Chump Unknown Duluth Area > First Street Boulder
 11
V4-5 6B+ Boulder
Perseus Blue Mounds SP… > Bouldering @ Bl… > Quarry Boulder
 14
V5 6C Boulder
Best Boulder in Minnesota Sandstone > Eldon
 58
V5 6C Boulder
That Girl's a Bitch Sandstone > Eldon
 25
V6 7A Boulder
The Nose Thing Sandstone > Eldon
 37
V6 7A Boulder
Pieta Blue Mounds SP… > Bouldering @ Bl… > Quarry Boulder
 11
V6+ 7A Boulder
Payback Sawmill Creek Dome > Picnic Rock
 18
V7 7A+ Boulder
Lukewarm Persistance Sawmill Creek Dome > Picnic Rock
 18
V7 7A+ Boulder
The Raven Stand Sandstone > Eldon
 23
V7 7A+ Boulder
Counselor Moon Sawmill Creek Dome > Picnic Rock
 23
V7+ 7A+ Boulder
The Woodpecker Sawmill Creek Dome > Picnic Rock
 22
V8- 7B Boulder
Tengo De La Muerte Sandstone > Eldon
 15
V10 7C+ Boulder
Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fae… Tettegouche SP… > Shovel Point
 136
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c TR
16 Temperance Rive… > Carlton Peak > S Buttress
 15
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c TR
Afghanistan Bananastand Lake County Rd… > Sawmill Creek Dome > Central Rocks
 11
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad, TR
Rubble Trouble Direct Lake County Rd… > Section 13
 38
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
Arrowhead Direct Lake County Rd… > Section 13
 11
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a TR
Birch Flakes Lake County Rd… > Sawmill Creek Dome > Central Rocks
 16
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad, TR
Kanaranzi Right Blue Mounds SP… > N Quarry Area > Kanaranzi Buttress (E…
 14
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a TR
Yamadori [CURRENTLY CLOSED] Tettegouche SP… > Palisade Head
 27
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Trad, TR
Number 6 a.k.a. The Bulge Interstate SP (… > Minnesota Strip
 169
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad, TR
Running Scared Winona, Sugar Loaf
 34
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
Gold Plated Tettegouche SP… > Shovel Point
 66
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b TR
Laceration Jam Tettegouche SP… > Palisade Head
 51
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b R Trad 3 pitches
Scars and Tripes Forever Tettegouche SP… > Palisade Head
 86
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad, TR
Rapprochement Tettegouche SP… > Palisade Head
 105
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad, TR
Urge to Mate Tettegouche SP… > Palisade Head
 93
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad, TR
Oath of Fealty Blue Mounds SP… > N Quarry Area > Bison Buttress
 14
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad, TR
A Feathery Tong Tettegouche SP… > Palisade Head
 61
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Trad, TR
Purgatory Blue Mounds SP… > N Quarry Area > Kanaranzi Buttress (E…
 11
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad, TR
Digit Damage Lake County Rd… > Section 13
 20
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad, TR
Sacred Biscuit Tettegouche SP… > Shovel Point
 25
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c TR
Hidden Treasure Tettegouche SP… > Palisade Head
 66
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Trad, TR
Don't bring a knife to a gu… Tettegouche SP… > Palisade Head
 73
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Trad
The Layback Blue Mounds SP… > N Quarry Area > Kanaranzi Buttress (S…
 13
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c TR
Adoption Sandstone > Robinson Park > Relationship Wall
 95
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport, TR
Chinese Freedom Red Wing (a.k.a… > Winter Wall
 134
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
Advanced Birding Red Wing (a.k.a… > Perfect Crimb Area
 116
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
Arachnid Tendencies Red Wing (a.k.a… > Large Roof Area
 69
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
Poseidon Adventure Tettegouche SP… > Palisade Head
 67
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a PG13 Trad 2 pitches
Mr. Lean Tettegouche SP… > Palisade Head
 39
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Trad, TR
Narcoleptic Epic Tettegouche SP… > Shovel Point
 16
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Trad, TR
Work Ethic Red Wing (a.k.a… > Cyclops Area
 161
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Soli Deo Gloria Tettegouche SP… > Palisade Head
 43
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Trad, TR
Sunny and Sheer Tettegouche SP… > Palisade Head
 17
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a R Trad, TR
Lunge or Plunge Interstate SP (… > Pot Holes Area
 11
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a V4 6B Trad, TR, Boulder
Preemptive Strike Red Wing (a.k.a… > Winter Wall
 84
5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a Sport
Sigma Sandstone > Robinson Park > Sigma Wall
 115
5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a Sport
Living All Over Me Red Wing (a.k.a… > Winter Wall
 77
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Oz - (AKA The Road To Emera… Tettegouche SP… > Palisade Head
 33
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Trad
Mississippi Red Wing (a.k.a… > Winter Wall
 55
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
Femme Fatale Red Wing (a.k.a… > Annadonia Area
 42
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport, TR
Superior Arete Tettegouche SP… > Palisade Head
 20
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b R Trad, TR
Light My Fire Red Wing (a.k.a… > Winter Wall
 15
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b Sport
Harvest Moon Sandstone > Robinson Park > Relationship Wall
 20
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b Sport
Paradigm Shift Red Wing (a.k.a… > Winter Wall
 40
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c Sport
Palisaid Tettegouche SP… > Palisade Head
 23
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c Trad, TR
Nexus Sandstone > Robinson Park > Sigma Wall
 32
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c Sport
Happy Happy, Joy Joy Tettegouche SP… > Palisade Head
 11
5.13- 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E7 6c Sport
NSP Red Wing (a.k.a… > Winter Wall
 12
5.13c 8a+ 30 X- 31 E7 7a Sport

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