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Munising 


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Submitted By: jon jugenheimer on Nov 14, 2006

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BETA PHOTO: Joe Mucci leading the classic Dairyland. WI5, the ...

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Munising Michigan is THE place in the Midwest to ice climb. Routes up to 200 feet high form right out of Lake Superior, with not a single ice climb rated below WI3. There are over 150 climbs in a 20+ mile long shoreline (including Grand Island) with many, many climbs rated WI5 and a lot rated WI6 and higher.


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Getting There 

Munising is located along Lake Superior in Michigan's Upper Peninsula about 30 miles east of Marquette.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Munising:
Mixed Master   WI4+ M4-5     TR, Mixed, Ice, 1 pitch, 75 feet   Grand Portal Point
The White Line That Won   WI4-     Ice, 1 pitch, 75 feet   Chapel Beach and East
Sweet Mother Moses   WI3-4     Ice, 1 pitch, 75 feet   Sand Point Road to Miners C...
Snow Cone   WI4     TR, Ice, 80 feet   Grand Portal Point
Dairyland   WI5     Ice, 150 feet   Sand Point Road to Miners C...
The Amphitheater   WI6+     TR, Ice, 1 pitch, 65 feet   Sand Point Road to Miners C...
The Dryer Hose (aka Life's a Pitch)   WI3+     Ice, 1 pitch, 60 feet   Sand Point Road to Miners C...
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Dryer Hose in 2005.

The Dryer Hose (aka Life's a Pitch) WI3+  MI : Munising : Sand Point Road to Miners C...
This is a super classic pillar of ice located between "The Curtains" and "The Ampitheater". If you want classic ice climbing in Munising, but aren't up for long approaches, this is the route for you.The top access (up or down) for Dryer Hose is located around the corner to the west of the route.If memory serves me the trail is by the third 35 MPH sign as one is walking West from the parking lot at the end of Sand Point Road by the beach......[more]   Browse More Classics in MI


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An older map of mine that shows the ice climbs from Sand Point area to Miners Castle, map updated winter 2006/07

BETA PHOTO: An older map of mine that shows the ice climbs fro...

Another map of mine that shows the ice climbs from Mosquito Beach to Twelve Mile Beach. Updated winter 06/07. <br />Note: A lot more climbs are not on this map, I will take a new photo someday and upload it to MP.

BETA PHOTO: Another map of mine that shows the ice climbs from...

Munising and the surrounding area are also great fun during the warmer months.

Munising and the surrounding area are also great f...


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By Jay Knower
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From: Plymouth, NH
Nov 17, 2006

Is it true that no dry tooling is allowed in Munising? I had heard one such rumor.

By Joe Mucci
From: Bristol, NH
Nov 17, 2006

The park service discourages drytooling but it's not that big of a deal; in Munising the rock is more sand than stone. You just kind of scratch through the stuff. If it were harder sandstone, kind of like the sandstone at the RRG, Munising would be a household name in the climbing community. Super-steep overhanging cliffs with all kinds of daggers hanging down. Oh well. The ice is fantastic though and the # of routes is much greater than what's in the guidebooks. Plus there are NO crowds as long as you stay away from the Curtains/Dryer Hose area.

By jon jugenheimer
From: Madison
Feb 1, 2007

There is a new guidebook to the ice climbs of the area being released this weekend during the ice fest (2/2-2/4). They will sell for $15. 40 pages of color photos and beta. You can get one this weekend or by emailing me at jugenj24@uwosh.edu

By jon jugenheimer
From: Madison
Dec 8, 2012

The third edition of the guide to the area will be released this winter. 140 pages, full color, a history written by the early pioneers, 98 named routes with GPS locations, some awesome route photos and maps to the area and a forward by Raphael Slawinski. It will sell for $25 bucks. Available January 2013. Get it at Downwind Sports in Marquette, MI.