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Off widths in MN or WI

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Agarciap · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jan 2014 · Points: 46

I am looking to try my hand at off-width climbing. I am in the twin cities, are there any good off widths in Minnesota or Western Wisconsin that could possibly be TRed (I don't have gear big enough or any experience on wide cracks yet, so TR would be nice)?

RustyLane · · Minneapolis · Joined Apr 2013 · Points: 55

Taylor's Falls has some nice hand crack and a few off width ( The Real Thing) all TR. Palisade Head on the Northshore but may be too wet after the snow they just got.

alpinejason · · Minneapolis · Joined Apr 2010 · Points: 176

Fun easy route.

Superior Crack

alpinejason · · Minneapolis · Joined Apr 2010 · Points: 176

Also awesome

Vulva

Tradiban · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Apr 2004 · Points: 11,610

It's a chimney with some off width:

mountainproject.com/v/whitn…

Timothy Labansky · · Wisconsin · Joined Jul 2014 · Points: 0

If you make it to devil's lake there are some nice off width tr cracks.

Timothy Labansky · · Wisconsin · Joined Jul 2014 · Points: 0

If you make it to devil's lake there are some nice off width tr cracks.

Gokul G · · Madison, WI · Joined May 2011 · Points: 1,753

At DL: Impossible Crack, Bastard Chimney, and Via Apia (upper section is OW). American Beauty Crack has an off-hands crux section that's pretty good too. These should all make for good introductions to OW climbing.

Agarciap · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jan 2014 · Points: 46

Looks like I gotta get over to DL soon!

andyedwards · · OR · Joined Aug 2009 · Points: 205

Try Thrombus and Impossible Crack on the WI side at Taylors.

Another vote for Superior Crack too. It's good and long.

Agarciap · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jan 2014 · Points: 46

excellent

Backwards Eric · · Fargo, ND · Joined Dec 2014 · Points: 1,378

There's Goliath's Finger Crack at the Northshore in Minnesota. It can be easily top-roped.

Agarciap · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jan 2014 · Points: 46

I wish Goliath had some pics, love to see what I'm getting into, but a trip up to Palisade Head is definitely in my near future regardless.

Backwards Eric · · Fargo, ND · Joined Dec 2014 · Points: 1,378

Goliath's finger crack can be easy (5.9) or much harder depending upon if you decide to try to stay in the crack with hands and feet the whole way (embracing the off-widthiness), or use some of the stuff outside the crack (all within tempting reach). Don't forget Superior Crack and the other northshore routes previous posters mentioned if you make it up to Palisade Head.

Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

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