backtrack AKA "Beep Beep"

The letdown

Liber Abaci

Lutefisk

Double Funk Crack

Warmup Crack

Decayed Strange Quark

Time Dilation

Friction Fighter Variation

Uninspired Arete

Whores or S'mores

The Blue Jaguar

Singled Out

Friction Fighter

sweet as

Groovin

curried yogurt

The Tribulation

Clear Water

Return of the Nephilim

Northern Exposure

Probability Density

Moonlight Delight

Foxxy Arete

Cranking the Crack Pipe

Fight the Phunk

What's Your Reynolds Number?

PH Balance

Continuum Hypothesis

Slap happy

Wonder Drug (AKA Vitamin A)

Tip-Top

Emerging From The Shadows

Shikidang

step it up

Sloper route!  sit start on two side pulls in midle/right side of face.  bump longer sidepull up from start then move into the slopy top out.  For duluth, I think this is really fun.

This short problem starts matched on a low rail on the right corner of the boulder.  Feet stay out left while not using the obvious side of the dihedral. Then make a move out left to a descent crimp. From there, either slap to sloper out right or all the way to top.  Mantle out as far left as possible.  This is a great problem for really short people being that the first long move actually feels long. Difficulty changes with height for sure 

Start on a terrible round rail and move up through two more crimpy rounded rails with poor feet.  Once the crack is reached climbing gets much easier, follow the crack up and right and top out.  Let me know if you send and take pics.

Named for the pile of fish bones found at the top on the FA.  Good friction rails lead you most of the way and then holds and feet stop.  Use the friction to topout as the angle decreases.  Do not wuss out and move twords Foxxy arete at the top.

This double crack is a mixture of face/crack climbing. Sit start with a left hand crimp and right hand side pull. Work up the left crack and move over to the right crack to top out.- potential for more problems on this face

Great fun warm up for the other bouldering. I have bouldered this but would take gear if you wanted to lead. Some great hand jams and stemming. Very wet the majority of the time. Give it atleast 3 days after a rain to dry out.

Start on the large under cling directly under the crack on Time Dilation. Climb the first 8 feet up to the small roof feature on the same line as Time Dilation, then veer left and up to a small under cling rail. Continue straight up over a small mantel and a finish crux on the face 4 feet to the left of the Time Dilation crack. Don't fall. 

  There is a large flake (8 feet tall, 1-2 feet wide) to the left of the bottom of the climb that sounds very hollow and might be pried off for a more direct line in the future. Don't use for now, it will probably break off if you do and leave you hurting.

Really fun route if you can keep your nerves at bay. Starts on the big under cling directly below a distinct long vertical crack. Heads straight up a short slabby crux to the long crack with good holds. To top out follow the small seam that angles up and left (it may be tempting to bail up the large ledge to the right, fight the urge!). Keep your head on for a second crux at the top out. Super high top out so be careful! Not a route you want to fall on.

Sit start under slight overhang on good holds and traverse left till you reach the finger crack (which is not on) then back right and up. The top out is sketchy on thin holds. This skips the crux moves of friction fighter.

Named appropriately for the uninspiring line it takes but a good warm up none the less.  start in the finger crack just left of the arete combine the ledges on the arete and the finger crack to top out.

Start on Start stemming facing Warm up crack without using the crack (yeah I know).  Move onto the right using the diagonal crack then move back to the left using the crack and top out the same as warm up crack.  The crux is establishing yourself onto the face.

Start left hand on a high gaston and right low on a bad crimp.  Move up on good crimps untill, suprise suprise, the holds get bad 15 feet off the deck.  Keep it together and top it out.

Sit start just to the right of the small ledge.use the large side pull for your left and a tiny crimp for your right.  Move your left hand up on the verticle rail and right up on sloppers.  good technique allows you to stand up to a tiny slopper and dyno for the lip which is the crux.

A Little Fox classic and a must do for any Minnesota Hardman!  The most obvious line on the three slabs.  Sit start under bulge on two bomber side pulls.  Pull up over the bulge to a sloppy/frictiony rail and then move your left hand to a small rail where you can fit 2-3 fingers. Find a small nub for your left foot on the slab and pull up into a right hand foot match.  10 feet of mellow climbing brings you to a good rest.  Here you can contemplate either down climbing or committing to the top out.  Climb up a couple more feet then reach way up to two small crimps.  Use these to get your feet high enough to mantle and it's all over.

start on good holds at eye level. go up with face holds, arete and cool slopers at top.

Sit start on whatever.  Use crimp to work into a really good right leaning side pull.  then work up and ALL the way to the right on really fun slopers.  I have to jump to first sloper, but longer reaches can prob. just grab it.  Super fun warm up.

sit/stand start on the right corner arete of the down hill face of the free standing boulder.  follow slopy curving arete to the middle of boulder.  then top out.

SDS on a great left hand side pull in the crack and tiny half pad crimp for the left.  Move up to a sweet pocket then move left into PH balance using the sloppy rail.  Top out the same as PH Balance.  Feels much hard until the right beta is found.

This route climbs the slab right below the top of what i think is called fox nob. Right variation is v0- Small Yacht, middle goes at v2- Clean Water Slab and the left area has yet to be climbed although it looks promising

Sds. Try not to get wet in the little river that sometimes runs directly around and under the steep face of this problem. Throw to the jug, get your right hand up, resituate, and throw again around the lip to the next jug way up right on the sloping face. Or crimp yourself up. Either way, a good one of a kind problem in Duluth. Much thanks to BIATHLON! for cleaning this boulder up. I didn't want to take the time because it didn't look that great, but these 2 problems are actually well worth the time! Thanks Adam.

Start on the same holds as Friction Fighter but move right after the first move of friction fighter.  Follow the thin crack around the right side of the arete to the top.  The top out is surprisingly good in comparison to many of the other routes in this area (it has holds).

On the right side of the Super Slab you'll see a 10 foot vertical finger crack about 8 feet off the ground. Start directly below it and head straight up. Using the arete on the left and crimps on the face work through the low crux to get to the crack. At the top of the crack angle up and left on the easy but exposed slab to the top out by the birch trees.

Just to the right of fight the phunk. Fun little problem

Great holds and feet make a great warm up.  Be sure not to wuss out 2/3 of the ways up by moving out onto the ledge.

Start on the uninspired arete, half way up the move left onto the face using a good crimp and poor feet.  Crank off of this and make the very long reach to the diagonal crack to your left.  Follow this crack to top out.  Really a one or two move wonder.

Just right of Slap Happy. Sit start on with your hands matched on the obvious ledge. climb straight up on big holds.

Consider top roping before going for the send. Start up the corner in the middle/rightish side of the super slab. From the top of the corner climb straight up through the crux on the blank slab with a few bad holds. Very balancey, static is key to survival!

Start on a rounded crimp and  a decent side pull.  Move through bad crimpy gastons and poor feet till two good side pulls can be reached 10 feet up.  Make a couple more big reaches on decent holds to the top. 

  "Squat/Stand start on the triangular crimps and the pinch on the curving arch. Use desperate feet to get you to some sharp crimps out left. Work up to the cool diagonal crimps then work your way right to a very enjoyable top-out. Overall, a route whose crux is at the beginning-requiring you to balance your technique with power. Once the first couple moves are reached, enjoyable climbing on positive crimps take you to the top of this very inspiring wall."         -PETER DODGE

Sit start on the arete with your left hand low on a terrible crimp and right on an ok side pull. Slap left hand to sloper. Two more easy moves and your done. The crux is the first two moves.  Must start very low for full value

Sit start on a bomber undercling and poor feet.  Move up and left the arete using slopers and crimps.  When your over the center of the boulder top out.  Don't wuss out and move out to the right.

Sit start on bottom left of arete on big side pulls.  Move up into the first crimp rail on the face.  Then the second rail on the face, then use three slopers that follow arete out right to the top.

Sit start on sharp tiny crimp in a horizontal crack.  Move up to a second horizontal crack with two more sharp crimps.  Step up and then dyno for the sloppy lip, then top it out.  The arete is off.

On free standing boulder. Sit start with nice arete.  Use slopy arete to the left and crimps to work up main arete.

Climb up the blank face starting on small crimps, left one on the face, and the right on the arete.  Use arete to make  you way to the top, then traverse left on the super sweet lip.

Originally found by Nodin in spring of 2007.  A few routes were developed that summer but the majority of the problems have been put up recently in the summer and fall of 08.  Comprised mostly of three high ball slabs and a few other boulders.  The three high ball slabs are just short of vertical and the rock is very frictiony (Anorthicite I think).  Most of the problems are pretty high but have very good landings.  There is still potential for more so get out there and start sending.

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Routes in North Little Foxx