This is a great and entertaining route with several lines to challenge you through the middle section, some 5.7 and some 5.9. Whats nice is it starts out as a 5.5 or 5.6 warm up, and continues to get tougher the higher you go. 

Natural Escalation

Dream On

Your Lichen It

Snake Hole

The crux for this route is in the very beginning, about 10 feet up. Have not figured a path through the bulge yet, but a though line around the right side will get you to the nice classic flake and finger stuff.

This route starts out just right of the right-hand bottom trees and has a covering of crispy lichen (hence the name), so you need cleaning gear to make the most of this. Once you get above the trees a bit, the growth almost disappears. I love the route because its a nice steady challenge the whole way up and offers a few different options to send after the halfway point. You could make this a 5.10c if you want by simply choosing a slightly different line.

Snake Hole starts with an easy set of hand and foot holds with one 'leap of faith' in the beginning, then settles into a nice line of classic 5.7 stuff. A great way to start the day and warm up.

Keep in mind that you are in a Wilderness area, The nearest hospital is in Grand Marais, it will take at-least 2 hours to get there and you'll not have cell phone service. Leave No Trace principles should also be followed. So cleaning off lichen and chalk are not permitted. For waste Pack it in Pack it out both human and trash. None of the routes are hard enough to warrant chalk on top rope so lets help the Forest Service preserve this wonderful place for generations to come.

 This cliff face is granite and mostly hard rock with a few soft spots. Being in the wilderness area of the Minnesota Boundary Waters it is actually quite busy with groups passing through to see the views from the top of the cliff, often with clusters often exceeding the boundary waters limit of 9 people and 4 canoes especially during peak season. The climbs here are fun though and mostly TR (Read: bring lots of anchor line), with a few lines offering up somewhat limited and fiddly pro. Not much protection from the sun for most of the day (please don't pee on the trees that do offer some), but usually a nice breeze and good swimming.

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Routes in BC's Wilderness Challenge (BWCAW)