Midwest Bouldering Guidebooks | 2023 Edition

MIDWEST BOULDERING GUIDEBOOKS EDITION 2
The Midwest Bouldering Guidebooks are two books in one. One begins deep in
the north woods of Minnesota on the shore of Lake Superior at Sawmill Creek Dome
and works its way southeast. The other begins in the unique quartzite talus fields of
Devil’s Lake State Park, a shocking geologic anomaly amidst central Wisconsin’s rolling
hills and works its way northwest. The two meet at Taylors Falls, an area with climbing
on both banks of the St. Croix river, an area in both Minnesota and Wisconsin.
• The Minnesota Bouldering Guidebook includes over 700 problems across
Taylors Falls, Sandstone, Blue Mounds SP, and Sawmill Creek Dome.
• The Wisconsin Bouldering Guidebook includes nearly 900 boulder problems
across Devil’s Lake SP, Rattlesnake Mound, and Governor Dodge SP.
While both states have a rich bouldering history dating back to the 1960s,
substantial recent development combined with an influx of climbing gyms and
climbers throughout the midwest, has made the demand for guidebooks for
Minnesota and Wisconsin bouldering reach an all-time high. The Midwest Bouldering
Guidebooks address that demand by providing comprehensive information regarding
bouldering across the region.

UPDATED/NEW INFO — MINNESOTA
• Introduction to include words from Josh Helke of Organic Climbing and
Nittany Mountain Works. Along with his brother Mike, they were prolific
developers of local Minnesota and Wisconsin areas/crags.
• Maps with QR codes
• Photos
• Indices by grade and by stars
UPDATED/NEW INFO — WISCONSIN
• Photos
• Rattlesnake Mound
• Indices by grade and by stars