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Brettr
May 22, 2013, 4:35 PM
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Making my first trip up to the north shore to do some climbing at Palisade Head and Shovel Point! Looks to be a great spot!
Wondering if anyone could offer up some advice on camping spots? I did manage to get a spot for one night in the Tettegouche cart in area, but the weekend is booked solid... Are there open areas to camp anywhere in the vicinity? Just looking for a quiet spot away from the crowds.
Many thanks in advance!
Cheers
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chadnsc
May 22, 2013, 6:11 PM
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Hey,
I'd recommend on of Finland State Forest campgrounds such as Ecbeck. Normally they aren't full and very quite.
What weekend where you thinking of coming up to the North Shore?
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Brettr
May 22, 2013, 7:16 PM
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That looks like it will work nicely. Thanks! I'm going to be there June 13-16th. Any local knowledge would be greatly appreciated as we are total newbies to the area. My experience is mostly devils lake, rrg and a couple other areas in the midwest. Thinking we are mostly going to TR since we are new to the area. Also never climbed on this type of stone. I hear it is somewhat sharp and brittle?
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chadnsc
May 22, 2013, 8:59 PM
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Well the rock up here isn't very sharp and it's not that brittle. It's primarily granite / basalt so rather solid. You will run into some loose stuff on a few lower grade climbs but nothing to worry about.
If you're going to be top roping (or leading) at Palisade or Shovel you need a solid understanding how to rig a top rope top belay and / or set up a rescue pulley to haul someone up who can't finish a route.
To set anchors at Shovel their are HUGE custom made bolts so all you'll need is a couple lengths of cord or webbing 30' long.
For Palisade it's all trad anchors combined with a few 30' lengths cord or webbing.
In both cases I recoment using an auto blocking belay device (gri gri, cintch) for you top rope, top belay so that your belayer isn't too tired to climb.
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Brettr
May 24, 2013, 1:49 PM
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Cool. Good to hear! I am really looking forward to this trip. My fingers are crossed for decent weather. Have you checked out the Wolf Ridge area? Would it be a good alternative if the weather is rough on Superior?
Thanks for the tips on set up. We have plenty of gear and I will be sure to pack some extra webbing and cord. Could you elaborate on the pulley system? I was thinking sending the climber down with a pair of ascenders just in case the climbing is too hard.
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chadnsc
May 29, 2013, 12:05 AM
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Wolf Ridge can be very nice but it doesn't get a lot of sun so if it's been rainy then things could be wet.
As for the pulley system this is something that I don't want to explain over e-mail. Let me do a bit of work and I'll post up a drawing or two from a couple books I have.
Having the climbers use ascenders can be just fine as long as they know how to use them.
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potreroed
May 31, 2013, 4:56 PM
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Can't help you with camping info 'cuz it's been a long time since I've been there, but have fun, the North Shore is awesome. At some point you'll want to check out some of the hidden crags.
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chadnsc
May 31, 2013, 5:03 PM
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There are no 'hidden' crags.
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Brettr
Jun 3, 2013, 3:01 PM
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Hidden in plain sight??
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