A Redpoint attempt of 'Longing For Miss Adonis' (5.12a).

Hot days call for shirtless sending. Calvin redpoints Missippi Burning with a huge flapper (received in an earlier attempt and promptly taped). After a rest in the crack and a jaunt out to clip the crux, he powers through for the anchors.

This is in Barn Bluffs Minnesota. I was up there for several days. There is some good climbing there, as well as some awesome views.

Joel Therneau worked out all the moves to preemptive strike (5.12c) in Redwing, Minnesota on this unseasonally warm day in April. Photo by christopher mitchell

Lauren Terp toward the bottom of Jump Start (5.10a) at Barn Bluff off the Mississippi in Red Wing, Minnesota (which is not entirely flat). This was a fairly dicey climb for Lauren, who was fairly new to leading at the time. Appropriately named, Jump Start is mostly dicey near the deck. Photo by christopher mitchell

This is the middle of a route called Jump Start. 5.10b. It is a popular warm up climb at this craig. It starts with a slight dino and is kind of a climb of ballance the rest of the way up.

Here's me on the uber-fun Red Wing route, Jump Start. It's aptly titled, as the first move is a dyno up to a jug. Photo by buddy Chris (cynic).