Climbing at Sugar Loaf in Winona, MN

Gabe and I spent a day climbing at Sugar Loaf, in Winona, MN. It was the first time we had climbed there. The routes are shorter but having a place like that so close to La Crosse compared with the drive to Devil's Lake is great.There are a small number of bolted sport routes on Sugar Loaf, all are fun to climb. Sport climbing is where bolts have previously been drilled into the rock so you can clip your rope into them as you climb to protect you in case you fall. The view is spectacular when you get to the top. We climbed a few routes and then set up a top rope to run some laps on a couple of areas. Contact us at www.midwestmountainguides.com if you are interested in climbing.

Here you see Gabe on a route at Sugar Loaf in Winona, MN