Comments on: A Guy in an Orange Jacket Climbing the Ice at Casket Quarry in West Duluth http://www.perfectduluthday.com/2011/01/03/ice-climbing-in-northern-mn/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ice-climbing-in-northern-mn Duluth Minnesota Blog and News Wed, 22 May 2013 01:22:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Cory Fechner http://www.perfectduluthday.com/2011/01/03/ice-climbing-in-northern-mn/#comment-56156 Cory Fechner Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:09:40 +0000 http://www.perfectduluthday.com/?p=25179#comment-56156 Life to the Max - Sandstone & Ice<br> See how the town of Sandstone, Minnesota and ice climbers have developed a unique partnership that has created an amazing winter ice park for everyone to enjoy.<br><br> <iframe width="390" height="228" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/nyp04bmZV9c" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Life to the Max -- Sandstone & Ice
See how the town of Sandstone, Minnesota and ice climbers have developed a unique partnership that has created an amazing winter ice park for everyone to enjoy.

]]> By: Cory Fechner http://www.perfectduluthday.com/2011/01/03/ice-climbing-in-northern-mn/#comment-56155 Cory Fechner Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:03:31 +0000 http://www.perfectduluthday.com/?p=25179#comment-56155 Awesome! Here is a pic from climbing an ice wall on Devils Track River last spring. <img src="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20406838/ice-climbing-duluth.jpg"> Awesome! Here is a pic from climbing an ice wall on Devils Track River last spring.

]]> By: Paul Lundgren http://www.perfectduluthday.com/2011/01/03/ice-climbing-in-northern-mn/#comment-56154 Paul Lundgren Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:22:10 +0000 http://www.perfectduluthday.com/?p=25179#comment-56154 Here's a quarry-climbing video. The <a href="http://vodpod.com/watch/2867959-ice-climbing-at-west-duluths-casket-quarry" target="blank" rel="nofollow">Vodpod page I'm embedding it from</a> attributes the video to Fox 21 Online from Jan. 15, 2010. <embed name="dashplayer" swliveconnect="true" allowscriptaccess="never" src="http://www.fox21online.com/player/dashPlayer.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" wmode="transparent" allowfullscreen="false" quality="high" flashvars="node=10366&autostart=false&showplaylist=false&showinfo=false&votingenabled=false&disableembed=true&autoload=false&disablemenu=true&id=dashplayer" width="350" border="0" height="303"></embed> Here’s a quarry-climbing video. The Vodpod page I’m embedding it from attributes the video to Fox 21 Online from Jan. 15, 2010.

]]> By: Paul Lundgren http://www.perfectduluthday.com/2011/01/03/ice-climbing-in-northern-mn/#comment-33210 Paul Lundgren Thu, 06 Jan 2011 17:34:53 +0000 http://www.perfectduluthday.com/?p=25179#comment-33210 Digit3, you must mean Scott Backes. He's a pretty well-known climber, but the orange jacket doesn't match. Maybe it's new to his wardrobe. <a href="http://www.perfectduluthday.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/ScottBackes2.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-25392" title="ScottBackes2" src="http://www.perfectduluthday.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/ScottBackes2-350x248.jpg" alt="" width="350" height="248" /></a> <a href="http://www.perfectduluthday.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/ScottBackes3.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-25393" title="ScottBackes3" src="http://www.perfectduluthday.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/ScottBackes3-350x195.jpg" alt="" width="350" height="195" /></a> <a href="http://www.perfectduluthday.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/ScottBackes.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-25394" title="ScottBackes" src="http://www.perfectduluthday.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/ScottBackes-350x525.jpg" alt="" width="350" height="525" /></a> Digit3, you must mean Scott Backes. He’s a pretty well-known climber, but the orange jacket doesn’t match. Maybe it’s new to his wardrobe.

]]> By: RS http://www.perfectduluthday.com/2011/01/03/ice-climbing-in-northern-mn/#comment-33146 RS Wed, 05 Jan 2011 15:25:43 +0000 http://www.perfectduluthday.com/?p=25179#comment-33146 LOVE that pic Paul, the ice looks so cool! LOVE that pic Paul, the ice looks so cool!

]]> By: digit3 http://www.perfectduluthday.com/2011/01/03/ice-climbing-in-northern-mn/#comment-33145 digit3 Wed, 05 Jan 2011 15:11:23 +0000 http://www.perfectduluthday.com/?p=25179#comment-33145 You're correct Paul. I spoke with Adam Dailey this morning and he said that this is Scott Backe (sp?). Adam also wears an orange coat sometimes while climbing but can confirm that he did not fall at Casket recently. You’re correct Paul. I spoke with Adam Dailey this morning and he said that this is Scott Backe (sp?). Adam also wears an orange coat sometimes while climbing but can confirm that he did not fall at Casket recently.

]]> By: Paul Lundgren http://www.perfectduluthday.com/2011/01/03/ice-climbing-in-northern-mn/#comment-33103 Paul Lundgren Tue, 04 Jan 2011 14:46:05 +0000 http://www.perfectduluthday.com/?p=25179#comment-33103 PDD's Fairy Research Spy sent me this image of an ice climb for comparison to a mixed route. <a href="http://www.perfectduluthday.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/iceclimb.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://www.perfectduluthday.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/iceclimb-350x466.jpg" alt="" title="iceclimb" width="350" height="466" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-25224" /></a> This shot is from the Sandstone Ice Festival, held in December at Robinson Park. They farm the ice there for the annual climbing event. PDD’s Fairy Research Spy sent me this image of an ice climb for comparison to a mixed route.

This shot is from the Sandstone Ice Festival, held in December at Robinson Park. They farm the ice there for the annual climbing event.

]]> By: Paul Lundgren http://www.perfectduluthday.com/2011/01/03/ice-climbing-in-northern-mn/#comment-33101 Paul Lundgren Tue, 04 Jan 2011 13:53:40 +0000 http://www.perfectduluthday.com/?p=25179#comment-33101 I don't think it's Adam Dailey. The guy fell about 10 feet at one point and his friend at the bottom shouted up, "You OK, Scott?" I don’t think it’s Adam Dailey. The guy fell about 10 feet at one point and his friend at the bottom shouted up, “You OK, Scott?”

]]> By: digit3 http://www.perfectduluthday.com/2011/01/03/ice-climbing-in-northern-mn/#comment-33098 digit3 Tue, 04 Jan 2011 13:48:07 +0000 http://www.perfectduluthday.com/?p=25179#comment-33098 I'm pretty sure that is Adam Dailey climbing. He is the owner of Superior Kettlebell Gym on Michigan Street. I’m pretty sure that is Adam Dailey climbing. He is the owner of Superior Kettlebell Gym on Michigan Street.

]]> By: samh http://www.perfectduluthday.com/2011/01/03/ice-climbing-in-northern-mn/#comment-33089 samh Tue, 04 Jan 2011 03:47:08 +0000 http://www.perfectduluthday.com/?p=25179#comment-33089 I thoroughly enjoyed the <a href="http://www.perfectduluthday.com/2010/12/28/duluths-point-of-rocks/" rel="nofollow">Whoppe Wall discussion</a> of recent so this Casket Quarry photo was a nice continuation. In regard to which route he is climbing he is closer to "Crescent" than "Turkey Chute" when you compare the photos using the graffiti atop the crag as a comparative feature. I thoroughly enjoyed the Whoppe Wall discussion of recent so this Casket Quarry photo was a nice continuation. In regard to which route he is climbing he is closer to “Crescent” than “Turkey Chute” when you compare the photos using the graffiti atop the crag as a comparative feature.

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