PRINT: Rock Climb Suicide Squeeze, Red Wing (a.k.a. He Mni Can, Barn Bluff)

Suicide Squeeze

5.11, Sport,

Avg: 3 from 178 votes
FA: Dan Meyer (1990)
Minnesota > Red Wing (a.k.a… > Cyclops Area

Description

Although the grade is debated a little, this is a great consensus 11. Delicate moves on good rock, not too pumpy as there is a good rest at the ledge and the crux is early. Requires a little thought and a bit of a sequence.

Location

Between Work Ethic and Cyclops. It used to share anchors with Cyclops, but it now has its own anchors.

Check the photo:

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Protection

4 bolts. Please use your own gear for top rope. Please bring an extra biner, and if the ones up top look bad or don't easily clip or shut, please replace. It's good karma.

Photos [Hide ALL Photos]

Ethan on Route

Reaching for the jug!

Grant getting pumped right before a fall

Darin Limvere and Lana Nysse on Suicide Squeeze. June, 2007.

The crux of Suicide Squeeze.

Comments [Hide ALL Comments]

Ian Harmon
Minneapolis, MN

5.10d

A very fun route, although I think calling it a 5.11c is a bit optomistic, hey it boosts my ego. Follow the small pockets past the first two bolts (crux), at which point the hold start to get a little bigger. Continue to a large ledge and climb the slab to the top clipping a bolt en route. This route shares anchors with Cyclops. Jun 6, 2006

Sean Patrick
Mountains, CO

5.11c

A great route on solid rock that onsights a little harder than 11c. It's powerful for the inefficent, and a perfectly pleasant balance-fest for those who can keep their weight over their feet. A delightful way to start working medium 11's at Red Wing, it's also fun to find yourself on this route again and again. Nov 13, 2007

randy baum

5.11c

agreed: fun thin/techy route. moving out of the cave/hueco is also quite fun, juggy. May 27, 2008

Nick Smith
Saint Paul, MN

5.11

I would highly recommend staying the course over the bulge after the ledge and last bolt. It definitely adds a little something to the flavor. Sep 21, 2013

Christopher Deal
Fargo, ND

5.11a

youtube.com/watch?v=KPa94BT… Nov 2, 2020

Ryan Donahue
Rochester, MN

5.11b/c

The first two bolts are pretty difficult. You need to know the sequence at the bottom. The holds are there, you just need to use them accurately and plan your foot placements. The 2nd half of the route is a lot easier. May 17, 2023

Sam Fosler
The Overworld

RCM&W(2e) #6, p. 64 May 13, 2025