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Classic Climbs for South Dakota



Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for South Dakota.
 
MT Rushmore.
Photo by Blitzo.


The Top 50 Classics for South Dakota


Name Rating Type Location

Southern Discomfort

V2

Boulder, 10 feet

Rock Maze : South Central Rocks

Classic Corner

V4

Boulder, 20 feet

Custer State Park : Outlets : Campground Boulder

Orange Roughy

V6

Boulder, 10 feet

Mount Rushmore National Mem... : Old Baldy/ Mount Baldy : Orange Roughy Boulder

Little Monster (FA)

V13+ X

TR, Boulder, 30 feet

Rock Maze : South Central Rocks

Moonlight Rib

5.3 R

Trad, 1 pitch, 100 feet

Custer State Park : Needles Eye : The Fan

Conn Route

5.3

Trad, 2 pitches, 150 feet

Custer State Park : Photographers Peak : Aquarium Rock

Sprire Four

5.4

Trad, 2 pitches, 210 feet

Custer State Park : Cathedral Spires : Spire Four

Lander Turkey Shoot

5.6

Trad, Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet

Custer State Park : Outlets : Inner Outlet

North Crack

5.6

Trad, 3 pitches, 250 feet

Custer State Park : Cathedral Spires : Balcony Point

International Chimney

5.6 R

Trad, 3 pitches, 250 feet

Custer State Park : Cathedral Spires : Spire Three

East Chimney Variation

5.7

Trad, 2 pitches, 150 feet

Custer State Park : Cathedral Spires : Station 13

Solitaire

5.7

Sport, 1 pitch, 60 feet

Mount Rushmore National Mem... : South Seas : Borneo

Hrum Hroom

5.7

Sport, 1 pitch, 60 feet

Custer State Park : Middle Earth : Fanghorn Hills

Classic Crack

5.7

Trad, 1 pitch, 120 feet

Custer State Park : Outlets : Inner Outlet

Evarete

5.7

Sport

Custer State Park : Outlets : Dam - Back Side

Weird Water

5.7

Trad, Sport, 1 pitch, 140 feet

Mount Rushmore National Mem... : Marker : Middle Marker

Gossamer

5.7

Trad, Sport, 1 pitch, 40 feet

Mount Rushmore National Mem... : Monster : Picture Window

Conn Diagonal

5.7

Trad, 3 pitches, 300 feet

Custer State Park : Outlets : Outer Outlet

Conn Variation

5.7+

Trad, 3 pitches, 300 feet

Custer State Park : Cathedral Spires : Spire One

Cerberus

5.8

Trad, 1 pitch, 70 feet

Custer State Park : Tenpins/Switchbacks : Tricouni Nail/Cerberus

Doody Direct

5.8

Trad, 1 pitch, 70 feet

Custer State Park : Needles Eye : Gnomon

Needle's Eye

5.8 X

Trad, 2 pitches, 100 feet

Custer State Park : Needles Eye : Needle's Eye

Waves

5.8

Sport, 2 pitches, 180 feet

Mount Rushmore National Mem... : South Seas : Shipyard Rock

Garfield Goes To Washington

5.8

Trad, 3 pitches, 400 feet, Grade II

Mount Rushmore National Mem... : Emancipation : White House Wall

Eyetooth

5.8

Trad, 2 pitches, 150 feet

Custer State Park : Cathedral Spires : Eyetooth

Star Dancer

5.8

Sport, 1 pitch, 100 feet

Mount Rushmore National Mem... : Marker : Middle Marker

God's Own Drunk

5.8+

Trad, 2 pitches, 320 feet

Custer State Park : Cathedral Spires : Khayyam Spire

Threading the Needle

5.8+

Trad

Custer State Park : Needles Eye : Needle's Eye

Lead Fillings

5.9

Sport, 1 pitch, 100 feet

Mount Rushmore National Mem... : South Seas : Child's Molar

W.A.S.P. (center variation start)

5.9

Trad, Sport, 1 pitch, 165 feet

Mount Rushmore National Mem... : South Seas : Hornets Nest

Valdez Overhang

5.9

Sport, TR, 40 feet

Mount Rushmore National Mem... : Chopping Block : Chopping Block

Four Little Fishies

5.9

Sport, 1 pitch, 130 feet

Custer State Park : Photographers Peak : Aquarium Rock

Baba Cool

5.9+

Sport, 1 pitch, 70 feet

Mount Rushmore National Mem... : Chopping Block : Chopping Block

Hardrocker

5.10a

Trad, Sport, 1 pitch, 160 feet

Custer State Park : Outlets : Inner Outlet

Unnamed Fenton Route

5.10-

Trad, Sport, 1 pitch, 50 feet

Custer State Park : Needles Eye : Needle's Eye

Yippey-Kay-Yay

5.10b

Sport, 70 feet

Spearfish Canyon : The Mohican : Lady In Red

Lunatic

5.10b

Sport, 60 feet

Custer State Park : Moonlight Ridge : The Galaxy

Hang a Right at Fourth Avenue

5.10b

Trad, 2 pitches, 220 feet

Custer State Park : Cathedral Spires : Spire Four

Barber Route

5.10 R

Trad, 160 feet

Custer State Park : Tenpins/Switchbacks : Superpin

Nantucket Sleighride

5.10 R

Trad, 1 pitch, 150 feet

Custer State Park : Tenpins/Switchbacks : Moby Dick

Somewhere East of Fresno

5.10c

Trad, Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet

Raspberry Rocks : Weather Watchers Wall

Carp

5.10c

Sport, 60 feet

Spearfish Canyon : Blue Sky : The Fishbowl

The Conch

5.11a

Sport, 43 feet

Spearfish Canyon : Blue Sky : Lord Of The Flies Wall

Mr. Critical

5.11

Sport, 1 pitch, 140 feet

Mount Rushmore National Mem... : South Seas : Hornets Nest

Sundogs (FA)

5.11d

Sport, 1 pitch, 90 feet

Custer State Park : Middle Earth : Riddle

Iron Horse

5.12a

Sport, 60 feet

Spearfish Canyon : Blue Sky : Iron Horse Wall

Last of the Mohicans

5.12a

Sport, 1 pitch, 45 feet

Spearfish Canyon : The Mohican : Indian Wars Wall

Ladies in Love aka: Lesbian Lovers

5.12b/c

Sport, 1 pitch, 60 feet

Mount Rushmore National Mem... : South Seas : Bird's Nest

Alice

5.13a

Sport, 60 feet

Spearfish Canyon : The Thunderhead

In On The Killtaker

5.13b

Sport, 1 pitch, 60 feet

Spearfish Canyon : The Thunderhead