Dykes Next Door 

This is a very good climb. However, I bet that I have seen at least 4 different people deck while clipping the second bolt. The second bolt is still in the crux, and when yarding out slack to clip, it is easy to fall. Nobody seems to get hurt because the landing is good and it is not that far of a fall.

It's worth noting that there are no anchors at the top of this climb (at least there wern't this spring), but the anchors on the top of Critical View are easily accessable. It's best to have someone second this route to clean the draws.

To correct my own comments, I was just on this climb today and it appears that someone recently added anchors at the top. Many thanks to the individual who put them there. Also, I think this route could use one more bolt between number 4 and 5. Although the climbing in that section is relitavely easy (5.8ish), falling just before the fifth bolt could result in a nasty deck on the small ledge below. Just a thought...

We can thank the hard work of Ron Yahne on the installation of the bomber set of anchors and thank The Black Hills Climbing Collation for the dollars to purchase the hardware for this route and MANY others in the Rushmore area.

Any ground fall is a problem when considering you are a bolt or more above the ground. I can only give this route one star considering the super high quality longer routes nearby.

This route is killer. I love the crux, its sweet. The moves feel really cool.Its a great climb

With the new Ramp this route is about 5.10ish. Bouldery start is what makes this route. The rest of the route is ehhh... until you get to the top above the small ledge to climbers right and it gets a little thin. Recently saw a Free Solo by a local.