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Shipyard Rock Rock Climbing

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Routes in Shipyard Rock

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	All Tuckered Out S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Humpbacks in Love S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Jellyfish and Condoms T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Not So Sweet T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Nutra-Sweet S 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Shipyard rock T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Shipyard Rock Variation T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b PG13
	Spilling Waves S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Surging Wave S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Traditional wave T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Tsunami S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Tuck and Roll S,TR 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Waves S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Waves (Variation) S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R

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Description

Shipyard is a large mass of rock with some of the only two pitch routes at the Rushmore areas. A very popular route, Waves, runs up the north face of it. This rock is often crowded. Many safe, easy to moderate variations of Waves exist, and also some hard, fun routes like Nutra-sweet are also on this rock. A definite must stop at rock while in the South Seas.

Getting There

From the South Seas parking area, follow the trail to the South Seas sign-in post. From here, two large masses of rock are straight ahead. The one on the left is Hornet's Nest, and on the right is Shipyard Rock. Most routes start on the opposite face as the entrance here, so follow trails around to the other face to do Waves and its variations, etc.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Shipyard Rock

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 90 ● Surging Wave Sport
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 50 ● Spilling Waves Sport
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 322 ● Waves Sport 2 pitches
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 13 ● Not So Sweet Trad
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R 18 ● Waves (Variation) Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 48 ● Tsunami Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 13 ● Jellyfish and Condoms Trad
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 78 ● All Tuckered Out Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 43 ● Humpbacks in Love Sport 2 pitches
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b 16 ● Tuck and Roll Sport, TR
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c 28 ● Nutra-Sweet Sport