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Ugly Duckling Boulder Climbing

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Routes in Ugly Duckling Boulder

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	Battle of the Shadows V8-9 7B+
	Duck Tails V4 6B
	No More Mr. T (Fryberger's Dike) V10 7C+
	Ugly Duckling V3 6A
	Vise Grips V7- 7A+

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Elevation:	5,284 ft
GPS:	43.8853, -103.4702 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Description

This is one of the main Chopping Block boulders with it's perfect height, flat landing, quality rock, and easy approach (though that last one goes for all of chopping block).

Getting There

From the Chopping Block entrance, at the Mount Rushmore sign, head up the gully between Wrinkled Rock and Chopping Block. Go all the way through past 'Wrinkle In Time' and 'Puppy Stew' and keep straight (west) into the forest down the hill. This will bring you directly to the boulder, if not, you should be able to see it at least.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Ugly Duckling Boulder

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

V3 6A 22 ● Ugly Duckling Boulder
V4 6B 4 ● Duck Tails Boulder
V7- 7A+ 24 ● Vise Grips Boulder
V10 7C+ 4 ● No More Mr. T (Fryberger's Dike) Boulder