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Soiled Father Doves

5.6, Sport, 45 ft (14 m),  Avg: 2.2 from 24 votes
FA: Mike McNeil
S Dakota > Spearfish Canyon > Skeletal Remains

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The big chimney route!
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Shows the route
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Fun route that you can climb a million different ways
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Alex stepping across to the anchors.
[Hide Photo] Alex stepping across to the anchors.

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Mike McNeil
Spearfish, South Dakota
  5.6
[Hide Comment] Easy route between Soiled Dove and Son of a thousand Fathers. Clip boults up through the chimney until you can move left on to the face and finish up at the cold shuts. Jun 15, 2010
Joshua Wells
Denver, CO
  5.7
[Hide Comment] This is an easy, although awkward, route. I gave it a 5.7 purely because of the awkwardness, not because it's more difficult than a 5.6. The extra awkwardness might also be due to the fact that I'm tall and I don't fit into tight spaces all that well. haha May 31, 2012
Seth Webster
[Hide Comment] A little bit awkward, but that is what makes it fun. Jun 10, 2015
Brian Stampe
Spearfish, SD
 
[Hide Comment] Good little route. I usually start here for beginners. I never found it awkward. Sep 15, 2020
Kyle Boehlen
 
[Hide Comment] If you don't spot the anchors for this route it's easy to accidentally traverse the ledge above last clip and end up left at the anchors of Son of a Thousand Fathers. Would recommend being careful to avoid doing that. Jul 23, 2024