Rangers Are People Too 5.10a
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| Type: | Trad, 1 pitch, 130 feet, Grade II |
| Consensus: | 5.9 [details] |
| FA: | J. Schlinkmann, S. Gardiner, R. Guilmette, '85 |
| Submitted By: | Tony B on Jul 5, 2001 |
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07/01/2012: Because no falcon nesting activity has been observed, the prairie falcon nesting closures currently in effect will be removed on Sunday, July 1, thus opening these areas to normal recreational climbing activities. The areas to be reopened include on the northeast face, routes between and including “Belle Fourche Buttress” and “Maid in the Shaid” (routes #68 to #93), as well as the “North Face” rappel route.
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Description Approach Via the Durrance approach and head left at the cliff base to reach the SW corner. At the SW corner there are a number of shorter colunms that reach a height of perhaps 100'.
The dihedral at the right hand edge of the right-most of these colums, beginning as a ever-steepening slab is "Rangers Are People Too." The next crack left of this, on the left side of the right-most short column, is the fist pitch of Driect SouthWest.
P1: (5.10-, 100' (?)Locate the climb as described above and start up the slabby initial section (easy) and into the right-facing crack & corner with thin jams and stems. CLimb this to a good ledge with a fixed belay. Although I am not certain a single 60M gets you to the ground, it is close enough to be a mere scramble for sure. The route is not very sustained.
Protection A good set of nuts and cams to 2.5"
BETA PHOTO: Taken June, 2000
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BETA PHOTO: One fine contribution by the late Jim Schlinkmann....
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Eastvillage on Rangers Are Pervert's too, my first...
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| Comments on Rangers Are People Too |
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By Ryan Minton
May 20, 2003
| Are you sure about that rating? I was under the impression that the route was rated at 5.9-, I did it last time I was up at the Tower and it didn't feel like it was a 10- ? |
By Anonymous Coward
Sep 9, 2003
| The actual name of this route is "Rangers Are Perverts Too". |
By Tony B
From: Around Boulder, CO
Sep 30, 2003
| It could be 9-, no arguement from me, but the book said 10a. I swapped the 10a to a 10- becuase I thought it less than 10. |
By Ryan Minton
Nov 25, 2003
| Which guidebook calls it 10a? Maybe the rating applies to the fact that it seems a bit sustained towards the top? Good route no matter what... |
By Cameron Luth
Apr 16, 2007
| This climb is super fantastic. One of my favs on the tower. A really good lead I think. |
By Alex A
Sep 22, 2010
rating: 5.9-
| Fun climb, good gear, No way is this 5.10, easy 5.9-, at Devils Lake it would be 5.8, my guide book from 1986 calls it 5.9- |
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