Mountain Project: Climbing Spearfish Canyon

Dan Dewell leading "Cokes and Crowbars"
(5.10) at...

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Skeletal Remains:

Storm Trooper of Love 5.8 Sport, 1 pitch, 50 feet

Liquid Sunshine 5.8+ Sport, 1 pitch, 45 feet

Walk in the Park 5.9 Sport, 1 pitch, 35 feet

Lon's Route 5.9 Sport, 1 pitch, 45 feet

Plea Bargain 5.9 Sport, 1 pitch, 65 feet

Scar Face 5.9 Sport, 1 pitch, 35 feet

Son of a Thousand Fathers 5.9+ Sport, 1 pitch, 70 feet

Soiled Dove 5.9+ Sport, 1 pitch, 35 feet

Buster Douglas 5.10a Sport, 1 pitch, 40 feet

Cokes and Crowbars 5.10a Sport, 1 pitch, 30 feet

Buffalo Gap 5.10c Sport, 1 pitch, 50 feet

Tongueless Wonder 5.11 Sport, 1 pitch, 45 feet

Crucifixion 5.12a Sport, 1 pitch, 40 feet

Featured Route For Skeletal Remains

Son of a Thousand Fathers 5.9+ SD : Spearfish Canyon : Skeletal Remains

For those about to DYNO, we salute you! It is recommended that you stickclip the first two bolts of this climb if you have never done it before. Even better, have a local who knows the dyno move for the opening sequence show you how it's done. Be prepared for a fall on your way to the third bolt while doing a stand-up sequence that is a bit difficult due to a secret, hidden hold. Crimp and smear your way past the fourth and fifth bolts, and after that, its a jughaul to the anchors. This climb is...[more] Browse More Classics in SD

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By Anonymous Coward
Aug 19, 2002

5.7 to 5.13+

By Greg Parker
Administrator
Nov 10, 2002

13+? The grades range from 5.6 (Sewn Up) to 5.12c (Custer's Last Stud). If you want to experience a nice Pete deLannoy sandbag, get on Tongueless Wonder, 11a. Trivia question: Does anybody know how this route got its name?

By Anonymous Coward
Jan 23, 2003

Nathan Renner was trying to put on a Vector and as he was doing it he pulled the tongue out and thus the name tongueless wonder.

By Greg Parker
Administrator
Jan 25, 2003

Wow! That last comment had to be by Nate. I don't think anybody else knows that besides Pete.

By Miah
Jan 3, 2007

I"ve always wondered were that name came from. Tonguless is one of the finest routs in the canyon and one of the best 5.11's I've ever done. It's also probably the hardest .11a I've ever been on.

By Greg Parker
Administrator
Jan 5, 2007

Pete used to get all heated when I would suggest that Tongueless was hard for 11a... "you don't know dude. Go climb some runout 5.11s in the Needles, then come talk to me."
I think it's more like 11c. It's brilliant though. Fun to put your unsuspecting friends on.

By Glenn Foltz
From: Spearfish, SD
Jun 20, 2010

Parking Area and Trailhead are at N44�27.04 W103�51.82, the area is at N44�27.09' W103�51.82!

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