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Falling Rock Climbing

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Areas in Falling Rock

Falling Rock Drainage 0 / 0 / 0 / 20 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 20

North Canyon Wall 5 / 17 / 11 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 22

South Canyon Wall 1 / 10 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 11

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Elevation:	4,087 ft	1,246 m
GPS:	44.05384, -103.36295 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Shared By:	Peter Gram on Jun 21, 2002
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Description

Falling Rock is good for a pumpy winter workout, or a forearm burn for an hour or two after work. This area is a limestone walled canyon which stays warm enough to climb in the winter due to south facing rock. There is not a huge quantity of routes, but they are all vertical and less than half a rope length. The parking lot is located at the top of the cliffs, so setting up topropes is very easy, although many routes are bolted. Also, a few cracks are available, so bring a light rack to lead these.

Getting There

Drive four and a half miles out of Rapid City on highway 44 (Rimrock Highway) from the junction of Jackson Blvd and Canyon Lake Drive. As the road curves to the right, watch for a gravel road leading off to the left. Turn on to this road and immediately is a parking lot for the main area, which has the south facing cliffs and the bulk of the routes. If desired, continue another .7 miles to a pulloff on the left with an old blocked off dirt road. Park here for the north facing cliffs, which are better for warm days.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Falling Rock

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

V3 6A 7 ● Karnak Arete Boulder Falling Rock Drainage
V6 7A 4 ● Hello World Boulder Falling Rock Drainage
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 24 ● Garden Party Trad, TR N Canyon Wall > Main Wall
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 26 ● Paperboy Centerfold Trad, TR N Canyon Wall > Main Wall
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 21 ● Better a Hasbeen Than a Wannabe Sport S Canyon Wall
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 22 ● Spermatose Sport, TR S Canyon Wall
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 29 ● Two Bits Sport, TR N Canyon Wall > Main Wall
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 11 ● France By Chance Sport, TR N Canyon Wall > Main Wall
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 19 ● Men Without Egos Sport S Canyon Wall
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b 23 ● Blockhead Sport, TR N Canyon Wall > Main Wall
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b 14 ● Seams to Go Trad, TR N Canyon Wall > Main Wall
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 22 ● Killer Wasp From Hell Sport, TR N Canyon Wall > Main Wall
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 20 ● Flatland Fever Sport N Canyon Wall > Main Wall
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c 5 ● Lost Direction Sport N Canyon Wall > Main Wall
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 14 ● One Finger Solution Sport, TR N Canyon Wall > Main Wall