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South Seas Rock Climbing
Areas in South Seas
| Elevation: | 5,196 ft | 1,584 m |
| GPS: |
43.8864, -103.467 Google Map · Climbing Area Map |
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| Page Views: | 233,654 total · 819/month | |
| Shared By: | Andrew Gram on Jun 24, 2002 | |
| Admins: | Peter Gram, Greg Parker, Mikel Madsen, Mark Rafferty |
Description
South Seas is an excellent place to begin sampling Rushmore. There is an abundance of excellent sport routes from 5.6 to 5.13 here, and a smattering of trad routes as well. Most routes end on top of spires requiring raps to get down, which means there aren't very many routes to toprope. No approaches take longer than 30 minutes.
Must do routes include Waves, Solitaire, Lead Fillings, Mr Critical, and Ladies in Love.
Getting There
South Seas is just a few miles from the faces on Mt Rushmore. From Rapid City, take Rushmore Road(US 16) up into the hills. Exit at SD244, drive through Keystone, and drive up past the faces. The parking lot is the large pullout at the Mt Rushmore National Monument sign as you are leaving the monument heading west on 244. Descend the trail on the north side of the road, and the spires come into view in about 20 seconds.
Classic Climbing Routes at South Seas
| Route Name | Location | Star Rating | Difficulty | Date |
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| ● Second Hand Rose Arete | Hornets Nest |
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5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Sport | |
| ● Solitaire | Borneo |
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5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Sport | |
| ● Shark's Breath | Sharks Fin |
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5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Sport | |
| ● Waves | Shipyard Rock |
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5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport 2 pitches | |
| ● Lead Fillings | Child's Molar |
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5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport | |
| ● W.A.S.P. (center variation… | Hornets Nest |
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5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Trad, Sport | |
| ● Nitrous Rockcide | Child's Molar |
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5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad, Sport | |
| ● The Pollinator | Hornets Nest |
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5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport | |
| ● Cereal Killer | Cornflake |
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5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport | |
| ● Anaphylactic Shock | Hornets Nest |
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5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport | |
| ● Mr. Critical | Hornets Nest |
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5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c Sport | |
| ● Boylesque | Bird's Nest |
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5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport | |
| ● Beetle Juice | Hornets Nest |
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5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport | |
| ● Ladies in Love | Bird's Nest |
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5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport | |
| ● Mothra | Hornets Nest |
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5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c Sport |
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