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GPS: 43.83905, -103.40947
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Shared By: Anonymous Coward on Nov 18, 2002 · Updates
Admins: Peter Gram, Greg Parker, Mikel Madsen, Mark Rafferty

Description Suggest change

This wall is the main wall at Raspberry Rocks. It faces west/northwest. There is a substantial boulder field below this wall. Near the center of this wall is a giant tiered overhang. This wall is home to the majority of the routes at Raspberry Rocks. This is one of the steepest and longest walls we have in the Black Hills. There are a number of corners, aretes, cracks and overhangs on this wall. There are no other cliffs in the Black Hills that are so symmetrically cleaved. This area is similar to Index Town Walls in Washington State or many of the crags in Boulder Canyon, Colorado. Most routes have fixed anchors for rappel purposes. This cliff is in the shade in the morning and gets sunshine after 2:00PM during the summer. Several routes not to be missed are Rocking Raspberries 5.9, Somewhere East of Fresno 5.10c, Indian Summer 5.10c, Frosted Red Raspberry Pop Tarts 5.10d, Left Face of Eve 5.11b and The Horn Route 5.10b.

Getting There Suggest change

Use the standard approach described on the front page for Raspberry Rocks. Follow the faint trail until it leads into the boulder field. At that point the main attraction will be quite evident. Wander through the talus staying out away from the wall a bit. Find your route and work through the boulders to the base of the climb.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Weather Watchers Wall

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 23
Carl's Bad Caverns
Trad 2 pitches
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 25
Middle of the Road
Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 20
Weather or Not
Trad 2 pitches
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 11
Rocking Raspberries
Trad, Sport
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
 7
Paradise Lost
Trad
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
 9
Uff-Da-Hedral
Trad 2 pitches
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 12
Dog Days of Summer
Trad, Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 24
Somewhere East of Fresno
Trad, Sport
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
 6
The Chameleons
Trad
5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 11
Indian Summer
Trad, Sport
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 9
Frosted Red Raspberry Pop Tarts
Trad, Sport 2 pitches
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 8
Lizard King Arete
Trad, Sport
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
 11
Left Face of Eve
Trad
5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a
 7
R.I.P. Diagonal
Trad 2 pitches
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a R
 5
Cheap Seeking Missle
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Carl's Bad Caverns
 23
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad 2 pitches
Middle of the Road
 25
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad
Weather or Not
 20
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad 2 pitches
Rocking Raspberries
 11
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad, Sport
Paradise Lost
 7
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Trad
Uff-Da-Hedral
 9
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Trad 2 pitches
Dog Days of Summer
 12
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad, Sport
Somewhere East of Fresno
 24
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad, Sport
The Chameleons
 6
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b Trad
Indian Summer
 11
5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Trad, Sport
Frosted Red Raspberry Pop T…
 9
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Trad, Sport 2 pitches
Lizard King Arete
 8
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad, Sport
Left Face of Eve
 11
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c Trad
R.I.P. Diagonal
 7
5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a Trad 2 pitches
Cheap Seeking Missle
 5
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a R Sport
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