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Bird's Nest

S Dakota > Needles Of Rush… > Mt Rushmore Nat… > S Seas
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Description

Sheltered, with morning sun and afternoon shade. Easy access with excellent rock quality for hard people.

Getting There

Park at Wrinkled Rock Trailhead. Follow the the access trail/old road east/southeast to the South Seas Area. The first real rock summit on your left is Bird's Nest (about three minutes from the parking area). Keep walking past Bird's Nest until a trail veers left from the old road into a corridor. Ladies in Love and Boylesque are both in the corridor.

Routes from Left to Right

5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
 10
North Crack
Trad
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 15
Bird's Nest
Trad
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 33
Ladies in Love
Sport
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 43
Boylesque
Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 2
Girlie Man
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
North Crack
 10
5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c Trad
Bird's Nest
 15
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Trad
Ladies in Love
 33
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
Boylesque
 43
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Girlie Man
 2
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport

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A lad seeks his right of passage with "Ladies in Love".
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