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The Latchstrings

S Dakota > Spearfish Canyon

Description

This sunny hillside holds a couple of the nicest limestone boulders in the Canyon with problems at every grade. 

Getting There

Park at the smaller pullout closest to Savoy and down canyon. Switchback straight up the hill and slightly to the right and you will see a house size boulder.

Routes from Left to Right

V3-4 6A+
 6
● Baby Fever boulder
Boulder
V3 6A PG13
 6
● Stringline
Boulder
V7 7A+ PG13
 5
● Strung out
Boulder
V5-6 6C+
 4
● Strung out puppet
Boulder
V4 6B
 12
● Puppet on a String
Boulder
V8-9 7B+
 5
● No strings attached
Boulder
V3 6A
 9
● String Bean
Boulder
V4 6B
 11
● Under Pressure
Boulder
V4 6B
 7
● The Compactor
Boulder
V4 6B
 1
● High Strung
Boulder
V8 7B
 5
● String Theory
Boulder
V9 7C
 1
● Playing in the string band
Boulder
V1 5
 16
● Cheese Block
Boulder
V2-3 5+
 3
● The Swiss Seam
Boulder
V7 7A+
 3
● Tore-em on Sorum
Boulder
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Baby Fever boulder
 6
V3-4 6A+ Boulder
● Stringline
 6
V3 6A PG13 Boulder
● Strung out
 5
V7 7A+ PG13 Boulder
● Strung out puppet
 4
V5-6 6C+ Boulder
● Puppet on a String
 12
V4 6B Boulder
● No strings attached
 5
V8-9 7B+ Boulder
● String Bean
 9
V3 6A Boulder
● Under Pressure
 11
V4 6B Boulder
● The Compactor
 7
V4 6B Boulder
● High Strung
 1
V4 6B Boulder
● String Theory
 5
V8 7B Boulder
● Playing in the string band
 1
V9 7C Boulder
● Cheese Block
 16
V1 5 Boulder
● The Swiss Seam
 3
V2-3 5+ Boulder
● Tore-em on Sorum
 3
V7 7A+ Boulder

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Puppet on a String
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Lee Terveen
Spearfish, SD
[Hide Comment] I don't feel like all problems can be four stars but damn, these are good. Get on em and star them yourself. Nov 22, 2017
BBQ
[Hide Comment] Everything in Spearfish Canyon is four stars and these boulders only add more evidence to prove that theory. Nov 24, 2017
Stuart Levesque
[Hide Comment] Can someone who knows clarify where these boulders are? Couldn't find anything at the GPS coordinates and the directions for parking also seem to contradict those coordinates. The instructions say park at the first pullout near Savoy, but Savoy is 20 minutes down canyon from the given location. Would love to climb these lines but can't find them. Any help is appreciated. Sep 30, 2022
Mark Ellefson
Spearfish, SD
[Hide Comment] The parking and approach is the same as the nacho wall. I updated the GPS coordinates. Enjoy Oct 1, 2022
Stuart Levesque
[Hide Comment] Thanks Mark! Oct 1, 2022