| Type: | Sport, 180 ft (55 m), 2 pitches |
| GPS: | 43.98935, -103.18035 |
| FA: | Vern Phinney and Mike Engle 1989 Ground Up |
| Page Views: | 22,940 total · 79/month |
| Shared By: | Andrew Gram on Jun 26, 2002 · Updates |
| Admins: | Peter Gram, Greg Parker, Mikel Madsen, Mark Rafferty |
Description
Waves is one of the best easy routes at Rushmore. Begin on the left side of a ledge on the face furthest from the highway. The first 20 feet of thin climbing up a dyke is the crux. The route can be done as one pitch with a 60 meter rope, but there is an excellent belay ledge halfway up that makes for a good introduction to multipitch climbing. The second pitch is fun steep 5.7 on jugs.
A double rope rap from the summit reaches the ground. This is a great route.
(A 70 meter rope is not sufficient for setting a toprope for others.)



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