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Tsunami

5.9, Sport, 70 ft (21 m),  Avg: 3.1 from 46 votes
FA: Vernon Phinney and Mike Engle in 1989
S Dakota > Needles Of Rush… > Mt Rushmore Nat… > S Seas > Shipyard Rock
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Description

To get there there is a crevice between where W.A.S.P. is and Waves. you boulder up there about 20 or 30 feet and its the third route from the left. This route is killer. It is up spines. it has great hold and awesome side pulls and very good rests.

Protection

This route has awesome pro. There is about 5 or 6 bolts I think. The person who put up this route really knew what he was doing the rope runs perfectly though the spines.

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Anonymous Coward
  5.9
[Hide Comment] This route is a veritable wanderfest at best. Nov 24, 2005
joelhagan Hagan
Milford, CT
[Hide Comment] First ascent was by Vernon Phinney and Mike Engle in 1989. This route is not on Hornet's nest, but rather on Shipyard Rock. Oct 24, 2007
Jimmy D
Rapid City
 
[Hide Comment] This route shares the anchor with the second pitch of Waves. It is one pitch, and the scramble up to the base may feel a bit exposed, however, the climbing is easy. Better than Waves IMO and a much faster way to the summit. Get on it! Jun 29, 2015
Adam Pequette
Rapid City, SD
[Hide Comment] There seems to be some confusion about this route after reading the tick list and comments. Several people are climbing Surging Wave (5.7) and thinking they are on Tsunami. This route is the third bolt line on the left of side of gully (4th if you count Waves) and starts near the top of the crevice\slot between Hornets Nest and Shipyard. It does NOT top out on the Waves 1st pitch belay ledge. It's NOT a two pitch climb. It's a single pitch and finishes at the Shipyard summit. This route can be done as an alternate second pitch to one of the Waves first pitches but cannnot be linked as one. Once you are at the Waves belay ledge you can work around the corner to the right and get to the start of Tsunami. Oct 25, 2019
Andrew Bien
Eau Claire, WI
[Hide Comment] If Adam's comment is correct, this thing is WAY up the gully, and even after a bunch of scrambling into the gully there's a fifth-class scramble to a high first bolt. These are the farthest bolts to the right, basically no spines, just good crystal climbing to the summit (separate anchor from Waves) Jul 31, 2023
Adam Pequette
Rapid City, SD
[Hide Comment] Andrew, it indeed sounds like you did Tsunami. It's essentially at the top of the notch/gully. It's can be accessed from either side. Aug 1, 2023