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Wave Runner

5.8, Sport, 85 ft (26 m),  Avg: 3.1 from 21 votes
FA: unknown
S Dakota > Custer SP > Moonlight Ridge > Point / Beside The Point

Description

Remember your feet on this one. A couple moves where the hands kinda disappear... but the friction will keep you in the game.

Location

The center of the big face just right of Wave Goodbye.

Protection

7 bolts.

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Isaac Tait
Seattle Area
  5.9 PG13
[Hide Comment] This did not seem like a 5.8 to me... Thin hands and thin feet, if you slip clipping the 3rd bolt you are going to deck on a small ledge... Fly Me to the Moon is a 5.8, Wave Rider is not, even Counter Point is a 5.8 but the style of climbing (face and slab) on Fly me to the Moon is similar to Wave Runner except on FMTTM you can see your feet... Just my $0.02... Jul 20, 2010
Matthew Clifford
 
[Hide Comment] Most fun I've had on a 5.8 in awhile. Mike came walking down the trail and was excited to see us there, stopped to chat awhile before he introduced himself and powerdrill. Great day up there! Mar 3, 2011
Peter Arndt
  5.8
[Hide Comment] Incredible 5.8 route! Jul 23, 2012
Nathan D Johnson
  5.8-
[Hide Comment] FA: Gregg Fusselman Sep 10, 2015
Kevin Patterson
Lower Hutt, NZ
  5.9
[Hide Comment] Amazing route! Aug 17, 2025