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The Gift

5.8, Sport, 60 ft (18 m),  Avg: 2.8 from 46 votes
FA: Norm?
S Dakota > Spearfish Canyon > Shadowlands > Green Mile

A Serious Eight For An E-Harmony Date.

Are you looking for the perfect climb to take a beginning climber for a romantic interlude? Here it is. Bring your lover. Bring your lover and your lover's lover. We are not here to judge.

This is a very nice, slabby route with big holds, good rests, excellent clip stances and just enough of a "freaky-fright factor" to make you feel alive.

A not-too-terribly hard route that young lovers, middle-aged lovers, and old lovers will fall in love with and will want to visit time and time again. Just remember to pack out those used love gloves and clean off your tick marks.

Location

Easy to find, yet gives a nice secluded feeling. You and your lover can hold hands and walk on a gentle path all the way past the Wall of Wow, The Wall of Fabled Creatures, The Courthouse Wall and The Seepy Creepy Wall. After walking up the hill past the Creepy Seepy Wall you will come to a wide trail with a lot of green moss. Turn left and walk for about two minutes. You are heading towards a blonde wall with a wooden pipe and a hunk of rusty metal in front of it.

A wonderful place to have picnic and make love in the green grass. Norm's route is the route on the left and The Gift is the route to the right.

Protection

Bring at least 10 quickdraws and a personal anchor system. The anchors are new but might not be open.

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Rachel Deutsch
South Dakota
[Hide Comment] Bolt 5 spinning as of 7-25-23 Jul 25, 2023