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Static Cling

5.10c, Sport, 70 ft (21 m),  Avg: 3.6 from 45 votes
FA: Mike Engle, Vernon Pinney-1989
S Dakota > Needles Of Rush… > Mt Rushmore Nat… > Chopping Block > Lightning Bolt
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Description

Another Crystal pinching climb past horizontal dikes.

Location

10 ft left of Jacknife. Starts below the huge boulder.

Protection

7 bolts to rap anchors.

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Jacob Mader leading up Static Cling(5.10) in Chopping Block.
[Hide Photo] Jacob Mader leading up Static Cling(5.10) in Chopping Block.
Kaz on Static Cling. Great movement on this route.
[Hide Photo] Kaz on Static Cling. Great movement on this route.
Zach in a sea of crystals.
[Hide Photo] Zach in a sea of crystals.
Nearing the anchors, nice route in the shade in the morning.
[Hide Photo] Nearing the anchors, nice route in the shade in the morning.
Start just to the left of the big boulder.
[Hide Photo] Start just to the left of the big boulder.

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Nathan D Johnson
[Hide Comment] FA: Mike Engle, Vernon Phinney. 1989 Sep 3, 2015
mason boos
fo co
[Hide Comment] must do! Sep 15, 2016
Doug Lintz
Kearney, NE
 
[Hide Comment] Fantastic route! Don't pass this one up. Oct 9, 2017