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Lichen Divorce

5.7+, Trad, 40 ft (12 m),  Avg: 0.7 from 3 votes
FA: Larry Haug
S Dakota > Needles Of Rush… > Mt Rushmore Nat… > Chopping Block > Veiny
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Location:

About ten feet to the left of bolted climb BB (Budda Boys)

Description:

Start the climb at the thick finger crack (crux) up the overhang. Keep following the crack with small hands to the first ledge. Make a couple moves up to the second ledge and then sling the first horn. Continue up to the right past the second large horn. Top out either here or continue past 12 feet (no pro) to the bolts.

Gear:

standard rack, nuts, long slings for horns.

Descent:

Single 60m rope to rap down
Either needles style simul rap off horn or descent from chains.

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Brent Kertzman
Black Hills, SD
[Hide Comment] I climbed this route back in the 1990's and want to say this is an old Larry Haug route. Sep 18, 2014
John Lang
Rapid City, SD
  5.7+
[Hide Comment] Oh really? I had no clue. Do you happen to have the name? I will just change the details then. Sep 18, 2014
Brent Kertzman
Black Hills, SD
[Hide Comment] I want to say this might be in Phinney's book. Don't know of a name. Sep 18, 2014