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  • Chopping Block

Chopping Block

LAT,LNG 43.88538, -103.46937
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This is the namesake rock for this area. This rock is steep on all sides, and provides many hard routes from 5.9 to 5.13. The most popular routes on this rock are Baba Cool (5.9+) and Meat is Murder (5.11).

9 Climbs

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  1. 1
    Tender Vittles
    5.11+
    Sport
  2. 2
    Chopping Block
    5.3
    Trad
  3. 3
    Valdez Overhang
    5.9
    Tr · Sport
  4. 4
    Twelve White Sticks
    5.12a
    Sport
  5. 5
    The Great Chimney AKA The Great Dihedral
    5.8
    Trad
  6. 6
    Baba Cool
    5.9+
    Sport
  7. 7
    A Sioux Named Boy
    5.13c
    Sport
  8. 8
    Meat is Murder
    5.11c
    Sport
  9. 9
    Glimpse Into Paradise
    V7
    Bouldering