Routes : North America : United States : South Dakota : Sioux Falls : Palisades State Park : Harkor Tower : Hot Coals
Hot Coals - 5.9

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Route Summary | Ascent Notes (6)
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Description:
The left face as you look at the front of Harkor Tower, right side of face, to the left of Gail's Folly, the prominent vertical crack up the tower. A seven to eight foot gap exists between Harkor Tower and South Wall to its left. To the left side of Hot Coals is Glimmer, also a face climb.Descent Options:
Climb 12-15 feet up back side of Harkor Tower, right at the bottom end of the first set of wooden stairs and next to the only large tree. Anchor on largest branch that extends past cliff-edge over Harkor's main wall. Retrieve gear at end of TR session, th
Submitted by: brojay on 2004-08-05
Last Modified: 2012-06-04
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Route ID: 57488
6 Ascents Recorded
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Difficulty | 5.9 |
Safety Rating | G |
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Hot Coals, Sweaty Rock
Palisades Quartzite can 'sweat' if the humidity & temperature factors are at certain levels; never seen this before elsewhere. Water beaded up on the rock on that sunny day, then ran in rivulets down the rock to form puddles on some of the best edges. Way strange. Otherwise, good edgy climb, tho.
Added: 2012-06-02
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Difficulty | 5.9 |
Safety Rating | G |
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hot coals
This was a fun face climb with a couple of cool stem moves.
Added: 2008-10-01
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Difficulty | 5.9 |
Safety Rating | G |
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