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Horsethief Lake Area
North America
USA
South Dakota
85
YDS
5.1
5.4
5.6
5.8
5.10a
5.10c
5.11b
5.12a
5.12d
5.13c
The Chessmen
North America
USA
South Dakota
Horsethief Lake Area
50
YDS
5.5
5.7
5.9
5.10b
5.11a
5.11d
5.12c
Black Eagle Boulder
North America
USA
South Dakota
Horsethief Lake Area
The Chessmen
2
BLDV
V2
Twisted Tree
North America
USA
South Dakota
Horsethief Lake Area
The Chessmen
1
YDS
5.9
5.10b
5.11a
5.11d
Mt. Dallymore
North America
USA
South Dakota
Horsethief Lake Area
The Chessmen
5
YDS
5.6
5.8
Quite The Spire
North America
USA
South Dakota
Horsethief Lake Area
The Chessmen
1
YDS
5.5
Happiness Is Water
North America
USA
South Dakota
Horsethief Lake Area
The Chessmen
2
YDS
5.6
5.8
Journeyman
North America
USA
South Dakota
Horsethief Lake Area
The Chessmen
2
YDS
5.6
5.8
Breaking Wave Spire
North America
USA
South Dakota
Horsethief Lake Area
The Chessmen
2
YDS
5.6
5.8
5.10a
5.10c
5.11b
Chockstone Corridor
North America
USA
South Dakota
Horsethief Lake Area
The Chessmen
4
YDS
5.7
5.9
5.10b
5.11a
Afternoon Spire
North America
USA
South Dakota
Horsethief Lake Area
The Chessmen
3
YDS
5.7
5.9
5.10b
5.11a
5.11d
North Needle
North America
USA
South Dakota
Horsethief Lake Area
The Chessmen
1
YDS
5.7
Mungeskinland
North America
USA
South Dakota
Horsethief Lake Area
The Chessmen
4
YDS
5.7
Mern
North America
USA
South Dakota
Horsethief Lake Area
The Chessmen
1
YDS
5.8
Limp Richard
North America
USA
South Dakota
Horsethief Lake Area
The Chessmen
3
YDS
5.8
5.10a
5.10c
Split Dome
North America
USA
South Dakota
Horsethief Lake Area
The Chessmen
1
YDS
5.9
Black Elk Spire
North America
USA
South Dakota
Horsethief Lake Area
The Chessmen
2
YDS
5.10a
5.10c
Raspberry Sting
North America
USA
South Dakota
Horsethief Lake Area
The Chessmen
2
YDS
5.9
5.10b
5.11a
5.11d
5.12c
The Icebreaker
North America
USA
South Dakota
Horsethief Lake Area
The Chessmen
4
YDS
5.10a
5.10c
5.11b
5.12a
5.12d
Guilt Edge
North America
USA
South Dakota
Horsethief Lake Area
The Chessmen
1
YDS
5.10a
5.10c
The Double Bagger
North America
USA
South Dakota
Horsethief Lake Area
The Chessmen
1
YDS
5.10a
5.10c
Hunter's Rock
North America
USA
South Dakota
Horsethief Lake Area
The Chessmen
1
YDS
5.10a
5.10c
The Showcase Wall
North America
USA
South Dakota
Horsethief Lake Area
The Chessmen
2
YDS
5.10a
5.10c
5.11b
No Eraser
North America
USA
South Dakota
Horsethief Lake Area
The Chessmen
1
YDS
5.10a
5.10c
Gorgon
North America
USA
South Dakota
Horsethief Lake Area
The Chessmen
1
YDS
5.10d
Little Split Dome
North America
USA
South Dakota
Horsethief Lake Area
The Chessmen
1
YDS
5.10d
Emporium Wall
North America
USA
South Dakota
Horsethief Lake Area
The Chessmen
1
YDS
5.10d
Mickey Mouse
North America
USA
South Dakota
Horsethief Lake Area
The Chessmen
1
YDS
5.11a
5.11d
The Playground
North America
USA
South Dakota
Horsethief Lake Area
23
YDS
5.1
5.4
5.6
5.8
5.10a
5.10c
5.11b
5.12a
5.12d
5.13c
Playground Proper
North America
USA
South Dakota
Horsethief Lake Area
The Playground
6
YDS
5.1
5.4
5.6
5.8
5.10a
5.10c
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