This route is an easier version of Just Jugs. A good warm up route. Climb large holds up the 5th bolt. Then the climb the easy slab to the anchors. This route shares the 6th bolt and the anchors with Fintastic.

Fintastic

Just Jugs

Tree Grease

First Date

This is not a typical route at Rushmore. There are a lot of really interesting large features to use. This is the route on the left. Start up the route past the first bolt to an overhange. Traverse right a couple of feet on big holds. Reach up and pinch/lieback on a large fin/flake. Continue up on large holds until you get the last bolt (6th bolt).  Continue up the easy slab to the anchors. Note, this route shares the 6th bolt and anchors with Fintastic.

This is a short but stout climb!    Gear is good when you actually get to it.    Climb the shist start to a dicy mantle, there you can get your first pro in 15' up. Now it's time to pony up! Pull through the hollow into the finger/hand crack, move fast but make your gear placements count!    BURLY!

First Date -- 5.7. Solo the easy but grungy and lichen-infested face (there are gear opportunities, but the rock is rotten) to gain the platform. Stem between the boulder and the face to reach the high first bolt. Follow the closely-spaced bolts up the dihedral with a combination of stemming and face-climbing. Rock quality on this thing is a bit suspect, and it is pretty dirty. An alternative start would be to tiptoe on a ledge battling a tree to reach the starting platform. Pretty obscure route that apparently sees little traffic and is barely worth doing-- particularly as there are a couple of really good routes at the same grade (Fintastic and Buddha Boys) right nearby. For the climber who has done EVERYTHING ELSE in the North Park/Veiny section of Chopping Black only:)!

Lots of large interesting features on granite.

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Routes in Veiny