Free — you'll pick up right here.
Watch this climb
Sign up to watch it — saving subscribes you to gate, closure and report changes.
South Dakota
No agency boundary, access route or field report is mapped to it — so there is no verdict, and we won't guess. We'll tell you the moment this climb has something to say.
Nobody's filed a report here yet — be the first.
At a glance
Freak's Fright
AI-suggested draft · review before you go
Located in the Freak's Fright sector, this route sits in the middle of Cathedral Spires' 54 catalogued climbs, which span from 5.3 to 5.13a. First ascent by Bob Kamps & Rich Goldstone Aug. 1967.
Photo of the crag

Cathedral Spires
~0 min drive
Vertical spire climbing on featured South Dakota rock in the Black Hills.
East Gruesome
~0 min drive
South Dakota climbing area with regional rock character and varied climbing.
Khayyam Spire
~0 min drive
South Dakota crag with vertical climbing and varied routes.
Bartizan Wall
~0 min drive
South Dakota crag with varied climbing for multiple skill levels.
Spire Three
~0 min drive
South Dakota climbing on distinctive spire formations with varied terrain.
Spire five
~0 min drive
South Dakota climbing area featuring varied routes on local rock formations.
Spire Four
~0 min drive
South Dakota climbing on distinctive regional rock.
Spire Two
~0 min drive
South Dakota climbing area featuring vertical rock and varied climbing experiences.
Station 13
~0 min drive
South Dakota climbing area with routes for multiple skill levels.
Incisor
~0 min drive
South Dakota climbing area with varied routes and solid rock.