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South Dakota
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At a glance
Totem Pole
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One of 56 routes catalogued at Tenpins/Switchbacks, this climb sits in the middle of the crag's 5.4 to 5.12+ range. Located in the Totem Pole sector, it was first ascended by Fritz Wiessner, Lawrence Coveney, Percy Olton, and Marguerite Schnellbacher (1936).
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