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// Rock climbing · South Dakota

Climbing at Needles Eye Area

60 routes on 22 walls, 5.2–5.12d. In South Dakota. When the rock grips hour by hour, topos and people to climb with, in the app.

Routes
60
Walls
22
Grades
5.2–5.12d
Rock
Granite
Style
Trad · Sport
Best season (estimated)
March–June · September–October
// The grades

What grades are there?

Routes by grade

From 5.2 to 5.12d. Half are between 5.7 and 5.10d.

Each climb counts at its grade; ungraded ones are left out. In the app you can switch to French, UIAA, British or Font grades.

// The walls

Sun and shade

Mostly west-facing: morning shade, afternoon sun.

North0 sectorsNortheast0 sectorsEast1 sectorSoutheast1 sectorSouth4 sectorsSouthwest2 sectorsWest14 sectorsNorthwest0 sectors

Estimated best season: March–June · September–October. Worked out from each wall's aspect and the latitude; the app fine-tunes it with what climbers log.

Friction ScoreHow the rock grips, hour by hour and wall by wall. In the app, for every crag on the map. See it in the app →ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE

// Walls

The 22 walls

ASPECT · GRADES · ROUTES
01Bell TowerW · 266° · 5.6–5.12c6 routes
02The FanW · 266° · 5.4–5.12d5 routes
03SeashellW · 266° · 5.6–5.12a5 routes
04GoldlineSW · 243° · 5.7–5.94 routes
05Needle's EyeW · 266° · 5.8–5.11a4 routes
06Bloody SpireSW · 240° · 5.7–5.11c3 routes
07Exclamation PointW · 266° · 5.7–5.10b3 routes
08GnomonS · 165° · 5.7–5.11d3 routes
09Immagination SpiresS · 171° · 5.9–5.11c3 routes
10Needles Eye BoulderingW · 252° · V33 boulders
11Sore ThumbW · 266° · 5.9–5.12d3 routes
12The Back SideS · 193° · 5.8–5.10b2 routes
13Bell RingerW · 253° · 5.7–5.92 routes
14Crocket TorE · 110° · 5.8–5.92 routes
15Hitching PostW · 257° · 5.3–5.10a2 routes
16Holey TerrorW · 266° · 5.7–5.10b2 routes
17Retable RockSE · 117° · 5.10d–5.11a2 routes
18The ThimbleW · 266° · 5.6 · boulders V82 routes and boulders
19Clam ShellS · 175° · 5.10c1 route
20Just another Roadside AttractionW · 266° · 5.11d1 route
21Moraine SpireW · 266° · 5.81 route
22Twin SpiresW · 266° · 5.21 route

Route names, topos and approaches are in the app.

// Where it is

On the map

// Nearby

Crags nearby

// The Friction Score for every crag

Climb more. Guess less.

When the rock grips, hour by hour and wall by wall; topos, your logbook and people to climb with. In your units (°F or °C) and your grades (YDS or French). The social side is free, always.

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