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// Rock climbing · South Dakota

Climbing at Old Baldy Frontside

55 boulders on 21 walls, V0+–V10. In South Dakota. When the rock grips hour by hour, topos and people to climb with, in the app.

Boulders
55
Walls
21
Grades
V0+–V10
Rock
Gneiss
Style
Bouldering
Best season (estimated)
April–June · September–October
// The grades

What grades are there?

Boulders by grade

From V0+ to V10. Half are between V3 and V6.

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 south-facing: sun for much of the day. A winter crag; in summer, go early or late.

North0 sectorsNortheast0 sectorsEast2 sectorsSoutheast4 sectorsSouth15 sectorsSouthwest0 sectorsWest0 sectorsNorthwest0 sectors

Estimated best season: April–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 21 walls

ASPECT · GRADES · ROUTES
01Lillipad BoulderS · 174° · V1–V67 boulders
02Sports Action BoulderS · 163° · V3–V57 boulders
03Seul Avec Dieux BoulderE · 109° · V1–V106 boulders
04Loosening the Lid BoulderS · 174° · V5–V64 boulders
05Buffalo BoulderSE · 134° · V4–V53 boulders
06The FortSE · 141° · V2–V33 boulders
07The Hurt Locker BoulderS · 174° · V3–V73 boulders
08Hydra-Crack BoulderS · 174° · V1–V53 boulders
09Slap Happy BoulderS · 171° · V4–V63 boulders
10Hueco WallS · 174° · V52 boulders
11The Obtuse BoulderS · 174° · V72 boulders
12Orange Roughy BoulderSE · 130° · V2–V62 boulders
13Stalemate BoulderS · 174° · V0+–V62 boulders
14Baby BoulderSE · 145°1 route
15Beer BoulderS · 174°1 route
16The Cheese GraterS · 197° · V31 boulder
17Discipline BoulderE · 111° · V81 boulder
18Don't Get LippyS · 172° · V31 boulder
19Seams Easy BoulderS · 195°1 route
20Strege's CaveS · 174° · V51 boulder
21Ticks BoulderS · 174°1 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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