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// Rock climbing · South Dakota

Climbing at South Central (Main Area)

23 boulders on 11 walls, V1–V6. In South Dakota. When the rock grips hour by hour, topos and people to climb with, in the app.

Boulders
23
Walls
11
Grades
V1–V6
Rock
Gneiss
Style
Bouldering
Best season (estimated)
March–May · September–October
// The grades

What grades are there?

Boulders by grade

From V1 to V6. Half are between V2 and V5.

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 sectorsEast0 sectorsSoutheast0 sectorsSouth2 sectorsSouthwest9 sectorsWest0 sectorsNorthwest0 sectors

Estimated best season: March–May · 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 11 walls

ASPECT · GRADES · ROUTES
01South Central RocksSW · 225° · V2–V45 boulders
02Sunshine BoulderSW · 225° · V4–V64 boulders
03Cubist CornerSW · 223° · V1–V22 boulders
04Muscle CornerSW · 225° · V52 boulders
05Southern Discomfort BoulderS · 181° · V2–V32 boulders
06The Tiger Lily BoulderSW · 225° · V3–V42 boulders
07Violin BoulderSW · 225° · V22 boulders
08Breaking Point Boulder aka Single CarotSW · 225° · V31 boulder
09Ericas AreteSW · 225° · V61 boulder
10Plugged Nickel BoulderSW · 225° · V51 boulder
11Slot Machine BoulderS · 181° · V11 boulder

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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