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// Rock climbing · South Dakota

Climbing at South Seas

116 routes on 24 walls, 5.3–5.13a. In South Dakota. When the rock grips hour by hour, topos and people to climb with, in the app.

Routes
116
Walls
24
Grades
5.3–5.13a
Rock
Schist
Style
Sport
Best season (estimated)
April–June · September–October
// The grades

What grades are there?

Routes by grade

From 5.3 to 5.13a. 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 east-facing: morning sun, afternoon shade.

North3 sectorsNortheast1 sectorEast5 sectorsSoutheast12 sectorsSouth0 sectorsSouthwest0 sectorsWest1 sectorNorthwest2 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 24 walls

ASPECT · GRADES · ROUTES
01Hornets NestE · 112° · 5.6–5.13a14 routes
02Shipyard RockSE · 125° · 5.6–5.11c13 routes
03Bull RockW · 280° · 5.7–5.10a7 routes
04Reef 2SE · 139° · 5.6–5.10d7 routes
05Toy Tug BoatSE · 139° · 5.3–5.97 routes
06BorneoE · 103° · 5.7–5.11c6 routes
07South Seas BouldersE · 108° · V3–V96 boulders
08Bird's NestNW · 301° · 5.4–5.12c5 routes
09Reef 1SE · 139° · 5.7–5.11a5 routes
10Sharks FinSE · 124° · 5.7–5.11a5 routes
11Toy BoatE · 96° · 5.5–5.85 routes
12CavitySE · 139° · 5.7–5.11a4 routes
13Child's MolarNE · 66° · 5.9–5.12a4 routes
14CornflakeN · 356° · 5.10d–5.12c4 routes
15Squirrels NestNW · 296° · 5.10c–5.11d4 routes
16Tit RockSE · 129° · 5.4–5.94 routes
17DuckbillN · 349° · 5.7–5.10c3 routes
18JavaSE · 139° · 5.10c–5.11d3 routes
19Critical ViewSE · 139° · 5.8–5.11a2 routes
20KaraN · 354° · 5.10c–5.12d2 routes
21PronghornE · 92° · 5.92 routes
22SharkstoothSE · 139° · 5.6–5.10c2 routes
23Reef 3SE · 139° · 5.11d1 route
24Shark's TailSE · 139° · 5.91 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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