The Cork Guidebooks
South Dakota : The Needles Of Rushmore : Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Let's Rock: WashingtonBruce MacLachlan / Evil Weevil Publishing / 2021An extensive chapter on all the easy and moderate stuff at the Needles, plus all the classic main crags in Washington and a bunch of newly developed/discovered areas - the North Bend Exits and Keechelus, Cle Elum, Yelm, Kitsap, Vantage, Tieton, Mazama, and Banks Lake. Also, neighboring crags with similar driving distances such as Squamish, Oregon and Idaho. Plus, some bonus chapters covering the best of Utah, Nevada, California, South Dakota and Kentucky. The guidebook features - GPS coordinates. - Detailed route beta. - Easy to read maps. - Clear images from the start of each route. - Camping and approach information. Everything for those new to the sport or looking for moderate climbs 5.0 to 5.10d |
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Black Hills Limestone Rock Climbing Vol. 1Mike Cronin. Sharp End Publishing. Estimated publish date of late June 2011.This comprehensive new guide book will cover all the limestone sport climbing in the Black Hills. It will include Spearfish Canyon, Victoria Canyon, Falling Rock and Bethlehem Canyon. Over 718 routes are featured with full color wall photos and lots of killer action shots. |
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The Needles - A Climber's Guide to the Black Hills NeedlesZach Orenczak and Rachael Lynn/Extreme Angles PublishingFrom the Extreme Angles website: |
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The Needles of RushmoreBusse, Andrew & Burr, Andrew. The Needles of Rushmore. Boulder, CO: Fixed Pin Publishing, 2012. ISBN 978-0-9819016-4-0Nearly 30 years since the release of Paul Pianas Touch the Sky, The Needles of Rushmore is a fully comprehensive update to the mystical treasure map of the granite in the Southern Black Hills (east of Harney Peak). The book includes over 900 detailed routes from Palmer Gulch to Remington Road, including the popular sport climbing area, Mt. Rushmore. The Needles of Rushmore transcends guidebooks with the creative work of coauthor, Andrew Burr (senior climbing photographer of Climbing magazine). Combine this stunning photography with the meticulously sculpted route descriptions and The Needles of Rushmore sets a new benchmark for rock climbing guidebooks. |
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Touch the Sky: The Needles in the Black Hills of South DakotPiana, Paul. Touch the Sky: The Needles in the Black Hills of South Dakota. New York, NY: American Alpine Club, Inc., 1983.This book is the most comprehensive published source to the Black Hills Needles. It includes many of the standard destinations of the Needles and also has very obscure areas as well. |