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1 route on 1 wall. In South Dakota. When the rock grips hour by hour, topos and people to climb with, in the app.

See the Friction Score in the app The grades

Route

Walls

Rock

Limestone

Best season (estimated)

April–May · September–October

// 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 sectorsSoutheast1 sectorSouth0 sectorsSouthwest0 sectorsWest0 sectorsNorthwest0 sectors

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

South-facing wall

S · aspect 180°

Example

Excellent

★ best at 6 PM

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57°

Temp

41%

Humidity

Wind

Sun

Wall

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

// Where it is

On the map

// Nearby

Crags nearby

01Skeletal Remains5.4–5.12c · Limestone · Sport0 mi · 24 routes 02Botany Bay a.k.a "The Stadium"5.9–5.14b · Limestone · Sport1 mi · 17 routes 03Oliver Twist5.11a · Limestone · Sport1 mi · 1 route 04The Donut Shop5.10b–5.12c · Limestone · Sport1 mi · 8 routes 05Black Betty Wall5.9–5.11a · Limestone · Sport1 mi · 4 routes 06Terminator Amphitheatre5.9 · Limestone · Sport1 mi · 1 route 07Bridalveil Area5.9 · Limestone · Trad1 mi · 1 route 08The Wall Of Oz5.12a–5.13a · Limestone · Sport1 mi · 4 routes

// 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.