Badlands Dawn

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Badlands Dawn

Badlands Dawn

Black-and-White detail of the Badlands near Cedar Pass at dawn. Badlands National Park, SD July 2003 Scan of a film print-- not a converted digital shot.
Bob Sihler
on Jun 2, 2009 6:41 am
Image Type(s): Scenery
Image ID: 518049

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eric b

eric b - Jun 20, 2009 2:17 pm - Voted 10/10

Looks like

there are some nice ridge line routs to climb, especially the one on the right. You know the name or rating?

Bob Sihler

Bob Sihler - Jun 21, 2009 9:48 am - Hasn't voted

Re: Looks like

Eric, very few formations here have names, and I would guess the routes are fewer than that. There are a lot of ridges that can go from Class 2 to 4, but the steeper ones like the ones here are probably unclimbable. The formations are really just hard-packed dirt, and you couldn't protect the climbs. It's really more a place to wander and scramble than a place for any real climbing. On the other hand, the Cathedral Spires in the Black Hills are less than two hours away, and there you have lots of nice granite pinnacles and spires.

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