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$The Needles: A Climber\'s Guide to the Black Hills Needles$

The Needles: A Climber's Guide to the Black Hills Needles

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Complete with epic photos and detailed information, this full-color guide navigates the spindly spires of the Black Hills Needles.

Authors: Zach Orenczak and Rachel Lynn
Softcover; 191 pages; color photos and maps
Extreme Angles LLC; copyright 2006
Located in the southwest corner of South Dakota, the Black Hills Needles offers climbers easy access and unique topography
Color-coded divisions chart the Hwy 87 corridor
Authors dissect each spire with a general description, suggested approach and descent, special tips and required gear
Easy-to-read maps provide not only routes up the spires but also area overviews describing the best sequence to attempt multiple climbs

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Jul

2011

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Avoid

By Tricklepickle

from WI

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Beautiful

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Comments about The Needles: A Climber's Guide to the Black Hills Needles:

The Needles Guide book by Zach Orenczak and Rachael Lynn/Extreme Angles Publishing was the least informative guide book I've utilized. I would avoid at all costs. It is a very beautiful book that does has humor but should be reserved for only a coffee table. The locals refer to the book as "the toilet paper" guide book but the glossy pages make it even inconvenient for that. Gear advise, routes, and ratings have been known to even be wrong. Instead of using the pages for photos of routes and areas they thought it to be more important for numerous pages of cartoons. South Dakota Needles: Adventure Climbs of Herb and Jan Conn. by Lindsay Stephens is an amazing book. (light, to the point, and full of useful beta such as accurate topo's). This is much more cost effective and has many more routes. Also, stop by Sylvan Rocks for great beta, conversation, and great locally comprised guide books. P.S. Extreme Angles Publishing does other areas such as Devil's Tower, Vedauwoo and more. I made the mistake of purchasing the Devil's Tower one as well. I have the same feelings for its level of info quality to cost ratio like their Needles book. If anyone sees Zach tell him I want my [$] back for the two "guide" books.

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Jul

2010

1.0

good comic book, bad guide.

By twelvestringtex

from Houston, TX

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Bulky
Confusing illustrations
Expensive
Lack of topo photos

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The flashy full-color illustrations lured me into buying this guide, and that was a mistake. I disliked it, and all the locals i talked to disliked it as well.upon arriving at the needles i began searching for the cathedral spires but became quite lost as the illustrations don't quite resemble the formations enough to get you there, the directions are vague, and the only photos of the formations are taken from an aerial view, which is quite useless when you're on the ground attempting to identify between over 300 granite spires.the only thing this guide helped us do was locate climbs that were pictured from the road or adjacent to parking lots. you'll get better beta for free from [@]

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