HJ and I did some fun climbing in the Cathedral Spires back in August, including the easy classic, Spire Four. The route is straightforward, and the approach is quicker up the back side. The climber’s trail splits off of the Cathedral Spires trail from Needles Highway, and goes up around the southeast side of the [...]
Read Full Post »
Posted in Art, Black Hills, Climb, random on Nov 5th, 2008
This is a view of the Cathedral Spires in the Black Hills of South Dakota from the southeast. The right hand side is spire 9.
Read Full Post »
Posted in Black Hills, Climb, Family, trip reports on Mar 13th, 2008
One of the things we climbed last summer in the Black Hills was this clump of rocks at the top of Pine Creek Natural Area. I’d been looking for this peak for a while, and finally found it two summers earlier by simply hiking uphill. Duh! Simple when you know how. Anyway, HJ, Karyn and [...]
Read Full Post »
Posted in Black Hills, Climb, random on Mar 12th, 2008
This shot has shown up a lot of places, and I’ve gotten a lot of mileage out of it. It’s on top of Superpin, a 5.10x in the Needles of South Dakota. Hulahooping is a bit of a sport in my family. We have a family reunion every 4th of July at our family’s place [...]
Read Full Post »