Custer State Park

Climbing in the Black Hills

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July 27th 2008
The Black Hills of South Dakota are an interesting place to climb. The rock is a pegmatite granite- basically very coarse and sometimes knobby rock which generates good friction and interesting possibilities for protection and hand holds. Since most of you reading this don’t climb, let me give you a brief explanation of some of the jargon that is requisite to your understanding of what it is we ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more