Touch the Sky: The Needles in the Black Hills of South Dakota (American Alpine Club climber's guide) [Paperback]

Paul Piana (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 301 pages
• Publisher: Amer Alpine Club (January 1983)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0930410165
• ISBN-13: 978-0930410162
• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 4.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #272,768 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #4 in Books > Travel > United States > States > South Dakota

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5.0 out of 5 stars Best book to climbs in the Needles, June 20, 2000

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James W. Parker (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Touch the Sky: The Needles in the Black Hills of South Dakota (American Alpine Club climber's guide) (Paperback)

Paul Piana and Todd Skinner are well known in the world of climbing. But some folks don't know that Paul first climbed in the Needles, in the early seventies. His descriptions of the routes are sometimes sketchy, but this is nonetheless the classic book on climbing in the Black Hills. He includes some maps of the various areas, and a good introductory section on the history of climnbing in the area. Some interesting biographical notes, including Herb and Jan Conn, some Yosemite greats and others.