A Poorperson's Guidebook: Selected Free Climbs of the Black Hills Needles by Dingus McGee & The Last Pioneer Woman (1981) Steve House

A Poorperson's Guidebook: Selected Free Climbs of the Black Hills Needles by Dingus McGee & The Last Pioneer Woman (1981) Steve HouseRetro pamphlet for South Dakota's Needles (one of the hardest areas to find guidebooks for in the USA). Slim, 16 page pamphlet with the (essential) maps covering Sylvan Lake, Aquarium Rock Area, Needle's Eye Area, Ten Pins Area, and the Cathedral Spires. Some staining and original price tag on cover ($3. 50)

this one remains much-coveted and unlikely to be reprinted

This memoir tells his perspective on those early days

and summit ascents

including the Diamond of Longs Peak

Text with a small photographic insert in the middle

Neither cover nor spine show any weathering

especially when compared against many of its then-contemporaries

An excellent reference to climbing at Jackson's Rock Springs Buttress and Teton Canyon on the Idaho side of the pass

Also included with this purchase is a BONUS copy of The Climb

August 1974 (Number 6) Cover sunrise from Mount Robson

From La Siesta Press (Basic Rockcraft

Black and white with hand-drawn topos