Climbing Areas Archives: Devil’s Lake
New Devil’s Lake Guidebook Delayed?

New Devil’s Lake Guidebook Delayed?

Posted September 24, 2008 at 9:01 am · Comments { 8 } ·

As far as guidebooks go, the current edition of the “Climber’s Guide to Devil’s Lake” by Sven Olaf Swartling is the epitome of the phrase “it is what it is”.  It is far from spectacular, what with its grainy black and white butt shot pictures and somewhat vague topos.  However, the book is pretty thorough […]

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Amateur Hour At Devil’s Lake

Amateur Hour At Devil’s Lake

Posted September 23, 2008 at 12:40 pm · Comments { 2 } ·

After two frustrating weekends that involved no outdoor climbing, this past weekend we made it out to the quartzite bluffs of Devil’s Lake.  The crew consisted of Mrs. Narc, Old School, Mrs. Old School and myself. Needless to say, dozens of e-mails back and forth all week had my palms sweating in anticipation. We spent […]

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Living The High Life At Devil’s Lake

Living The High Life At Devil’s Lake

Posted July 28, 2008 at 11:12 am · Comments { 6 } ·

Old School and I made our respective returns from surgery to the sharp end at Devil’s Lake yesterday. I decided to leave my camera behind so my words will have to suffice…for the most part.

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Jay Knower Slideshow At Devil’s Lake

Posted June 26, 2008 at 2:27 am · Comments { 0 } ·

On Saturday, July 5th Wisconsin climber Jay Knower will be giving a slideshow at Wheeler’s campground near Devil’s Lake State Park.  Among other things, Jay is known for being one of only a few Wisconsin climbers to have climbed 5.14.  As usual, I cannot make it.

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Plan D Part 4: The Tombstone Left

Plan D Part 4: The Tombstone Left

Posted May 22, 2008 at 7:07 am · Comments { 4 } ·

To wrap up this series of ego boosts for T-Boz here is a sequence of photos of him climbing the left side of the Tombstone (not sure if it has a name or not). Regrettably he botched his flash attempt due to uncontrollable laughter, but sent in good form on his 2nd attempt.

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Plan D Part 3: The Tombstone Right

Plan D Part 3: The Tombstone Right

Posted May 21, 2008 at 7:07 am · Comments { 6 } ·

After Sarah & Kevlar gave the Tombstone their best efforts, Tony came down from his perch…

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Plan D Part 2: The Tombstone

Plan D Part 2: The Tombstone

Posted May 20, 2008 at 7:07 am · Comments { 4 } ·

After finishing up at the Flatiron, we made our way over to the Tombstone boulder.  Home to 3 tall problems ranging from V1 to V5, the Tombstone is one of the best boulders in the entire Park.

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