Devil's Lake Wisconsin Climbing History

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prunes

climber
Jan 9, 2010 - 02:45am PT
prunes

climber
Jan 9, 2010 - 02:49am PT
prunes

climber
Jan 9, 2010 - 02:50am PT
prunes

climber
Jan 9, 2010 - 02:53am PT
prunes

climber
Jan 9, 2010 - 02:58am PT
prunes

climber
Jan 9, 2010 - 02:59am PT
prunes

climber
Jan 9, 2010 - 03:11am PT
prunes

climber
Jan 9, 2010 - 03:12am PT
Weenis

Trad climber
Tel Aviv
Jan 9, 2010 - 11:20am PT
Prunes, Thanks for all the posts. Weenis
prunes

climber
Jan 9, 2010 - 12:58pm PT
Classic shot Weenis.Also thanks for hiking up to the East Ledges descent and placing those icecold beers at the tails of the the last rappell ropes Club Salute
Steve Grossman

Trad climber
Seattle, WA
Topic Author's Reply - Jan 12, 2010 - 11:43pm PT
NICE!
Steve Grossman

Trad climber
Seattle, WA
Topic Author's Reply - Apr 4, 2010 - 02:16pm PT
A Devilish little bump!
Steve Grossman

Trad climber
Seattle, WA
Topic Author's Reply - Jun 27, 2010 - 01:45pm PT
More effort in the pursuit of extreme ignorance...

A really interesting Eric Bjornstad interview with Devil's Lake icon, Dave Slinger from Off Belay, August 1977!




rgold

Trad climber
Poughkeepsie, NY
Jun 28, 2010 - 10:13am PT
Steve, thanks for finding this article! I'd never seen it, and it fills in many things about this legendary guy.

One of the more hilarious quotes is that (as of the date of the interview, 1977) "there are no 11's yet at Devil's Lake."
Steve Grossman

Trad climber
Seattle, WA
Topic Author's Reply - Jun 28, 2010 - 10:35am PT
And the joke of it is that the routes in the near future were likely closer to 5.12 by the time the unattainable lower grade was bestowed upon them!

Concensus in an area with no locals does pose a problem! LOL
Hard Rock

Trad climber
Montana
Jun 28, 2010 - 10:43am PT
Forget any new routes at Devil's Lake - the best thing I every did at the lake was when I reach 6 inches over and higher for a better hold and Dave (on the ground watching) said: "I didn't know that hold was there".
AM

climber
DLFA
Jun 28, 2010 - 11:30am PT
Classic classic stuff. Thanks for sharing all these great pics and stories.

Anyone know Adam Remus? Tell that dude to hit me up!
Alan Rubin

climber
Amherst,MA.
Jun 28, 2010 - 12:54pm PT
Steve,thanks for posting the article. Dave was a true Devil's Lake "original", though it is amazing how many really unique characters there were in the small D.L. climbing community of the era. It is also pretty amazing that "rgold" and I (and plenty of others on here)are now older than Dave was when we climbed with him back in the day. Then, in the arrogance and short-sightedness of youth, we undoubtedly thought that it was pretty amazing that someone his age could walk, let alone climb, let alone climb hard----but now here we are.....!!!!! Though there was surely something about Dave's "total package"--the overalls, work boots, the "country drawl",his weathered appearance, the soloing--more than just his age that made him such a unique individual. He was an inspiration to us all, who showed us that we could "keep at it" long after the heady days of our youth.
prunes

climber
Jun 28, 2010 - 01:10pm PT
When Dave was getting on in years he would give you really bad beta on how to do climbs and I still remember climbing things like Gills Nose and being up there for ever
MH2

climber
Jun 29, 2010 - 03:44am PT
I believe that Dave Slinger was 67 when I first met him. As well as for his climbing he was notable for having made enough money to retire at 45 and divide his time between Aspen and Devil's Lake.

67 years still seems signficantly older than I presently am, but that could change.
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