Tony Bird
climber
Northridge, CA
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Sep 28, 2012 - 08:33am PT
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i plan to climb here saturday and sunday. the university of wisconsin climbing club will be there saturday, of which my young friend, josh l. of calabasas, is a recent member.
if you're near, come on out. looking forward to a close look at this legendary quartzite.
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Jeremy
Social climber
Albuquerque, NM
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Sep 28, 2012 - 08:51am PT
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LAKE BUMP!
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Tony Bird
climber
Northridge, CA
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in a word--WOW.
there's nothing quite like this rock. if you haven't climbed it, you owe it to yourself to go out of your way and see what devil's lake is all about. it's hard, hard, hard, protects like a dream, and poses some superb problems, unlike any area i've been to before.
devil's lake has 1,700 climbs. most are 100 feet long or less, many can be led, but there's a strong tradition of toproping, i think because the forest comes right to the bluff edge, offering handy anchor trees.
i tried to play the apostle of lead climbing for awhile and drew some curious onlookers, but the respectable toproping that went on, including many 5.11s, convinced me that i was in rome and should do as the romans do.
thanks to the UW climbing club and my friend josh of calabasas for taking me under their wing, and cheers to brian of milwaukee, three years older than me, relentlessly cranking 11 after 11.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 5, 2013 - 03:25pm PT
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A Devil's Bump for 2013!
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 2, 2013 - 02:13pm PT
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Climbing Bump
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