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Location: WI : Devil's Lake : East Bluff - East Rampart : Pedestal Buttress : The Stretcher (5.9+) : Photo
By: Peter Arndt When: Nov 12, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: One of the Best 5.9's at DL.
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Location: WI : Devil's Lake : East Bluff - East Rampart : Photo
By: Peter Arndt When: Nov 12, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: Ireland?
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Location: WI : Devil's Lake : Photo
By: Peter Arndt When: Oct 15, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: Kris: Not just the technology, you have a GREAT EYE!!
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Location: WI : Devil's Lake : East Bluff - Sandstone Area : New Sandstone Area : Donkey On My Mind (5.12b/c) : Photo
By: Peter Arndt When: Oct 13, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: Hey! Isn't New Sandstone....? Never Mind.
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Location: WI : Devil's Lake : Devil's Lake Bouldering : West Bluff Bouldering : West Bluff Central
By: Peter Arndt When: Aug 27, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: The "Diving Rock" is called "PETE's PEBBLE". Any Baraboo Kid could tell you that. Just North is "Rock 8" which was more for sunbathing and eyeing up chicks. And any Baraboo kid could tell you that as well.
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Location: WI : Devil's Lake : East Bluff - East Rampart : Two Pines Buttress : Mouse's Misery (5.10a R) : Photo
By: Peter Arndt When: Aug 25, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: Nice Work James!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Location: WI : Devil's Lake
By: Peter Arndt When: Aug 17, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: John:
Reagarding the rock slide you heard. I recall years ago my geology prof. saying how rare it was that people have witnessed significant "natural" rock slides or rock avalanches at Devils Lake.
He cited the angle of repose of the talus slopes and how tight the quartzite blocks are.
So if indeed a rock slide occured it was an exceptional event. I will be curious to hear more about this.
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Location: WI : Devil's Lake : East Bluff - East Rampart : Pseudo Hawk's Nest : Hero's Fright Variation (5.8)
By: Peter Arndt When: Aug 14, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: Paul:
I think that was my point as well way back in March of 2004. I thought that the route description was that of "Full Moon Over Baraboo" which is to some how negotiate the roof/overhang not using holds on Hero's Fright and then climb the thin wall above.
FMOB is a fine route and I think if done clean is even harder than its 5.9 rating. But it is Devils Lake 5.9 right?!
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Location: WI : Devil's Lake
By: Peter Arndt When: Jun 15, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: Accident/Fall as reported by "Baraboo News Republic":
http://www.wiscnews.com/bnr/news/454871
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Location: WI : Devil's Lake : East Bluff - East Rampart : Pedestal Buttress : Sometimes Right (5.10b/c) : Photo
By: Peter Arndt When: May 6, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: Strawberry Fields (5.9) is the Roof on the right in this photo. A nice, yet seldom done route.
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Location: WI : Devil's Lake : East Bluff - Railroad Track... : Birthday Rocks : Birthday Crack (5.7) : Photo
By: Peter Arndt When: Apr 10, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: John:
Must not have been your Birthday. Good thing for the viewer.
Seriously, the start of this climb is (I think) way harder than the 5.7 grade. Way to Go!!
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Location: WI : Devil's Lake : West Bluff - MidBluff : Photo
By: Peter Arndt When: Apr 8, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: "Towers" on the West Bluff
-Split Tower (2?)
-Cleo's
-Prospect Point Towers
Sun Top Tower
Great Tower
-Prospect Point (proper)
Prospect Point Pinnacle
-Turks Tooth
-Reclining Tower
-Tree Tower
-Tyrolean Tower
-1st pitch of Turks Head Ridge is a Tower
-Frigate
This is all I can come up with. Eric, additions or deletions?
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Location: WI : Devil's Lake : West Bluff - MidBluff : Photo
By: Peter Arndt When: Apr 8, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: Eric and Jay:
A very quick count gives me (33) "named" features in Swartling's diagram of the West Bluff. That would include the obscure "Turtle" and "Hangman" just above and north of the Slant Boulderfield. That 33 also includes "Hollywood and Vines" and the "North Slope". Too damn bad the Panoramic is gone as that would give a nice place for an Adult Beverage to sip on and talk of the Glory of it All.
Jay, I'm shocked you don't have the Bible errrrrrrr I mean the guide book at the ready.
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Location: WI : Devil's Lake : West Bluff - MidBluff : Photo
By: Peter Arndt When: Apr 8, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: Eric:
The "Tower Circuit" sounds very cool. Would need to have a well planned strategy. Knower spoke of climbing one route on every "Named" buttress/tower from the Guide Book on the West Bluff in a Day. I don't know if he ever completed it. This would be the time of year to do it. Zig Zagging up down the Bluff and traversing all the boulder fields would be half the fun. Light rack and hip belays would be the order of the day.
Speaking of quests. TK (hope I'm not "outing" him) has almost... more >>
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Location: WI : Devil's Lake : West Bluff - West Rampart : Prospect Point Rampart : Lost Face Overhangs I & II (5.8) : Photo
By: Peter Arndt When: Mar 16, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: I love this photo as it illustrates that even after pulling the overhang "it ain't over".
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Location: WI : Hillbilly Hollow : Photo
By: Peter Arndt When: Feb 21, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: I was Euphoric.
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Location: WI : Photo
By: Peter Arndt When: Feb 9, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: At this point I can't divulge the location. It is not on State/Public land or part of the Nature Conservancy but rather it is on private land.
I plan to "effort" permission from land owners this spring. Many deer stands which indicates this area is heavily hunted. Owners get a little nervous about allowing people on these lands.
As far as the sandstone is concerned it is not as hard as DL or Dodge, however it is not chossy as near the Dells.
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Location: WI : Devil's Lake : Photo
By: Peter Arndt When: Oct 21, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: This also is a state "natural area" and climbing is banned.
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Location: WI : Devil's Lake : Photo
By: Peter Arndt When: Oct 21, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: Parfrey Glen is just west of Devils Head ski resort. It is a state "natural area". Climbing is banned allthough.....
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Location: WI : Devil's Lake : Photo
By: Peter Arndt When: Oct 20, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: Ntural Bridge State Park is located in western Sauk County a few miles from Leland.
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Location: WI : Devil's Lake : East Bluff - East Rampart : Photo
By: Peter Arndt When: Oct 20, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: My NEW Screen Saver!
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Location: WI : Devil's Lake : East Bluff - East Rampart : Brinton's Buttress : Stool Pidgeon (5.11b R) : Photo
By: Peter Arndt When: Oct 20, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: Agree with Jay on the quality of this photo.
Agree also that Stool Pidgeon is significantly harder than Thoroughfare.
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Location: WI : Devil's Lake : West Bluff - Cottage Rock : Dungeon Wall
By: Peter Arndt When: Oct 5, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: Swartling's new guide lists a Variation of climbing the middle of Dungeon Wall left of Dungeon Wall Crack. Did it yesterday and found it more interesting and perhaps a tich harder than the 5.7 crack.
No name but I would propose "Iron Maiden" 5.7+.
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Location: WI : Devil's Lake : East Bluff - East Rampart : Many Pines Buttress : Peter's Project Right Side (5.9)
By: Peter Arndt When: Sep 22, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: Terry Kieck once told me the Peter's Right Side was harder for taller people.
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Location: WI : Devil's Lake : East Bluff - Railroad Track... : Horse Rampart : Roger's Roof (5.8) : Photo
By: Peter Arndt When: Aug 20, 2008 | view comment >> |
Comments: Have not climbed every 5.8 in the park but I would echo Jay on this one.
Very hard indeed for the grade. The Bible errrrrrr Swartling's guide cites RR as a benchmark for the 5.8 grade at DL.
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