Best heinous grovel-fests at Devil's Lake?
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I was reading the Michael's Project thread and I started thinking about all of the "less than elegant" routes at DL. Here are my nominations: |
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The Funnel - The awkward, slick, steep crack that you have to thug through to get to Bucket Brigade and the other fun easy climbs above. |
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Speaking of "The Funnel". I led through it this weekend past wanting to get on "Bucket Brigade". Speaking of "Bucket Brigade"... |
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I can't believe I for got about the Funnel. It sure deserves mention at the top of the list. |
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Here are a few other obscure routes that I recall thinking to myself, "I never need to do that again" |
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How about moderately hard but maybe not so heinous grovel-fests (maybe even fun grovel-fests)? |
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How about Caternary on a 90 degree 85 percent humidity August day. |
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On further review I guess any route at the Lake qualifies under those circumstances... |
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Oh ya! |
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Terry Kieck wrote:Here are a few other obscure routes that I recall thinking to myself, "I never need to do that again" R.C. at West Post - the top out was a grovel The Hangman - Hangman tower Flying Fish - February wall Squirm - Juniper wall Charlotte's Web - Waterfall wallTerry, I think you are the only one to have climbed those routes in at least a decade. |
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Jay, |
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The one and only time I did Breakfast of Champions, three pidgeons exploded out of the big chimney to the right. I almost soiled myself and then I fell. |
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Whoa there, |
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Check out the pic of this dude on "BoC". He looks like he is having way too much fun to be climbing some henious grovelfest??? |
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Gotta agree with Eddie on BOC. Fun, well protected steep crack with good movement. Rare sort of climb for DL. |
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By the way, the pigeon incident was very funny..... |
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Tibia Crack definitely. I didn't think the top of Via Apia was all that bad. With even minimal OW technique it goes pretty easily. Chez's Chimney too. I remember at one point straddling one of those large protruding flakes and thinking, "man, this blows." |
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I would nominate "Ptooey" 5.8 (yeah right!?) @ Sandstone for the Best Heinous Grovel Fest Award. |
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Ah man, I forgot about Ptooey. Maybe I blocked it out. I don't think I'll ever be able to send that. |
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Maybe the people I watched trying to climb B.O.C. really sucked .........I don't know. I guess I'll have to get on it! |
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Just about everything on the West Bluffs. |