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Devil's Lake Helicopter?

NC Rock Climber · · The Oven, AKA Phoenix · Joined Dec 2009 · Points: 60
Boots Ylectric wrote: It's not a war of words. You raise valid points. You're right I came off as a jerk. I was pissed. I had a beginner who needed constant coaching that I couldn't provide that day, and it frustrated me. So I didn't start this thread in the manner I should have. It was 1:30 per fly by, and it's multiple fly by's for hours at a time. If he gained even 80 feet of elevation he's not echoing off the bluff walls at deafening levels for the people climbing and hiking below and him and his passengers experience is virtually identical. So, he should learn to share as well. Be familiar with what takes place in the park below and understand the noise you create when you're that close to the bluffs. I know Devil's Lake is not the place to go for solitude. I have my little spots to go at the lake that get me away from the crowds a little bit when I want that solitude and it usually works out for a relaxing day of climbing. And when I can get the heck out of the Midwest I definitely do so. Unfortunately for midwest cragging this is what I got. And Jon Jugenheimer, I've been thinking about adding an RPG to my rack. Any recommendations?
Hey Boots. Thanks for your reply and cheers! I hear where you are coming from, and can see where it might be VERY annoying. I hope that you and the rest of the climbing community can resolve this issue in such a way that everyone is happy.
Double J · · Sandy, UT · Joined Apr 2006 · Points: 3,931

I packed my RPG today and stood on top of Britons all day waiting, but no chopper. Must have had been to windy. That being said, my partner couldn't hear me 20 meters away It was windy.

Ed Wright · · Unknown Hometown · Joined May 2006 · Points: 285

Some people get their thrills climbing rocks, others taking helicopter rides--it's all good.

Morgan Patterson · · NH · Joined Oct 2009 · Points: 8,945
Dylan B. wrote:These two past weekends I had my first encounters with the helicopter, and I have to say it was really obnoxious.In one afternoon, the heli passed by me six times, and hovered behind me with the passengers watching me climb. I am not there to be someone's aquarium fish. I don't mind hikers gawking because they usually don't make much of a disturbance (and when they do, I can yell at them). But the gawking helicopter is really rude, and all I can do is sit on the rope and make obscene gestures to tell them to piss off, which, in fact, I did. Unsurprisingly, the pilot made obscene gestures back at me.
Moon em or whip ur wang out and start beating in like a mad man on a rope haning off a cliff... that would probably make them leave... and call the cops.
Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

Midwest
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