Friend of the Devil  5.8 A3-

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Type:  Aid, 1 pitch, 170 feet Consensus:  5.8 A3- [details] FA:  Kingsbury brothers, Travis Williams Oct 8, 2006 New Route:  Yes Submitted By:  TomKingsbury on Oct 18, 2006 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (1) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

BETA PHOTO: Patrick near the exit on "friend of the devil"

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North Face of Devils Tower is temporarily closed for falcons, AND has a voluntary closure each June. MORE INFO >>> 5/31/2013 The NPS has announced that the North Face of Devil's Tower is temporarily closed for nesting prairie falcons until further notice. Separate from the falcon closure, Devils Tower National Monument has a voluntary climbing closure in effect for the month of June, out of respect for American Indian cultural traditions. For further information on climbing closures, please see www.nps.gov/ns/deto/planyourvisit/junevoluntaryclosure.htm For general climbing information please contact the Devils Tower Climbing Office at 307-467-5283, ext. 632. This information is a public crowdsourcing effort between the Access Fund, and Mountain Project. You should confirm closures, restrictions, and/or related dates. Keeping climbing areas open and conserving the climbing environment

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Located between 'pyscic turbulence' and 'four play', four cracks left of 'carols'. Was supposed to be done w/ frank sanders but he graciously let us have at it. Climb pitch 1 of 'psychic' (5.7). (p2)traverse right one crack (5.8) and continue up on thin aid (A2 into A3-), until possible to traverse back to the 'psychic' anchors, or to the 'four play' anchors. Continue up (loose 5.9)to the summit, or rappel.

Gear:
Standard aid rack,thin pins, tie-offs, small stoppers and heads are suggested.