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Weenis
Trad climber
Tel Aviv
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Prunes, Thanks for all the posts. Weenis
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prunes
climber
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Classic shot Weenis.Also thanks for hiking up to the East Ledges descent and placing those icecold beers at the tails of the the last rappell ropes Club Salute
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 12, 2010 - 11:43pm PT
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NICE!
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 4, 2010 - 02:16pm PT
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A Devilish little bump!
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 27, 2010 - 01:45pm PT
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More effort in the pursuit of extreme ignorance...
A really interesting Eric Bjornstad interview with Devil's Lake icon, Dave Slinger from Off Belay, August 1977!
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rgold
Trad climber
Poughkeepsie, NY
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Jun 28, 2010 - 10:13am PT
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Steve, thanks for finding this article! I'd never seen it, and it fills in many things about this legendary guy.
One of the more hilarious quotes is that (as of the date of the interview, 1977) "there are no 11's yet at Devil's Lake."
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 28, 2010 - 10:35am PT
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And the joke of it is that the routes in the near future were likely closer to 5.12 by the time the unattainable lower grade was bestowed upon them!
Concensus in an area with no locals does pose a problem! LOL
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Hard Rock
Trad climber
Montana
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Jun 28, 2010 - 10:43am PT
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Forget any new routes at Devil's Lake - the best thing I every did at the lake was when I reach 6 inches over and higher for a better hold and Dave (on the ground watching) said: "I didn't know that hold was there".
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AM
climber
DLFA
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Jun 28, 2010 - 11:30am PT
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Classic classic stuff. Thanks for sharing all these great pics and stories.
Anyone know Adam Remus? Tell that dude to hit me up!
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Alan Rubin
climber
Amherst,MA.
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Jun 28, 2010 - 12:54pm PT
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Steve,thanks for posting the article. Dave was a true Devil's Lake "original", though it is amazing how many really unique characters there were in the small D.L. climbing community of the era. It is also pretty amazing that "rgold" and I (and plenty of others on here)are now older than Dave was when we climbed with him back in the day. Then, in the arrogance and short-sightedness of youth, we undoubtedly thought that it was pretty amazing that someone his age could walk, let alone climb, let alone climb hard----but now here we are.....!!!!! Though there was surely something about Dave's "total package"--the overalls, work boots, the "country drawl",his weathered appearance, the soloing--more than just his age that made him such a unique individual. He was an inspiration to us all, who showed us that we could "keep at it" long after the heady days of our youth.
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prunes
climber
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Jun 28, 2010 - 01:10pm PT
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When Dave was getting on in years he would give you really bad beta on how to do climbs and I still remember climbing things like Gills Nose and being up there for ever
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MH2
climber
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Jun 29, 2010 - 03:44am PT
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I believe that Dave Slinger was 67 when I first met him. As well as for his climbing he was notable for having made enough money to retire at 45 and divide his time between Aspen and Devil's Lake.
67 years still seems signficantly older than I presently am, but that could change.
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