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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 26, 2012 - 01:22pm PT
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I was looking for Cecil Ouellette and Charles R. Kness who should be easier to find than Pico and Alvarado...
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Aug 26, 2012 - 03:39pm PT
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...They found their way out of east La....
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 26, 2012 - 10:59pm PT
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Hidden in the canyons of your mind. Beans, last of the beans...
What did those two military guys (Ouellette and Kness) climb for the occasion above?
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Aug 26, 2012 - 11:21pm PT
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M&CWTC#1(tad when freed) ,7/9/1956
". "#3 7/12/1956 (the day after I was born!)
-hmmm there seems to be a discrepancy in the guide.....
"and there's hamburger all over the highway in Mystic Connecticut "
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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Aug 26, 2012 - 11:24pm PT
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crunch
Social climber
CO
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Aug 26, 2012 - 11:33pm PT
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Here's a little bit of history:
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 26, 2012 - 11:57pm PT
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Mr. Clean he was that day!
NICE SHOT!
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Aug 27, 2012 - 12:00am PT
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Yikes!
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 7, 2012 - 11:54pm PT
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A daring and devilish rescue...Was he trying to land up there?
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 5, 2013 - 06:27pm PT
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New Years Bump...
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Dick_Lugar
Trad climber
Casper the Friendly Ghost Town!
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I do know for a fact that a Giant Bear scratched the sides of Devil's Tower trying to get to some Native American girls he was chasing...I'm not sure of the girls names, but they should get credited for the first ascent, no???
Sorry Donini, the Giant Bear never quite topped out, but he made some killer lines to climb!
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 9, 2013 - 06:20pm PT
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A couple of Denver Post photos taken from ebay listings with the Wayback Machine set to June 1955.
Noel Tanner and Dave Strurdevant signing in for their climb at the Visitor Center.
Tanneur and Sturdevant on the classic Durrance Route.
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hobo_dan
Social climber
Minnesota
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My favorite routes at Dt are Bon Homme var. The best long hand crack, good pro and just plain great.
I enjoyed doing the Cave- scunging along under that roof and then locking in and kicking free. BUT then there is the worthless and evil bottoming hands second pitch. Don't go there!
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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Crunch what a great shot of DH on Mr. Clean. Had been putting that one off for a"good day" for over a decade so last year I solo aided it. What a great crack. I rappelled after the 5.11 pitch. Did Derek top out. Seems like there is a lot of choss up there. Hopefully we van get a few pitches in when you come up in March.
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Dick_Lugar
Trad climber
Casper the Friendly Ghost Town!
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^That's a sweet pic! Not sure if I've ever seen DT from that perspective. Nice work Mike!
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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Dick, yeah I have an obession with getting good pics from that spot and that is the best I have done so far. It was just after sunrise from the highest point you can get a view of the tower and still be on the ground. The Bearlodge Moutains just southeast of the tower are treeless on top, and you get a great veiw from just north of Warren Peak, the highest peak in the range. It is a weird scene as there is a huge chainlink fence on top of this peak as it was some kind of nuclear radar site for the Air Force I believe, and starting last year they are mining the next peak to the north looking for rare earth minerals. Here are a few more, but I think that last one is the best.
Also does anyone have any expereince climbing on the Missouri Buttes which are in the background of these pictures. I know it is on private, but they are probably still the second biggest cliffs in the Black Hills next to the tower.
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Dick_Lugar
Trad climber
Casper the Friendly Ghost Town!
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Nice photos. I was just thinking the same thing for the Miss. Buttes in the background...looks fun!
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hobo_dan
Social climber
Minnesota
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Feb 10, 2013 - 10:51am PT
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We were talking about the Missouri Buttes and the main point that I remember is the discussion focused on lots or Rattle Snakes. Never been there but that's what I recall
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