Trip Report
Devil's Tower Photos over the last couple of weekends
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Sunday September 12, 2010 11:35pm
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The Greenies were out in force on Labor Day weekend, but we had the whole west face to ourselves today.
mike m
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About the Author
mike m is a trad climber from black hills. |
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Porkchop_express
Trad climber
Springdale, UT
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Sep 12, 2010 - 11:36pm PT
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very cool! love DT--thanks for sharing that!
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tom woods
Gym climber
Bishop, CA
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Sep 12, 2010 - 11:45pm PT
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Very cool. I have to get out there. Thanks for the shots. They make the supertopo worthwhile.
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Daphne
Trad climber
Northern California
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Sep 12, 2010 - 11:48pm PT
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Yeah, baby! Great pictures!
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Sep 12, 2010 - 11:53pm PT
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Nice stuff!
Man, I wish I hadn't missed the tower this year.
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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Author's Reply
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Sep 12, 2010 - 11:56pm PT
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Fall is the time to get out here with very stable weather, the tourists and everyone else is gone, and around 250 routes up to 500ft long in about a one mile circumference.
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Mike Bolte
Trad climber
Planet Earth
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Sep 12, 2010 - 11:58pm PT
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Yes! Thanks for sharing! Those tower crack climbs are real crack climbs.
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Sep 13, 2010 - 12:02am PT
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Very cool! Thanks for taking the time to share.
Did you see BrassNuts out there? He's been there for a few days with a friend. Funny thing is he mentioned all the turkey vultures too. Must be a cool sight!
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Captain...or Skully
climber
Boise, ID
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Sep 13, 2010 - 12:03am PT
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Seriously bitchen.
Looks like a blast was had, for sure.
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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Author's Reply
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Sep 13, 2010 - 12:10am PT
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I didn't see another climber today on the West Face, but last week we hung with a group of 20 Coloradans and met a couple of others from there in the parking lot. Hard to believe ther was no one of the West face on such a splitter day. Temps were around 80 and it kind of got warm when the sun came around. I know there were several groups on the south face today. It was good to see some seldom done classics getting done last week like Gooseberry Jam I have never seen anyone on it before. I definately need to get out and do that.
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Brokedownclimber
Trad climber
Douglas, WY
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Sep 13, 2010 - 12:13am PT
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Great pictures! I need to get back up to the Tower after getting stronger again! Probably next Spring. On my To do list: Cracko Diablo, Soler, New Wave, and Walt Bailey Memorial.
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Sep 13, 2010 - 12:14am PT
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Waaaa. I wanna go!
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Sep 13, 2010 - 12:23am PT
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hey there say, mike.... man oh man, this is some kind of rock... :)
neat pics! ... i like the vultures, too... :)
say, also, have you posted many climbing pics from blackhills?, as it list you as being from there... just curious...
thanks so much and god bless...
:)
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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Author's Reply
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Sep 13, 2010 - 12:48am PT
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Yeah Neebee I do a lot of climbing in the Needles, but the tower is only about an hour from my home in Spearfish. The last several years I have been hitting up the needles more but I am finally getting back in the kind of shape I want to be in to do a lot of the Tower classics and hopefully start getting some that had eluded me back in the day. Today I did the second pitch of One Way Sunset and it had been well over a decade since I the other time I had done it. I think my hand crack technique has improved as I remembered it being desparate back them but it was nothing but fun today. Here is a link to some Black Hills photos.http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=1110537&msg=1232226#msg1232226
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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Sep 13, 2010 - 01:12am PT
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I dream of another visit, and six pack abs to do it with.
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Greggonator
Trad climber
Broomfield, CO
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Sep 13, 2010 - 03:18pm PT
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Nice photos!
Cheers from the Colorado group of ~26.
See ya next year.
-GreggerMan
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rhyang
climber
SJC
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Sep 13, 2010 - 03:33pm PT
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Nice !!
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TKingsbury
Trad climber
MT
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Sep 14, 2010 - 12:32pm PT
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Nice Mike! Looks like some good days for sure!
Cheers!
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Dick Danger
Trad climber
Lakewood, Colorado
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Sep 14, 2010 - 01:51pm PT
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Bitching! Nice TR and great photos. Gotta love the Tower
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Jan
Mountain climber
Colorado & Nepal
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Sep 14, 2010 - 02:09pm PT
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I've always wanted to climb the Tower. I think I'll start with the 5.7 route though.
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cmcguinness
Trad climber
Palo Alto, CA
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Sep 24, 2010 - 02:57pm PT
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totally agree with 3rd pitch of Tulgey Wood being the hardest 5.9 ever. Coming from the valley, seeing 5.9 OW generally causes the ears to perk up, and the palms to sweat. But I mean thats the valley right, no way this can be a burly. NOT TRUE. That sh#t is legit. And the 10a finger pitch below is awesome!
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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Sep 25, 2010 - 04:16am PT
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Go for it Jan, before the leaning column falls over!
;)
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BMcC
Trad climber
Livermore
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Sep 25, 2010 - 12:50pm PT
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Wow! Looks so sweet. I've got to go there.
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sac
Trad climber
Sun Coast B.C.
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Sep 25, 2010 - 04:16pm PT
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Thanks for the re-inspiration to get there...
looks like... it really IS as good as it looks!
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Peter Haan
Trad climber
Wyoming
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Sep 25, 2010 - 11:16pm PT
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Kalimon
Social climber
Ridgway, CO
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Sep 26, 2010 - 12:02am PT
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Quality TR!
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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Author's Reply
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Sep 27, 2010 - 04:26pm PT
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Took my 9 year old son out for his first real time on a rope at the tower this weekend after the adopt a crag event. He belayed me on lead for the first time and did 500 ft on two eights, a six and a seven.
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brotherbbock
climber
So-Cal
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Sep 27, 2010 - 05:28pm PT
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It's been a dream of mine to climb here.....some day.....
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Sep 27, 2010 - 05:51pm PT
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Great show, Mike!
Though it's been years since I've been there, it really
is a special place.
Thanks for some wonderful shots!!!!
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goatboy smellz
climber
Gulf Breeze
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Thanks Mike, I missed the Tower this year.
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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Author's Reply
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Jun 27, 2018 - 03:04pm PT
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It's been a while my friend, but hopefully we will reunite soon. June is almost over for those that care.
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L
climber
Just livin' the dream
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Jun 27, 2018 - 05:18pm PT
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Incredible photos, Mike!!!
Thanks for bumping!
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