TR: Wisconsin climbing

[mavrick]

Living in the midwest makes for interesting climbing conditions (read not many options) but I spent the better part of sat at Devils Lake in WI just relaxing and climbing some easy stuff with friends. The pics are of some friends I went with. Can't wait till I move to Mammoth and have the gorge in Bishop to climb all winter and then Yosemite in the spring/summer.

The pics are midway up a ~65 foot face. I climbed halfway up and relaxed on a nice little edge with my camera and took some pics. All in all, the day was fun and the weather was beautiful.

[powdherb]

Looks like some good rock. What is it? Olivene?

[ODHGABFE]

That's a really fun area. I did my first real rock there, myself. I enjoyed scrambling around on the boulder fields better, though.

[FrontRangeDrummer]

Birthday Rocks?

[schwerty]

Devil's Lake is a hidden gem in the midwest. The quartzite is about as good as it gets. Short routes though....

Thanks for sharing.

[mavrick]

Birthday Rocks?

Im not really sure what the name of the route was since I didn't set or choose it. Place was crowded and our group had a first time climber so this looked easy and that's how the route was chosen. I do know it was in the Many Pines Buttress area with the routes Anemia and Peter's Project climbers left of us.

Looks like some good rock. What is it? Olivene?

The rock is Quartzite. Since so many people climb this area every summer the rock can get pretty polished in places.

[FrontRangeDrummer]

Im not really sure what the name of the route was since I didn't set or choose it. Place was crowded and our group had a first time climber so this looked easy and that's how the route was chosen. I do know it was in the Many Pines Buttress area with the routes Anemia and Peter's Project climbers left of us.

Ah, that makes sense.

The rock is Quartzite. Since so many people climb this area every summer the rock can get pretty polished in places.

Quartzite is slick to begin with. Climbing on Eldorado sandstone after learning to climb on DL quartzite makes most routes feel at least a grade easier.

Nice pics. I never seem to take many good climbing photos.

[Trackhead]

I grew up climbing at Devils Lake. Fun place!

Are you aware of the history of the DFLA?

Devils Lake Fuckness Association? Check it out.

[ODHGABFE]

I grew up climbing at Devils Lake. Fun place!

Are you aware of the history of the DFLA?

Devils Lake Fuckness Association? Check it out.

A quick search yielded:

The DLFA (Devils Lake Fuckness Association) was a club started during the 1970's by Tommy Deuchler - Pres, Bill Russell - VP and me - "Rudy Rudotis" the initiation was to stand on your head and chug a beer. This group grew quickly to 25 then 50 members. Who knows how many their may be now! as I still perform new initiations and I am 45 now. This club which included Pete Cleveland really embraced the extremism of the spirit of the sport. We each would compete amongst ourselves to define our little niche. I lead climb "The End" with nary a rurp for protection. At 16 years old, and only a bit over 5'-2" the lunge could have been the killer. It may have been the first lead of The End, but I can't be sure. Also took a 80-foot screamer lead climbing Vivisection (one move from the top) and still have the photo's of me mid air blurred from the speed of the fall, and the ripped piton to prove it. Others including crazy Rob Lemon who took so many hits of LSD he was operating on a totally different level. I have more if you still have interest, but the club is not for the timid of mind or purpose. To embrace the principals of being extreme in everything you do is a guiding principle.

-http://http://www.mountainproject.co...37#a_105808150