Devil's
Lake, Wisconsin!
| Here are some pictures from Devil's Lake, Wisconsin.
Ehren, Santi, and I all adventured there for the day. I have climbed
at Devil's Lake many times, so I showed them some of my favorite climbs.
It was allot of fun. Santi climbed and rappelled for the first time
ever. (and she did awesome at it!!!) Ehren also climbed well.
Santi and Ehren climbed a 5.6 and a 5.9, I climbed also climbed the 5.6,
5.9, a 5.10b, and a 5.11b. There was allot of fun to be had on a
warm February day in Wisconsin. (It was 45 degrees but because the rocks
are granite, they warm up like solar panels and were about 60 degrees.) |
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| This is Santi rappelling for the first time ever in
her life. After proper instruction on how to rappel, she went right
down without the slightest hesitation. It was unbelievable.
I have never seen someone take to rappelling as quickly as Santi did.
This is the same 5.6 crack that she would climb back up when she reached
the bottom. The climb is very good for beginning climbers because
it has a large ledge below the anchors that makes rappelling easy.
We put a helmet on for extra safety. |
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| After completing the first climb we moved to the next
lower band of rocks called Balanced Rock. They call it that because
there is a large boulder at the top that seems to be precariously balanced
but in reality is quite stable. I am rappelling down the 5.9 climb
called Watermarks. There is allot of mineral deposits in the
rock that has colored it quite beautifully. |
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| Here is Santi climbing the 5.9. I wasn't even
able to climb it my first time on that route, but Santi did. A few
grunts, some small scratches and she had reached the top. (Ehren
is taking the picture) I am belaying Santi from the ground.
When we climb, I use only the best gear and setup solid and safe anchors.
There is nothing better when you're climbing than a good anchor. |
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| We got some passerbys to take our picture. It
was a bright, sunny day and as you can see by the smiles on our faces,
we are having a good time climbing and relaxing. Letting our minds
slip away from the papers and tests due in the week to come. |
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| I am climbing the 5.10 variation of Watermarks.
Here you can see the distinctive black streaks on the reddish granite rock
from the mineral deposits mentioned earlier. |
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| We are done climbing for the day and out on the ice
for some fun. The ice was about 8 inches thick with maybe 1 inch
of slush on top. In the background is the East Bluff of Devil's Lake.
The band of rocks above the boulder field is where we climbed. specifically,
we were on the right side. (just above Santi's left shoulder) Such
was the day at Devil's Lake State Park.
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