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| patb4365 | Route Climbed: Durrance Date Climbed: 6/19/1993  Date Climbed: Jun 19, 1993 | |
| With my great friend Steve Smith. This was my second attempt. We were having so much fun climbing that we kept going straight up instead of traversing over to the right to follow the normal route. | |
| Posted Feb 23, 2006 8:51 pm | ||
| SawtoothSean | Route Climbed: Durrance Date Climbed: September 15, 2003 Date Climbed: Sep 15, 2003 | |
| Hot day, but fun climbing. Summit was infested with tiny little bugs everywhere. I did this climb and then drove over and trail ran Harney Peak (South Dakota's highpoint) on the same long day. | |
| Posted Jan 4, 2006 10:11 pm | ||
| spidy21 | Route Climbed: Durrance Date Climbed: Labor Day '05 | |
| My first multi-pitch. It's pretty cool have visited the Tower when I was a little kid (before I started climbing), and had seen rock climbers on it and thought that was so cool, but didn't really think I could be a climber. And now here I am a little older, climbing it. | ||
| Posted Dec 1, 2005 5:55 pm | ||
| alpinedan | Route Climbed: Durrance Route Date Climbed: august 2000 | |
| great climb | |
| Posted Nov 15, 2005 10:47 am | ||
| wyomountaineer | Route Climbed: Durrance Date Climbed: September, 1995 | |
| Labor Day weekend. It was extremely hot, we were extremely slow, and did not take near enough water. Made for a long day. Oh, and there were flying, biting, ants on the summit. | ||
| Posted Nov 8, 2005 4:55 pm | ||
| outofstep80 | Route Climbed: Durrance Date Climbed: June, 4, 2005 | |
| Didn't plan to climb in June. We were continually rainned out towards the end of May. Climbed with my sister and her fiancay and I must say it was an excellent experience. I can't wait to get my self onto some more multi-pitch routes. | |
| Posted Oct 17, 2005 11:06 am | ||
| althegreek | Route Climbed: durrance Date Climbed: september 2002 | |
| great fun. regret taking a pack with me. | |
| Posted Sep 27, 2005 5:23 pm | ||
| GlennMerrill | Route Climbed: Durrance Date Climbed: Sept 2005 | |
| The weather looked like it might rain so we had packs. Taking packs up the Durrance route was a mistake. Lots of outwidths and chimneys. Probably not the best route to top, but doable for novice climbers. | |
| Posted Sep 20, 2005 6:51 am | ||
| tdoughty | Route Climbed: Soler Date Climbed: August 2001 | |
| Great route, with Frank. Why did it take me so long to get to this corner of the state? well worth the effort! | |
| Posted Sep 4, 2005 9:21 pm | ||
| desainme | Route Climbed: Teachers Lounge Date Climbed: August 2, 2005 | |
| I spent a day at the Devils Tower Lodge and wish to thank our host, Frank Sanders, for his warm hospitality and great climbing at the Tower. I did the Teachers Lounge on the North side of the the Devils Tower, climbing with the estimable Jaap Pierse, the crack is said to be a 5.3. The ledge affords great views of the Belle Fourche Valley, Devils Tower Lodge and the entrance to the mounument. | |
| Posted Aug 5, 2005 4:14 pm | ||
| dvsanbt | Route Climbed: pseudo/extended weissner Date Climbed: july 2, 2005 | |
| summited via standard meadows thrash after climbing pseudo/extended weissner. realized that i am not a fan of offwidth/squeeze chimney, but the pitch below that was fun. the next day, climbed the first pitch of el matador to have a up close and personal look at 'The Pitch'. also climbed the first pitch of mccarthy north face (a long pitch, start the belay as high as you can up the slabs). both these first pitches are great climbs in their own right (or, in other words, i can't yet lead the second pitch of either climb :) | |
| Posted Jul 7, 2005 5:40 pm | ||
| mtnsavy | Route Climbed: Durrance Date Climbed: July 1998 | |
| Polished | ||
| Posted Jun 21, 2005 2:09 am | ||
| ksolem | Route Climbed: Assembly Line Date Climbed: August 2004 | |
| A great outing with My favorite SP lurker Assembly Line is a strenuos by not too difficult classic crack climb. I was also here in 2000 with Larry Cote and climbed here some in the late '80's as well. A very special place. | |
| Posted Jun 16, 2005 7:39 pm | ||
| pakmassaro | Route Climbed: Durrance Date Climbed: September 2004 | |
| My husband and I climbed Devil's Tower with some friends 9 months after the birth of our first child. It was a wonderful experience and incentive to get back into climbing shape. My sister came along to watch our daughter while we climbed. On the last pitch, I could hear our daughter crying. | |
| Posted Jun 6, 2005 2:04 pm | ||
| dvsanbt | Route Climbed: Soler, El Cracko Diablo Date Climbed: April 22, 2005 | |
| Summited via Soler on 22nd. fun climb, nice day. also climbed the first pitch of El Cracko. | |
| Posted Apr 25, 2005 3:48 pm | ||
| jtree | Route Climbed: Durrance Date Climbed: Summer 1992 | |
| A guy we met in the parking lot named Roy Burke bummed a ride on the rope in exchange for taking some photos. Strange summit. I could hear the cows like they were right next to me. | |
| Posted Mar 18, 2005 10:55 pm | ||
| climbmn | Route Climbed: Durrance w/Bailey Direct Date Climbed: July 2, 2003 | |
| Great day for a climb. Very hot, but good weather all around. Fun climb! | |
| Posted Oct 25, 2004 9:00 pm | ||
| Tongie | Route Climbed: Soler and many others. Date Climbed: Aug. 30 - Sept. 3, 2004 | |
| What an amazing place.....nothing but quality climbing and great atmosphere. Met Frank Sanders (bigwally) and had a great time hangin with him and all his guests. The trip was made so much easier with his help on route locations, must-do routes, and other general info (not to mention his hospitality). We will be making many more trips to this incredible place. Thanks again Frank!! We'll be in touch. Clint. | |
| Posted Sep 14, 2004 1:55 pm | ||
| Andinistaloco | Route Climbed: Durrance Date Climbed: 1997 | |
| Yikes. Spent about SIX HOURS on this route, and about 4 1/2 of that was waiting for the folks in front of us. If you're going to do this route be there EARLY! Otherwise I'd recommend one of the others.... Still a great climb! | |
| Posted Sep 9, 2004 4:59 am | ||
| Derek Franzen | Route Climbed: Durrance Route Date Climbed: August 9 1981 | |
| With E Sandbo, M Woodmansee & L Rassmussen. After a 23 hour drive from home leaving after work on Friday arrived at Devils Tower Saturday evening in time for a walk around the peak. Good nights sleep and up early in morning to walk up to route. Scrambled up start of route and visited with Ohio Mountaineers who were belaying approach. Climbed up first pitch a little intimidated by steepness of route also rock grain was coarse but slick. Second pitch climbed up to crux and while jamming hand into crack pigeon flew out of crack at face level, nearly soiled partners on top of column below. Rest of climb uneventful but fun. | |
| Posted Aug 18, 2004 12:43 am | ||
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