Climber’s Guide to Devil’s Lake
Autor Sven Olof Swartling, Pete Mayer Fotograf Eric Andre Introducere de George J. Pokornyen Limba Engleză Paperback – 14 sep 2008
Devil’s Lake State Park in Wisconsin is the most popular rock-climbing area in the Midwest. It features spectacular cliffs and other rock formations where the Ice Age glacier's terminal moraine meets an ancient landscape of rock.
This third edition of the popular Climber’s Guide to Devil’s Lake has been thoroughly updated for twenty-first-century climbers and hikers and includes information for use with GPS receivers. It provides information for climbers of all abilities and preferences, offering precise directions to help them navigate and climb within the park.
Features include:
•an updated introduction by George J. Pokorny and new photographs by Eric Andre•a summary of the geologic and natural history of the Baraboo hills by Patricia K. Armstrong
•locations and updated descriptions of nearly 1,800 climbs
•landmark photographs from most major climbing areas
•GPS waypoints, map coordinates, altimeter readings, and approach information
•detailed diagrams locating climbing routes at most major climbing areas
•6 new diagrams, 5 new climbing areas, and 120 new routes
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780299228545
ISBN-10: 0299228541
Pagini: 366
Ilustrații: 109 b-w photos, 74 diagrams, 1 map
Dimensiuni: 114 x 203 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.35 kg
Ediția:3
Editura: University of Wisconsin Press
Colecția University of Wisconsin Press
ISBN-10: 0299228541
Pagini: 366
Ilustrații: 109 b-w photos, 74 diagrams, 1 map
Dimensiuni: 114 x 203 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.35 kg
Ediția:3
Editura: University of Wisconsin Press
Colecția University of Wisconsin Press
Recenzii
“Climbers will appreciate the extra route photography and GPS navigational information.”—Peter Schmitz, owner, Wildside Adventure Sports, Baraboo, Wisconsin
“Anything and everything you might want to know about conquering the bluffs at Devil’s Lake.”—The Capital Times
Notă biografică
Sven Olof Swartling and Pete Mayer are avid climbers and members of the Chicago Mountaineering Club. Swartling lives in Middleton, Wisconsin, and has climbed at Devil’s Lake for more than fifty years. Mayer is an engineer who lives in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and brings his technological expertise to this edition.
Cuprins
Contents
List of Illustrations
Warning
Introduction to the Third Edition
George J. Pokorny
Preface
Acknowledgments
A Geologic and Natural History of the Baraboo Hills, Wisconsin
Patricia K. Armstrong
Guidebook User's Information
East Bluff Climbs
East Bluff
Sandstone Bluff
Old Sandstone Area
New Sandstone Area
East of the Quarry Rocks
Far East
Siamese Buttress
Bad News Gully
Prayer Wall
Rattlesnake Ridge
Bandshell Ridge
Middle East
Mousehole Buttress
Condor Corner
Buttress Northeast of Condor Corner
Bastille Rock
Near East
Aladdin's Castle
U-Haul Overhangs
Summit Band
September Wall
February Wall
West of the Quarry Rocks
West Ridge
Crashing Rock Wall
Lost Temple Rock
Farewell to Arms
PitchforkTower
Red Nose Wall
Vulture Lookout
West Terraces
Hidden Buttress
Hidden Buttress
Juniper Wall
White Wall
Poison Ivy Wall
Bird-Foot Buttress
West Post
The Guillotine
No Sweat
Guillotine Wall
The Guillotine
East Rampart
The Monster
D'Arcy's Buttress
Pedestal Buttress
Gill's Buttress and Brinton's Buttress
Two Pines Buttress
Many Pines Buttress
Moldy Buttress
Bill's Buttress
Rainy WednesdayTower to LeaningTower Gully
Four Brothers
Leaning Tower
Pseudo Hawk's Nest
Balshazzar's Feast
Hawk's Nest
Doorway Rocks
Major Mass, Upper Band
Major Mass, Lower Band
Minor Mass
Red Rocks
Ramsay's Pinnacle
Balanced Rock Areas
Balanced Rock Wall
BoxCanyon
Balanced Rock Ridge
Rocks East of Balanced Rock Wall
Hole-In-The-Wall
Rocks East of Hole-In-The-Wall
Railroad Tracks Areas
Railroad Amphitheater
Waterfall Wall
Birthday Rocks
Horse Rampart
Lothar's Ledges
Squirrel's NestTower
North End of the East Bluff
Cabin Rocks
Elephant Rocks
Tomahawk Rocks
Monolith Blocks
SteinkeBasin Rocks
Cibola Wall
TripleTower Wall
Steinke Wall
Storm Wrack Wall
West Bluff Climbs
West Bluff
Stettner Rocks
Lincoln's Chair
Misery Rocks
The Pantry
Dutchman Rampart
The Frigate
Dungeon Wall
Porkchop Buttress
Double Chimney
SplitTower
Cleo Amphitheater
Cleopatra's Needle
Turk's Head
The Blade
Turk's Head Ridge
Prospect Point Towers
First Tower
Sun-TopTower
Great Tower
Picnic Wall
Prospect Point Rampart
Prospect Point Pinnacle to Big Toe
Dark Wall
Big Toe to Great Chimney
Great Chimney to Lost Face
Reclining Tower
Dead Tree Wall
Cave Rocks Rampart
Hangman Towers
The Hangman
Twin Ridge
Knobby Pillar and Bird Bath Tower
The Beast
Go-Go Tower
Shark's Tooth
TreeTower
Cake Walk
Tyrolean Tower
Pearly Gate
By Gully
Hollywood and Vines
The Bottom
North Slope
South Bluff Climbs
South Bluff
South Bluff Towers
Bibliography
List of GPS Waypoints
Index of Climbs and Areas
Descriere
A new edition of the popular guidebook to nearly 1800 climbing routes, with new GPS waypoints, map coordinates, altimeter readings, approach information, and landmark photographs from most major climbing areas.