Day 58

9/6/10

"Problem Solving"

Today, for the second part of the Devil's Lake Camp and Climb weekend, JJ finally got Dylan and I up to the Dumpster Boulder for some tries at unlocking the slightly tricky Dumpster Diving. With a lot of other people that I would have rather let try the boulder, and only a short amount of time, I only gave this sequencey V3 a quick burn but for some reason couldn't stick the undercling to move on and finish it off. I'm sure it'll take another try or two, but some impressive sends were had by Dylan and JJ (who repeated after totally forgetting all the beta). Angie on the rock in this picture, who also got really really close, so close that it might take one more try for her too I'm sure. Not a hard problem when you unlock the sequence, but its something very Devil's Lake-esque in that regard, and just like any good boulder problem, this required a little "Problem Solving".

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Day 57

9/5/10

"Easy Overhang"

Today's photo is of my friend JJ leading Easy Overhang at Devil's Lake. He cruised it, it was fun to watch, and best of all, it was well lit for a great picture. It was easy enough to just walk up around to the top of the cliff band and take a photo from above. Hope you enjoyed.

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Day 1

7/11/10

"Divergent Crack"

Burt Lindquist belaying Jon Jugenheimer on the little repeated "Divergent Crack" 5.10a, North Slope, West Bluff, Devil's Lake, WI.


This was my first attempt at faux-HDR. Blending of the layers could have been better, but I had already spent an hour just getting the image this far. I'm sure I will have better shots to work with in the future.