Climber's Guide to Devil's Lake book cover
Midwest Climbing Classic

Climber's Guide to Devil's Lake

by Sven Olof Swartling, Pete Mayer, George J. Pokorny

Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press

Paperback ISBN: 9780299228545 30 Sep 2008 201 x 115 (mm) 373g

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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 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; and 6 new diagrams, 5 new climbing areas, and 120 new routes.