
Climber's Guide to Devil's Lake
University of Wisconsin Press
3rd Edition
Published on 30. September 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
424 pages
978-0-299-22854-5 (ISBN)
Description
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.The 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.
Reviews / Votes
Climbers will appreciate the extra route photography and GPS navigational information. - Peter Schmitz, owner, Wildside Adventure Sports, Baraboo, WisconsinMore details
Edition
Third Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Wisconsin
United States
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
109 b/w photos, 74 diagrams, 1 map
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 113 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
379 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-299-22854-5 (9780299228545)
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Persons
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.