flyingferret 0 #1 July 25, 2002 I am heading to Sturgis in a week and among other great scenery will see Devil's Tower, Crazy Horse, and Mt. Rushmore. It kinda got me wondering if anyone has ever based Devil's Tower. Anyone ever heard of that? It is 876' tall, and I am not sure about landing outs, but seems like it would be a sweet base.-- All the flaming and trolls of wreck dot with a pretty GUI. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #2 July 25, 2002 The bitch would be getting up there, though...--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyingferret 0 #3 July 25, 2002 Actually, it is a big climbing hotspot. What is the thing on your back? Oh that is just my quick deploy climbing recovery system...we are doing testing on it :) On a somewhat related note, I had a friend at Grayson that went to Iowa state years ago. He had a classmate there that was an avid Harley rider, climber, and smoker. He would climb Devil's tower every year during Sturgis and leave a stash there to dry out for next year's smoke.-- All the flaming and trolls of wreck dot with a pretty GUI. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #4 July 25, 2002 You always seem to meet the oddest people...--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyingferret 0 #5 July 25, 2002 Lets get this straight, we are skydivers, and we meet weird people?-- All the flaming and trolls of wreck dot with a pretty GUI. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #6 July 25, 2002 "I see weird people..." haha, damnit, I wish we weren't going to be so busy on Saturday so I could have gone up there, but then again I'm pretty damn happy we're going to be freak'n busy on Saturday, too...--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyingferret 0 #7 July 25, 2002 Well, make a jump, we will be in the same sky. Just doing a Texas size campfire.-- All the flaming and trolls of wreck dot with a pretty GUI. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #8 July 25, 2002 So it'd be like a normal FF jump for Trevor, you and me, eh?--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyingferret 0 #9 July 25, 2002 Well there would be a bit more distance to allow for advanced transitions.-- All the flaming and trolls of wreck dot with a pretty GUI. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hobbes4star 0 #10 July 25, 2002 i have never heard of anyone baseing on it. climbing is big, and last i heard was considered trespassing for the fact that it is on reservation land. but that all may have changed, i grew up 2hrs from their but i haven't been back in 6 years....if fun were easy it wouldn't be worth having, right? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyingferret 0 #11 July 25, 2002 No, now it is perfectly legit to climb. You check in with park rangers before heading up. They have some guidlelines where they ask that you think twice about climbing in June due to religious holidays and significance for Indians, but they are not mandatory. As a matter of fact, a 6yr old holds the record for youngest climber to scale it. http://haskell.cs.yale.edu/jcp/devilstowernews.html-- All the flaming and trolls of wreck dot with a pretty GUI. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #12 July 25, 2002 If they give you any crap.....just tell them you "slipped" "Damn good thing I had this safety harness on...." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tomblin 0 #13 July 25, 2002 There's at least 70 different defined climbing routes up to the top..... Although the wind would have to be going the right way, cuz here's what the landing area looks like..... (see pic) First time I saw Devils Tower all I could think was whoa, I want to jump this...... I even asked the park ranger there if anybody had before and he grumbled at me and then told me to leave.......hahhahha .......fucker..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #14 July 25, 2002 "Ooops, I fell over...Ooops, I fell over again..."--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomAiello 26 #15 July 25, 2002 Devil's Tower has been jumped. Unfortunately, jumping Devil's Tower is illegal (to the tune of gear confiscation, $2500 fine, and a night or more in jail), so I'm pretty sure that no particular person who can be named has actually done any jumping there (that would be illegal, after all). The jumpers have kind of mutually agreed to follow the voluntary climbing closures (to avoid drawing attention to themselves, as well as to respect the religious beliefs of the indigenous people). If you're going to jump, make sure you are familiar with the climbing rules.-- Tom Aiello Tom@SnakeRiverBASE.com SnakeRiverBASE.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fasterfaller 0 #16 July 26, 2002 I'm sure you don't have any photos either ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scottbre 0 #17 July 26, 2002 "This means something." "Your mother's full of stupidjuice!" My Art Project Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
