Devils Tower - Southeast Face

This majestic mound of basalt in northern Wyoming has to be one of the most striking climbing objects on the planet. With many fun and moderate routes to an otherwise inaccessible summit, Devils Tower probably is one of the best climbing venues in the country.

This poster presents all routes on the southeast face, from the Durrance area to Belle Fourche Buttress, including many of the biggest classics as well as some forgotten free and aid routes.

Route List

1: Romeo is Restless, 5.12b, Johnson, Padden, 1975/Skinner, Wald, 1985

2: Lovely Liana, 5.11b, Sanders

3: Manifest Destiny, 5.9, Bright, Drayna, 1973

4: Pigeon English, 5.8+, Hatcher, Piana, 1984

5: Bailey Direct Finish, 5.6, Bailey, Jacquot, Johnson, Kothel, Williams, 1958

6: Durrance, 5.8, Butterworth, Durrance, 1938

7: Persistance, 5.9, Gardiner, Sanders, 1980

8: Chip Salaun Memorial, 5.10a, Baird, Sanders, 2001

9: Sundance, 5.7, Frymann, Kamps, Rearick, 1958

10: Mateo Tepee, 5.7 A3, Gardiner, Sears, 1984

11: Pseudo-Wiessner, 5.8, Carter, Northcutt, 1954

12: Wiesnner, 5.7, Covney, House, Wiessner, 1937

13: Fritz’s Fantasy, 5.10b, Kirk, Lee, Sanders, 1983

14: Devils Delight Direct, 5.7

15: Devils Delight, 5.8+, Kness, Oullette, 1956/Becker, Evans, 1962

16: Path of Dissent, 5.9, Black, Jaskiewiez, Smedley, 1979

17: Best Crack in Minnesota, 5.9-, Cowan, Piana, Skinner, Wald, 1975

18: The Interesting Problem Below, 5.11d, Baird, Gross, 2000

19: Journey to Ixtlan, 5.10b, Horning, Ohlsen, 1976

20: Danse Macabre, 5.10d, Robbins, Robinson, 1964

21: My Unsung Hero, 5.10c, Ducel, Horning, 1989

22: Bittersweet, 5.10c, Horning, Sanders, 1977

23: Morchella Escuelenta, 5.11c, Ptacek, Wydra, 1979/Horning, Smedley, 1980

24: Delta I, 5.9-, Heatley, Schilchting, 1964/Horning, Sanders, 1976

25: Waterfall, 5.9-, Fossen, Horning, Santangelo, 1976

26: B.O. Plenty, 5.8+, Bare, Olson, 1970/Horning, Sanders,

27: Seamstress, 5.11d, Engle, Johnson, 1982/Budding, Hong, 1982

28: Bon Homme Variation, 5.8, Hauck, Horning, 1972

29: Bon Homme, 5.8+, Kamps, Yestness, 1958

30: Uncle Remus Dirty Vegetable Garden, 5.4 A2, Brown, Sanders, 1972

31: Double Indemnity, 5.11a, Budding, Hong, Smedley, 1980

32: English Beat, 5.12b, Gardiner, Rypkema, 1978/Cowan, Hill, Lindorff, Piana, Skinner, 1984

33: Carpenter’s Caper, 5.7 A2, Bright, Holtorf,  Rypkema, 1972 ***FORBIDDEN CLIMBING***

34: The Power that Preserves, 5.12a, Rypkema, Sanders, 1978/Skinner, 1983

35: Direct Southeast, 5.11d, Horn, Oslund, 1965/Budding, Hong, Smedley, 1978

36: Walt Bailey Memorial, 5.9, Blackmon, Cole, Jacquot, 1959/Overton, Woodruff, 1974

37: Philip’s Retreat, 5.9+, Horning, 1978

38: Rocksuckers, 5.11d, Horning, Marriot, 1982

39: Roach Addiction, 5.7, Roach, 1991

40: Hollywood and Vine, 5.10c, Cole, Jacquot, 1960/Overton, Woodruff, 1974

41: Solar Eclipse, 5.11b, Fazio-Rhicard, Horning, Kertzman, 1991

42: Soler, 5.9-, Conn, Lembeck, Moore, Scordus, Soler, 195/Jacquot, Kor, 1959

43: Todtmoos, 5.9-, Horning, Schlichter, 1976

44: TAD, 5.7, Gallagher, Morehead, 1956/Bare, Burgette, 1973

45: El Cracko Diablo, 5.8, Johnson, Padden, 1973

46: Extension, 5.11a, Horning, Schlinkmann, 1985

47: Flash Cadillac, 5.10, Cox, Orenczak, 2002

48: Exit Us, 5.9, Ingalls, Kligfield, 1968/Horning, Sanders, 1976

49: Cave, 5.9, Ingalls, Oslund, 1965/Horning, Sanders, 1976

50: Last Cowgirl Camp, 5.11b, Chuta, Oslund, 1968/Horning, Smith, 1979

51: Life During Wartime, 5.10d, Friedrichs, Horning, 1986

52: Troglodytes Trauma, 5.11c, Euser, Fricke, Wade, 1971/Beyer, Horning, 1979

53: Aerial Boundaries, 5.11, Horning, Kopischka, 1989

54: Beelzebub, 5.10b, Horning, Sanders, 1976

55: The Window, 5.6 A4, Robbins, Robinson, 1964

56: The Skunk, 5.6 A3, Jamnikar, Ravhekar, 1986

57: Lucifer’s Ledges, A3, Brackin, Gardiner, Rypkema, Sanders, 1978

58: Satan’s Stairway, 5.8 A3, Engle, Johnson, Gardiner, Sears, 1984

59: Adrenalin Surfer, 5.12a, Meyer, Postma, 1989

60: Witchie, 5.10b, Conley, Pearson, 1975

61: Crocodile, 5.10d, Haire, Horning, 1976

62: Casper College, 5.10d, Bailey, McReynolds, Smith, Sturdevant, 1956/Beyer, Horning, 1979

63: Burning Daylight, 5.10b, Horning, Todd, 1977

64: Gooseberry Jam, 5.9-, Kamps, Yestness, 1959

65: Belle Fourche Buttress, 5.10b, Cole, Ryan, 1961/Horning, Rasmussen, 1977

Updates

June 18, 2022: Graphic design update

Feb 24, 2024: Graphic design update, reprocessing of photo