Talk:Devils Thumb
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Untitled edit
It would be nice to have an actual source on the claim about not having an apostrophe---I'm not trying to be skeptical, and certainly on the map it appears without an apostrophe, but "by tradition" is a little vague. I guess I'd be happy quoting the USGS as a source, but is there a better one? If the apostrophe really is inappropriate we should eventually move the article and make the apostrophe version a redirect. But I don't think it's a big deal. -- Spireguy 03:06, 17 April 2006 (UTC)
- Done. I moved it and removed the "by tradition" diddy. I couldn't find a source to back it up...Jarfingle 03:17, 21 August 2006 (UTC)
Regarding the death figure, I could only find three deaths, one party of two and one other single person. This is info from the AAJ. What is the source for the "three parties"? -- Spireguy 03:06, 17 April 2006 (UTC)
climbing history -- into the wild edit
as written now, the section makes it sounds like McCandless climbed Devil's Thumb, which is incorrect. The section about Krakauer's chapters could be struck and replaced with a link to the Into_The_Wild 65.46.169.246 (talk) 20:15, 7 October 2010 (UTC)
Incorrect coordinates edit
The coords as given are incorrect and point to a flat place. Unfortunately there are 2 Devils Thumbs on the border that I can see so I don't know which one is the correct one. Maybe someone familiar with the area can figure this out. Google link to the southern Thumb - note another one to the NNE of this one - http://maps.google.com/maps?q=57.091873,-132.372551&ll=57.137543,-132.339249&lspn=0.1835,0.528374&num=1&t=p&vpsrc=6&z=12 Of course, it's logical that the Devil would have 2 thumbs, since he has 2 hands, but even so... --Marjaliisa (talk) 07:01, 1 January 2012 (UTC)
Say what? NW face? edit
"most dangerous climbing proposition" wait a minute; in my hazy memory, I think George Lowe (along with maybe Chris Jones and perhaps one of his cousins (Greg?)) did a new route on the S face in the 70s. Wasn't the NW face skied? George's route could not have seen more than a couple ascents. 143.232.210.38 (talk) 21:54, 13 July 2012 (UTC)