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Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Devil's Tower Mystery
Mysterious Tower of the Devil (Devils Tower) is located in northeastern Wyoming (U.S.). Its height is 386 m, which is comparable with the height of the Empire State Building (381 m without the spire). Rock formed about 65 million years ago by volcanic activity, and unusual shaped her hips were the result of erosion of the surrounding soft rock around a strong internal.
But, of course, there are other versions of its origin ...
One Indian legend tells of seven girls who were playing in the woods when they were attacked by a giant bear. The children tried to escape, but the bear would not leave. In desperation, they climbed the low stone and prayed for the salvation of the Great Spirit. Spirit heard them, and the stone began to rise, raising the girls all over the above an angry beast. In a rage he tried to climb the cliff, but he has failed, and on the cliff there were traces of his clutches. Gore has continued to grow until the girls could not go to heaven where the stars become the Pleiades. With this myth with one of the Indian name of the mountain - Mato Tipila (bear's den).
According to another Indian dowry, the rock was created evil demon, Beat it on top of the drum, causing thunder and lightning. The Indians, who believed in the dark essence of the mountain and called it the Tower of bad god, preferred not to settle nearby and generally avoided her side. This name became the foundation of the modern, which was given a rock researcher Richard Dodge in 1875. Actually, different tribal notions of the rock varied considerably. If some of us it was considered the devil and was taboo, then the other, on the contrary, considered it as a place of power, and perform various rituals here.
Rock is not enough that has an unusual shape, so also is located on the plateau, standing out sharply against the backdrop of the surrounding landscape and not having anything resembling nearby. Not surprisingly, this geological phenomenon has become a sacred place for Aboriginal people, and remains so to this day, and therefore do not cease court showdown between local authorities and the Indians, trying to limit the access of tourists to the sacred mountain.
In the 20 century to replace the mystical theories of origin of the rocks came sci-fi. Thus, according to one version, the top Deyvlz Tower is a platform for UFO landings. And what were the grounds as on top of a cliff repeatedly observed the strange light phenomena, and in its vicinity unidentified flying objects. This version was so popular that even embodied in the famous movie by Steven Spielberg's "Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
For a long time the devilish rock was impregnable. The first time it climbed to a local resident in the late 19 th century. The feat was repeated only in the 1938th, climber Jack Durance. The third summit was the conqueror of the devil experienced skydiver George Hpokins, climbing on a mountain top in 41 year, jumping from an airplane with a parachute. The landing went well, but get out was much harder: the rope, which dropped him from the aircraft so that he could go down, falling by or come into disrepair from being hit with stones. Use the same helicopter or airship was not due to bad weather conditions. A jumper became a prisoner of the cliff.
The news of this spread throughout America. Crowds of tourists and onlookers surrounded the tower, and the captive-star sprinkled jokes live radio. The most popular was a joke, that he lacks only Eve, to, happen down there, the flood, give rise to a new branch of humanity. Soon, dozens of aircraft circling in the air, throwing for Hopkins free food and equipment provided by manufacturers for advertising purposes. Charter dodge falling objects, parachutist radio begged to stop the bombing, especially since the majority of subjects still falling into the abyss.
Despite the abundance of food, the rain and wind force prinizyvayuschim quickly left the prisoner. To his horror, found also that impregnable smooth granite rock is inhabited by rats, which every night are getting bolder. A specially designed Rescue Committee Hopkins called for a rescue operation of an experienced climber Ernst Field and his partner Gorrell of Colorado. But the climbers after an hour of visual reconnaissance and 3 o'clock recovery were forced to go back and abandon further attempts. Field admitted: "We have this devil's block too tough!"
It seemed incredible - professionals conquer peaks over 8000 m, but were powerless over 390 meters tall! Committee through the press began to search for Jack Dyurransa, and only a day after he was found on the east coast in Dartmouth. Even a day later he arrived and began preparing for the ascent to the old, known only to him the route. At midday assault began, and although the summit was shrouded in mist, led Dyurransa climbers reached the summit and climbing cradle let down the jumper exhausted. In total, Hopkins remained a prisoner of the Tower for about a week.
In 1906, by order of President Theodore Roosevelt, the area around Devil's Tower became the first national park in the U.S., and the rock itself was declared a national monument. The tower is visited every year several hundred thousands of tourists. Of these, several thousand go upstairs. Make this can only climbers. No other way.
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