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Devils Tower was First Climbed on Independence Day in 1893 - Gripped Magazine

Summary by Gripped Magazine
On July 4, 1893, ranchers William Rogers and Willard Ripley made the historic first ascent of Devils Tower in Wyoming. Known to local Indigenous tribes as Bear Lodge, Devils Tower rises 1,267 feet above the surrounding landscape, its sheer basalt columns presenting an obvious challenge. Rogers and Ripley, local cattlemen with no formal climbing experience, undertook the ascent not for sport but as a patriotic spectacle, aiming to plant an Americ…
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Gripped Magazine broke the news in on Friday, July 4, 2025.
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