Devils tower - rock bar (so-called geological separateness), reminiscent of the tower, consisting of piled beam separate stone pillars, located in Wyoming, USA. This mountain is unusually correct form, arising 200 million years ago, long time gave the impression of artificial constructions. But as the rock in size exceeds the pyramid of Cheops 2.5 times (the height of 390 m, base width is about the same), the construction of the tower often were instructed not to man, but the devil (hence the name). The mountain has long been the subject of reverent worship and a source of fear in the local population, it was alleged that at the very top have repeatedly observed the strange light phenomena.

After the origin of the Tower of the Devil got a decent explanation, this education was desirable shooting object mystical and fantastic films. One of the later myths about the tower argues that at the very top of almost inaccessible mountains is allegedly landing area for the UFO (see the famous fiction movie S. Spielberg "Close encounters of the third kind)...

Due to the complicated conditions for climbing climbers for sport conquered the top only twice: a local resident in the XIX century and climber Jack Durrans in 1938. The plane to land on the top can not and helicopters literally blows away with the small square continuous strong wind at the top, so the Tower really was considered almost inaccessible.

Experienced skydiver George Hopkins did not appreciate the dangers, hoping to become the third conqueror of the summit. Landing by parachute went well, but all the ropes, which dropped him from the planes hit the rocks are deteriorating. Skydiver became the captive of the rock. News of this spread through the whole America. Crowds of tourists and onlookers surrounded the Tower, and the prisoner-TV star has a lot of jokes in direct radio. Everyone liked the joke that it is not enough only eve to happen down there, flood, give rise to a new branch of mankind. Soon dozens of planes were circling in the air, dropping at Hopkins free food and facilities provided by the companies for promotional purposes. Charter Dodge falling objects, skydiver radio begged to stop the bombing, especially since most of the items still flew away into the abyss.

Despite the abundance of products forces quickly left the prisoner. To his horror he found that impregnable smooth granite rock inhabited by rats, which every night became bolder. Specially established Committee for salvation Hopkins has been called for the rescue operation experienced climber Ernst field and his companion, Gorrell from Colorado. But climbers after hours visual exploration and 3 hours were forced to return to abandon further attempts. Field said: "for Us the damn block is not in the teeth!"

It seemed incredible - professionals conquer peaks rising more than 8000 meters, but powerless before the height of 390 m! The Committee, through the press began to search for Doctor of Durrance, and only a day later it was found on the East coast at Dartmouth. Next day he came in and started the preparation for the ascent through the old, known only to him route. At noon the storm began, and although the summit was shrouded in mist, mountaineers under the leadership of Durrani made it to the top and at the climbing cradle let down exhausted parachutist. In total, Hopkins was held prisoner in the Tower for about a week.

It seems incredible, but at the end of XX century, when, with the help of technology, people can reach almost any place in the world, this small rock and remains closed to people.

Travel to devil's Tower: in the USA any (auto, air, railway) transport to the city rapid city (or Gillett in northeast Wyoming); then only by car to the peak itself.