It is certainly a wonderful city. Lots to do and lots of culture! Next time you're in Madison, you should pick up a pack of beer from Karben4. They'r exclusive to Madison, but they make great stuff. There's jack shit for climbing near me. I'm about an hour south of Madison or Milwaukee which is the only close places to climb. Boulders in Madison and Adventure Rock near Milwaukee would be the two I know, though. I ended up building bouldering wall in my basement so I could get some climbing in. As far as outside stuff, there's Governor Dodge State Park (2.5 hours from me) for bouldering and Devil's Lake State Park (3 hours from me) for sport, top rope, and bouldering. I need to move, lol.
I've camped at Devil's Lake! Beautiful. Thanks for the beer tip. I'm only back in the IL when I have to be (funerals or weddings) BUT I'll check them out the next time I'm back! My buddy's uncle owns Strictly Discs in Madison. If you're into record shops you may have heard of it? Awesome selection and great staff. Can't remember the pizza joint but it's a stones throw from Strictly Discs and totally worth trying.... excellent wood fired pies :) What's the name of the bar with the huge fake tree inside???! It's driving me nuts now...
Can't say I've heard of it. I'm always down for a good pizza, though. I'll have to look it up. Are you talking about Paul's Club?
Found it.
www.pizzabrutta.com 1805 Monroe St, Madison, WI 53711 Highly recommended.
Damn that looks tasty! It probably doesn't help I haven't eaten dinner yet. Hah!
Yes! Paul's Club. I pregamed there before seeing Jeff Tweedy play the venue (arts center/theatre?) across the street about 5 years ago. Had a lot of fun with the regulars.