Vedauwoo, WY
July 20-21, 2019
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| Justin right before "the most ridiculous move ever" |
"That is the most ridiculous move ever." I bet that's exactly what many climbers say when they visit Vedauwoo for the first time. It's wide crack territory and many of the climbs are too wide for hands but too small to fit your body into and chimney, thus the term off-width. Laura and I had planned to climb the Diamond on Longs Peak but weather forced us away so we decided to make a trip to climb an area we have never been to before.
Vedauwoo was a treat and was pretty fun. It is a series of different rock outcroppings all with lots of crack systems and all about 200' tall or so. We climbed mostly "easy" routes here, but learned that without any off width experience that even 5.7 can be difficult.
When we arrived, both Laura and I had expected that there would be a lot of climbers like at the better Colorado areas, but we were surprised to find very few climbers here at all. It was mostly hikers and folks camping in the area.
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| Mother 1 |
Since there were not any lines on the rock routes, Laura and I climbed mostly the classics - Edwards Crack, Walt's Wall, Satterfield's Crack, Fallout Crack, TM Chimney and Mother 1. Laura learned that building anchors in the dark was difficult while leading TM Chimney and I learned that 5.7 off width feels like 5.10 - especially when you're racing the rain! We will be back for more once the bruises heal and our memories forget the war with rock we experienced this weekend!
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| TL: Yes, we fit through there, TR: Raptor nest at top of Fallout, BL: Free rap off the potato chip, BR: Looking down Fallout |
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| Don't worry, I inspected it with the cell phone light before bringing Justin up. |
Vedauwoo was a treat and was pretty fun. It is a series of different rock outcroppings all with lots of crack systems and all about 200' tall or so. We climbed mostly "easy" routes here, but learned that without any off width experience that even 5.7 can be difficult.
When we arrived, both Laura and I had expected that there would be a lot of climbers like at the better Colorado areas, but we were surprised to find very few climbers here at all. It was mostly hikers and folks camping in the area. 
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