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Offwidths in the Wasatch?

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Tyler N · · Salt Lake City, UT · Joined Jul 2012 · Points: 155

Favorite OW climbs? Specifically in LCC?

Stevie Nacho · · Utah · Joined Feb 2008 · Points: 671

Burner Buttress (all three routes)
Certain Death
The Cloister
3rd pitch of Schoolroom (kind of a chimney)
2nd or 3rd pitch of Sportsmans Paradise (i can't remember which one)
Robbins pitch on the top of the Thumb

michael voth · · Ft. Collins, CO · Joined Feb 2012 · Points: 75

trench warfare

josh holmes · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Sep 2008 · Points: 215

Cashmere

Lowe Blow

edited to add

The Great Chockstone: classic easy (relatively) ow/squeeze

C.lassic P.iece O.f S.hit: not alot of ow, but enough to make you remember it

Alex Quitiquit · · Salt Lake City · Joined May 2011 · Points: 195

+1 for Certain Death -

Cashmere is brutal.

I haven't tried it but On the Waterfront is considered OW.

The 2nd pitch of Crescent - more of a squeeze.

We'll have to get out before it's too snowy Tyler!

tim naylor · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Mar 2004 · Points: 370

bong eater

Greg Gavin · · SLC, UT · Joined Oct 2008 · Points: 888

chimney variation to the 3rd pitch of schoolroom. when combined with the lower portion it's like 40m of wide. groove/chimney pitches on the thumb.

Zac Robinson · · Salt Lake City, UT · Joined Jul 2006 · Points: 415

I don't do any OW on On the Waterfront.

Goodro's Nightmare is a fun one and that takes up up to the 3rd pitch of the Green A. Great way to get up high in an area where you would regularly crag.

Mega points for going over and getting on Regge Pole in Bells.

I need to go play around on Razz-a-mat-azz again before winter sets in.

I feel like I have dragged big cams all over LCC but I can't think of many more right now...

bsmoot · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Aug 2006 · Points: 3,183

Here are some others including some off the beaten path.

Callitwhatyouplease...Good one
Scumbag Crack
Five Fingers...moderate & fun
Creep Show
S Crack...2nd pitch & Classic 4th pitch
The Mouth Vatiation, Memorial Day Buttress
Hellevator Shaft...limestone offwidth!
The Sting...Bells Canyon

Lone Peak routes:
Open Book...moderate.
Tom's Thumb Right & Left side
Spencer Route
Flying Circus...Exposed final pitch
Degenerate Crack...perhaps the longest in the Wasatch

Danny Parker · · Teasdale, UT · Joined Dec 2011 · Points: 120

Went and did certain death today, it's a full value climb!!! On the waterfront is a great intro to inverts, and razzmatazz is right next to it for a warm up.
If your looking to take on all of the LCC offwidths I'd love to team up with you.

Greg Gavin · · SLC, UT · Joined Oct 2008 · Points: 888

Shadow of Death up in LPC.

Cashmere is so hard. I can't believe Spencer Weiler put down 9+ on that thing...hahah fuckin sandbagger.

Zac Robinson · · Salt Lake City, UT · Joined Jul 2006 · Points: 415

I totally forgot about Creep Show. That one is fun.

Beth Anne's Crack is a blast. And if you go all the way up there, you might as well tick off Mission to Moscow as well.

Bring pants.

tenesmus · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jan 2004 · Points: 3,023

I didn't know anyone ever repeated Regge Pole?
I hear its the real deal.

BobGray · · Salt Lake City, Utah · Joined Jun 2006 · Points: 711
Brian in SLC · · Sandy, Utah · Joined Oct 2003 · Points: 21,746

#2 mountainproject.com/v/bonge…...

I must cheat on Bongeater...

Zac Robinson · · Salt Lake City, UT · Joined Jul 2006 · Points: 415
tenesmus wrote:I didn't know anyone ever repeated Regge Pole? I hear its the real deal.
I was up there a few years ago with Burr and Sam Burrell. We came back down after the crux pitches so as to avoid the top gritty choss pitch. I feel like I have head from some other that may have been on it.
Daniel Winder · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jul 2009 · Points: 101

Robbins crack. Haven't done it. Dragging huge cams up the thumb should be fun though.

+1 Burner. This is the real deal. I hiked up there and found I couldn't do a single free move, it made a fine aid climb however.

Plasma. Recently climbed this one offwidth style. About 2 body lengths of intense thrutching. Later I was told that only fools don't layback it. This is probably true, but the pointy trees below drove me into the gape.

I recommend heading down to the creek if you're serious about practicing OW. Nobody really likes offwidths anyway though. Get on a few and it's easy to see why. But it is kinda fun going back to work after a weekend of OW looking like you've been in fight club or something.

Boissal . · · Small Lake, UT · Joined Aug 2006 · Points: 1,541
Daniel Winder wrote:Plasma. Recently climbed this one offwidth style. About 2 body lengths of intense thrutching. Later I was told that only fools don't layback it.
Were you up there last Sunday? Should have done the unprotected chundercling start to the right :)

edit: surprised Zac didn't mention Gravity's Rainbow P1. Short and burly (for me) and not too far past the Waterfront if you're hauling big cams in the area.
Greg Gavin · · SLC, UT · Joined Oct 2008 · Points: 888

I've always wanted to provide some community service by cleaning out that OW to the right of plumbline "Filthy Garbage". Anyone ever do that?

Boissal . · · Small Lake, UT · Joined Aug 2006 · Points: 1,541
Greg G wrote:I've always wanted to provide some community service by cleaning out that OW to the right of plumbline "Filthy Garbage". Anyone ever do that?
Short of soaking it in gasoline and burning the 6"+ diameter scrub oaks growing in there I think it's hopeless... It would occupy a rainy afternoon though!
tim naylor · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Mar 2004 · Points: 370

bong bong firecracker, variety delight

Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

Northern Utah & Idaho
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