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Off width climbs in and around Boulder/South Platte

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Matthew Ryan Jones · · Minturn, CO · Joined Apr 2012 · Points: 35

I'm pretty familiar with the front range, but I need some help locating off widths that are in this time of year. I'm specifically looking for anything in Boulder canyon, but any info on the surrounding areas would be more than welcome. As far as grade goes, I'm really interested in anything between 5.10 and 5.12, and anything with circus trick/invert climbing would be on the top of my list. Any and all help from the BoCo crowd would be very much appreciated.

Also, I know the Platte is full of wonderful crack climbing, including lots of OW. Can anybody list the top 10 pitches for someone looking for OW in the Platte?

Cheers!

Matt J.

NickinCO · · colorado · Joined Sep 2010 · Points: 155

If you do a search there's a thread on this already from a couple years ago I believe.

Derek Wehrle · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Aug 2009 · Points: 50

make a trip up to vedauwoo =]

Matthew Ryan Jones · · Minturn, CO · Joined Apr 2012 · Points: 35

I was wondering if the Voo was worth a trip this time of year. Won't there still be snow up there?

rob.calm · · Loveland, CO · Joined May 2002 · Points: 630
Matthew Ryan Jones wrote:I was wondering if the Voo was worth a trip this time of year. Won't there still be snow up there?
This time of year it's more an issue of wind than snow.

WYDOT Atmospherics for Vedauwoo
20-MAR-14 09:27:01 am

Air temperature 32°F
Relative humidity 38%
Dew point 10°F
Visibility N/A
Surface temperature 39°F

Wind gust 30 mph
Wind average 21 mph
Wind direction NW
Keith Earley · · Portland, OR · Joined Jan 2011 · Points: 25

Here you are: the infamous "stack till you yack" tour mountainproject.com/v/after…

Mike Storeim · · Evergreen, CO · Joined Sep 2002 · Points: 30

Classic SP offwidth:

Maelstrom
Don't Fear the Boogie Man
Sidewinder
Bishop Offwidth
Fender Route
Meat Pipe
Once is Enough
Sposi-Isaacs
Isis with Tube Terror extension
Chair Rocks area has a lot of different OW from 5.8-up

Left bunch out but there's a start-

Mike Pharris · · Longmont, CO · Joined May 2007 · Points: 125

Drove past voo this am. There is a dusting of snow on the ground but not enough to really affect the climbs. 50 mph winds today though.

highaltitudeflatulentexpulsion · · Colorado · Joined Oct 2012 · Points: 35

There is an unrepeated OW rumored to possibly be the hardest in the state.

The road to it will be open soon.

If you want beta, ask me through PM. If you get on it, I would love to hear about it.

Crumbling Reality

Matthew Ryan Jones · · Minturn, CO · Joined Apr 2012 · Points: 35

Thanks for all this info!

Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

Colorado
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