By Jon Ruland
From Tucson, AZ
Aug 7, 2008
| are there any good, relatively easy offwidths on mount lemmon? i'm looking to hone my wide skeelz (or rather to acquire some, since i currently have none). |  |
By Deaun Schovajsa
From Arvada, CO
Aug 7, 2008
| Jon Ruland wrote: are there any good, relatively easy offwidths on mount lemmon? i'm looking to hone my wide skeelz (or rather to acquire some, since i currently have none).
Oh Jon,
I knew you were a deranged and troubled individual, but OFFWIDTHS?? Put down the mouse and find a therapist or bar tender to help you thru this obviously rough time in your life. | |
By Eric D
Aug 7, 2008
| Jon,
Abracadaver in Cochise has an offwidth that is only "5.9" Atleast that's what the book says.
There is Jaws at the Reef of Rock.
Eric | |
By rickd
Aug 7, 2008
| 5.9, Beating off the Fascist Invaders near Erbany is the only Windy Point route I know of that is real ow.
Matricide at the Matterhorn Boulder is 11/11+ ow and a really easy TR.
There are 100's in the stronghold, just look around. | |
By jbak
From Tucson, AZ
Aug 8, 2008
| The Twinkie ! | |
By Mike
From Phoenix
Aug 8, 2008
| Eric D wrote: Jon, Abracadaver in Cochise has an offwidth that is only "5.9" Atleast that's what the book says...
Are you really recommending someone do Abracadaver to learn how to climb offwidth?
I don't climb down south a whole lot, but if you want to get your off-width on then come up to Sedona for a while. | |
By Jon Ruland
From Tucson, AZ
Aug 8, 2008
| Deaun Schovajsa wrote: Oh Jon, I knew you were a deranged and troubled individual, but OFFWIDTHS?? Put down the mouse and find a therapist or bar tender to help you thru this obviously rough time in your life.
hey come on now, i'm not deranged and troubled! i only do what the voices tell me to do. right now they're telling me to grunt and thrash my ass up some wide stuff. | |
By Shawn Mitchell
From Broomfield
Aug 8, 2008
| If you're not deranged and troubled, the voices sure hate you...
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By Deaun Schovajsa
From Arvada, CO
Aug 8, 2008
| Shawn Mitchell wrote: If you're not deranged and troubled, the voices sure hate you...
Oh, it hurts just to look at those pictures... | |
By rickd
Aug 8, 2008
| no other photos or images approach that 5 minute short in the 1984 "On the Rocks" video of Skip Guerin on Animal Magnetism at Split Rocks Colorado.
shrill scream of fear. | |
By chrispy
Aug 10, 2008
| Jaws at the Reef is 5.8 and clean. Great climbing. The approach may be a bit more than you're looking for. | |
By Jon Ruland
From Tucson, AZ
Aug 11, 2008
| thanks to all of you who have offered deranged and troubled suggestions to this deranged and troubled mind. | |
By Luis Cisneros
From Tucson
Aug 11, 2008
| I think Jaws is more like an squeeze chimney rather than an OW (yeah maybe a couple of moves of OW down bellow), and is awesome!
Also Rappel Rock has a famous "5.6" that will give you a kick... remember, numbers have no meaning on this type of climbing. There is no easy OW.
Abracadaver is hard, but if you have the gear (#5s) is pretty save and you will surelly learn more than what you are looking for. If you are serious about OWs, you should consider it. | |
By Erik Murdock
From Tucson, Arizona
Aug 13, 2008
| Another good off width is Chicken Coop on South Fin. If you avoid using the face holds, you will get a lot of off width practice. There are several other off widths at Windy Point also. There is a 5.7ish one that is a little loose on Tri-level spire next to Domestique. There is also the first pitch 8th and Main? offwidth on Chimney Rock that is pretty good for dialing in some technique. Makes me want to brush off the old high top Kaukulators... | |
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