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Most Memorable Dihedral You've Ever Climbed?

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Ryan Nevius · · Perchtoldsdorf, AT · Joined Dec 2010 · Points: 1,837

What's the most memorable dihedral you've ever climbed? What made it stick in your mind?

FrankPS · · Atascadero, CA · Joined Nov 2009 · Points: 276

Ryan, why don't you get us started with your most memorable dihedral!

But I'll add that mine was "Sheila." And "The Open Book" in Tahquitz."

camhead · · Vandalia, Appalachia · Joined Jun 2006 · Points: 1,240

Second pitch of Ocean Negro (that dihedral above Chocolate Corner at the Creek). Didn't even come close to sending it, but it had some of the hardest sandstone stemming I've ever tried.

Alex Swan · · West · Joined Dec 2011 · Points: 25
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Sorry RC had better pictures. This dihedral is absolutely amazing!! Just make it out there to Montana and do this route!

What made it memorable was my friend decking on his ass on this pitch leaving me to finish it.

Goes @ 10D
Woodchuck ATC · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Nov 2007 · Points: 3,280

Donkey Dihedral at Devils Lake was a major butt whipping .

fossana · · leeds, ut · Joined Apr 2006 · Points: 13,318

Open Book @ Tahquitz - partly for the historical aspect (first 5.9 in the States) and partly b/c it's a great line

Red Dihedral on the Hulk - took 3 attempts to do this route (1 bail due to slow party ahead of us, 1 partner ankle sprain on approach)

P3 of OZ on Drug Dome - my first 10c (more like 10b) lead in Tuolumne

Colin Simon · · Boulder, CO · Joined Jan 2009 · Points: 370

The long 5.8 corner on the casual route:

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Andy Hansen · · Longmont, CO · Joined Sep 2009 · Points: 3,130

Straight Shot at the Alcohol Wall, First Creek Canyon, Red Rock. It looks reasonable from the ground but when you're up there the stems & smears become increasingly difficult because of the deceptively overhanging nature of the route. The inside crack will only accept 1/4 of a pad making holding onto it damn near impossible. If it were not for the quality and quantity of protection this route would be a certain pucker fest.

Monty · · Golden, CO · Joined Mar 2006 · Points: 3,520
Wunsch's Dihedral Just so consistently good!

+1 on the 5.8 long dihedral on the Casual Route too!
Jim Gloeckler · · Denver, Colo. · Joined Jul 2004 · Points: 25

The last pitch of Perversion was cool. Not a true dihedral because most of the climbing is to the right of the dihedral proper. Not the hardest climb either. But the classic nature of the line is great.

Dobson · · Butte, MT · Joined Oct 2011 · Points: 215

Sunshine at Smith

Beautiful moves and thought-provoking protection. I took a scary fall trying to clip the first bolt during my initial attempt. When everything goes just right, it feels like 5.8.

Bryan G · · June Lake, CA · Joined Nov 2007 · Points: 6,167

Lots of really good ones out there.

Hospital Corner @ the Leap

Red Dihedral on the Hulk

The Yawn and Ounce @ Tuolumne

The Good Book, Silent Freeway, Anticipation, English Breakfast Crack, Catchy Corner, Meat Grinder, Finger Lickin, Mental Block, and dozens of others in the Valley.

I've never even climbed at Devil's Tower, but that looks like a corner climbing paradise. Indian Creek also has loads but I haven't climb much their either.

Here's a couple photos

The long and spectacular second pitch. The Good Book

Awesome jamming on pitch 2 of Mental Block. The crack widens from 1" to 3".

Ryan Williams · · London (sort of) · Joined May 2009 · Points: 1,245

The Red Dihedral in the Sierras because it was, well, in the Sierras.

Jaws and Supercrack at the NRG because they were some of my first crack climbs.

3am crack and Noname crack at Indian Creek because they were my first sustained #3 cracks.

Some 10c finger crack at Gold Coast at RRG because it was my first 10c trad climb (I think).

My Banana is Happy to See You on Koh Phi Phi because it was a first ascent (or so I thought at the time).

Fancy Free and Thin Ice at the Needles because they were sick!

I should shut up now.

Jonathan Marek · · Spearfish, SD · Joined Sep 2009 · Points: 2,497

Rock Wars, RRG
Jasper's Dihedral, Blue Mounds, MN
Soler, Devils Tower

These are the first three to come to mind. I am sure plenty of you are familiar with Rock Wars and Soler, but if you ever make it to the middle of the plains in MN, Jasper's Dihedral 5.8+ is the MUST DO route for the whole area.

TheBirdman Friedman · · Eldorado Springs, Colorado · Joined Jan 2010 · Points: 65

I'll probably catch some flak for this because it's only about 30 feet...and bolted but:

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I think the combination of the fact that it's right in the middle of arguably THE crag in the northeast, the insecure climbing, and watching super-strong, 5.14 sport climbers be terrified on this makes it up there for me.

andyedwards · · OR · Joined Aug 2009 · Points: 205

Not very difficult, but the V-Pitch on the Upper Exum is sure in a cool spot. Quite the view from up there.

Norm Larson · · Wilson, Wy. · Joined Jan 2008 · Points: 60

coarse and buggy in JT is another good one.

George Bell · · Boulder, CO · Joined Jan 2001 · Points: 5,050
Lotus Flower Tower, although technically I suppose the endless upper crack is a splitter, not a dihedral.
Sam B. · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jan 2007 · Points: 35

Zebra Zion Smith Rock.
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Aaron Olson · · Seattle, WA · Joined Apr 2011 · Points: 5

+1 for Open Book at Tahquitz.

Heart and Sol in Jtree has an awesome but short dihedral section just after the slab part with some thin gear. That was awesome.

Rattletale in Index, WA is AMAZING. Three-pitches of dihedral (5.9, 10b, 10a)

D F · · Carbondale, CO · Joined Jun 2007 · Points: 406

I can't believe no one has mentioned Quarter of a Man in Indian Creek or the "enduro corner" on Astroman so far. Astroman's changing-corners pitch is a pretty spectacular affair as well. The most epic corner I've ever tried to climb, however, is Ram Implosion Wing (5.12) in the Creek — really long, steep, sandy and scary.

Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

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