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Worm Drive

Wyoming > Laramie Area > Vedauwoo > 700L/Plumb Line Area
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Description

This nice secluded crag is is home to some fine short crack routes, and at least one bolted face. It is in a wonderful and pristine setting, well away from the crowds of Friday the 13th or Fall Wall. Most if not all the obvious crack lines have been climbed, but only a couple of them have been recorded. The area's namesake climb, Worm Drive, is a must do on the hard offwidth tour of Vedauwoo. Beware of mountain lions out here, they are known to frequent the area. On the jaunt out here, you walk within a hundred yards or so of a stash containing several carcasses.

Getting There

From the Vedauwoo exit on I-80, drive about three miles. Here the Vedauwoo road will take a sharp left and go down hill, crossing over a stream at the bottom of the hill. Right when the Vedauwoo road takes this left, there will be a road on the right (700L). Take this right an drive through the gate, closing it after you, and drive another couple of hundred yards downhill to where the road ends in a turnaround right by a stream. Walk accross the stream on fallen logs, and take a right (east) and locate a fairly distinct trail that parallels the stream heading east. Walk this for about a half a mile, then cut left and over a hill at the first real clearing, at the eastern edge of which there is a small formation, and you will see Worm Drive rocks.

Routes from Left to Right

5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
 1
Desperado
Sport
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
 32
Worm Drive
Trad
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 38
Driving Miss Wormy
Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 31
First Gear
Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 17
Unknown Offwidth
Trad
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 6
Von’s Chicken Coop
Trad, TR
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 12
Return To Sender
Sport
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 3
Love Letters
Sport
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 16
Sent For You Yesterday
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 15
Momma's Got a Squeeze Box
Trad
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 14
Unknown 5.11
Trad
Easy 5th 1+ 3 I 5 M 1c
 1
Chasm Approach
Trad
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 2
Dark Matter
Trad
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 1
Dark Energy
Trad
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 1
Pigeon Nest Crack
Trad
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
 1
Unknown OW
Trad
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 3
Back Side Unknown 4
Trad
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 3
Back Side Unknown 3
Trad
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 4
Back Side Unknown 2
Trad
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 2
Back Side Unknown 1
Trad
V3 6A
 2
Spider Killer
Boulder
V3-4 6A+ PG13
 1
Philly Cheesesteak
Boulder
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c V2 5+
 2
Jaws
Boulder
V9 7C
 5
Eight Ounces To Freedom
Trad, Boulder
V8 7B
 1
Where The Wild Things Are
Trad, Boulder
V1 5
 1
Mama Got Squeezed
Boulder
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Desperado
 1
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b Sport
Worm Drive
 32
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c Trad
Driving Miss Wormy
 38
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad
First Gear
 31
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
Unknown Offwidth
 17
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
Von’s Chicken Coop
 6
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Trad, TR
Return To Sender
 12
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport
Love Letters
 3
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport
Sent For You Yesterday
 16
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
Momma's Got a Squeeze Box
 15
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
Unknown 5.11
 14
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad
Chasm Approach
 1
Easy 5th 1+ 3 I 5 M 1c Trad
Dark Matter
 2
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Trad
Dark Energy
 1
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad
Pigeon Nest Crack
 1
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Trad
Unknown OW
 1
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad
Back Side Unknown 4
 3
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad
Back Side Unknown 3
 3
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Trad
Back Side Unknown 2
 4
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad
Back Side Unknown 1
 2
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad
Spider Killer
 2
V3 6A Boulder
Philly Cheesesteak
 1
V3-4 6A+ PG13 Boulder
Jaws
 2
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c V2 5+ Boulder
Eight Ounces To Freedom
 5
V9 7C Trad, Boulder
Where The Wild Things Are
 1
V8 7B Trad, Boulder
Mama Got Squeezed
 1
V1 5 Boulder

Photos [Hide ALL Photos]

Going towards Worm Drive.
[Hide Photo] Going towards Worm Drive.
The crag from across the way with a climber on 5.8 slab Return to Sender.
[Hide Photo] The crag from across the way with a climber on 5.8 slab Return to Sender.

Comments [Hide ALL Comments]

Kent Pease
Littleton, CO
[Hide Comment] To get to the back side, it's possible to tunnel under the formation starting at the base of "Driving Miss Wormy" & "First Gear" and slithering through a mostly-horizontal fissure. It looks improbable but goes through without too much difficulty. You'll need to drag your pack. This approach seems better than going around either end. Nov 28, 2019
Sarah Z
Golden
[Hide Comment] Does anyone know what the name of the .10c is far right of the crag? It has anchors and is just slightly right of unnamed 5.11a offwidth? Short - maybe 25-30 feet? Sep 13, 2021