PRINT: Rock Climb Phipps' Gardens, Vedauwoo

Phipps' Gardens

5.8, Sport, 80 ft (24 m),

Avg: 2.3 from 75 votes
FA: Rachael Lynn, Zach Orenczak, Seth Carson
Wyoming > Laramie Area > Vedauwoo > Beehive Buttress

Access Issue: Temporary Notice on aerial herbicide treatment & Bad Bolt Submission Form Details

PSA for those thinking about a trip. The gates are still closed and the sign says enter at your own risk. "Aerial application by helicopter of the herbicide Rejuvra will target over 5,700 acres on a landscape that has been the focus of multiple years’ worth of treatment."

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Description

The climb is friction/smearing up a smooth slab. It is more typical of granite slab climbing than other routes on the Beehive.

The crux is smearing with thin edges for fingers between bolts one and two.

A second crux is at another slab between bolts 5 and 8, if you climb directly up the bolts.

This is more sustained than most other moderate Beehive routes.

Location

The trail to Beehive emerges at a broken, left-facing dihedral/drainage system. This climb is located on the smooth rock just left of the broken area.

The rightmost two bolts on the smooth slab are for the "Back to Bucket Country" route.

Protection

Sport route with 11 bolts plus a two bolt anchor.

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Catherine Connor on "Phipps' Gardens".<br>
Photo by Blitzo.

Catherine Connor on "Phipps' Gardens". Photo by Blitzo.

The bolts and the route for Phipps' Garden.
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Left-facing dihedral where approach trail reaches bottom of cliff.
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Climbers in upper left are at anchors for "Madeira Beach" and "Safari Winch Ride."

The bolts and the route for Phipps' Garden. Left-facing dihedral where approach trail reaches bottom of cliff. Climbers in upper left are at anchors for "Madeira Beach" and "Safari Winch Ride."

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Keith Leary
Paris, FR

A lead rope solo: youtube.com/watch?v=oTVoBQO…. Apr 12, 2022