PRINT: Rock Climb Escape From Vaudeville, Vedauwoo

Escape From Vaudeville

5.8, Sport, 50 ft (15 m),

Avg: 1.2 from 16 votes
FA: Zach Orenczak, Mark Roberts, Megin Rux, Sept. 2000, ground up
Wyoming > Laramie Area > Vedauwoo > Poland Hill

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

This is definitely an eyesore bolt line, but it's there, so either chop it or climb it.

From the Zach Orenczak guidebook (added here for completeness: the guidebook has an R rating and only one bolt. Someone bolted the rest of this thing): use the flake to the right of Sugar Crack, and climb the obvious bolt line on the face. This is very similar to Pretty on Nautilus - friction and crystal pinching.

Location

It is the bolted line to the right of Sugar Crack.

Protection

4 bolts and a 2 bolt anchor. A #1 cam can be placed about 2/3 of the way up the crack to protect the bottom.

Photos [Hide ALL Photos]

A view of the crack at the start. The X marks the location of the first bolt.

Climb the obvious bolt line to the right of the crack.

A close up shot of the route. Sugar Crack is on the left.

Comments [Hide ALL Comments]

Spider monkey

This is an example of a horrible route and what should not be done at Vedauwoo. Instead of bolting a subpar route and detracting from the beautiful crack, you could just toprope it. Sep 17, 2019

Christina kalb
Boulder, CO

A #1 cam can be placed about two thirds of the way up the crack to protect the start. Sep 15, 2024