By Tom Howes
From Bozeman, MT
May 22, 2012
| Not that anybody really talks about MT climbing on here anyway... but I'm looking for some recommendations for off-width climbing in the Bozeman area. | 
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By Dobson
From Butte, MT
May 23, 2012
| You could always come out this way. There are some good, fierce wide cracks in the batholith.
Phillip |
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By Bud Martin
From Bozeman, MT
May 23, 2012
| I dont know of anything, but if you find anything i have access to wide gear, hit me up if you do |
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By Joe Manlove
May 23, 2012
| A few that come to mind;
Diesel Driver - the classic sandbag
Orange Crack - the ow section is great, but only about 15ft
Mother's Day - fun, the first pitch is a bit vegatated
The Joker - scary and hard for the grade, a bit of ow, largely face and struggling
Pinnacle Crack- practice rock
Go to the batholith for lines of greater purity. Most of these are going to disappoint as the ow is just a part of a larger whole. They are all really good routes, just not really ow. |
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By hj schmidt
May 23, 2012
| Crack of Libido
Fists to wider through a roof |
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By Bud Martin
From Bozeman, MT
May 23, 2012
| Joe Manlove wrote: A few that come to mind; Diesel Driver - the classic sandbag Orange Crack - the ow section is great, but only about 15ft Mother's Day - fun, the first pitch is a bit vegatated The Joker - scary and hard for the grade, a bit of ow, largely face and struggling Pinnacle Crack- practice rock Go to the batholith for lines of greater purity. Most of these are going to disappoint as the ow is just a part of a larger whole. They are all really good routes, just not really ow.
I agree that they are all good routes having been up all of them, but no offwidth on any of them unfortunately. |
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By sqwirll
From Las Vegas
May 23, 2012
| Bud Martin wrote: I agree that they are all good routes having been up all of them, but no offwidth on any of them unfortunately.
Agreed. I don't recall Crack of Libido having any offwidth either, but it's been 10 years. |
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By Joe Manlove
May 24, 2012
| Bud, they all had some off width when I did them. Well, the Joker doesn't really have crack so much as groove, but the others have at least a short section of ow crack.
Also, Pinnacle Crack is a 65ft crack that starts as 4.5's and goes to valley giants. Other than a lie back what else is it? |
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By Tom Howes
From Bozeman, MT
May 24, 2012
| Well, I've been on the Joker and Diesel Driver... d.d. has a short off width, the Joker just made me want to take a dump... Crack of Labido ruined me last weekend...no o.w., but plenty of hard jams in pods.
I think a trip to the batholith is necessary if I could just find somebody to show me around ;) |
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By Nick Stayner
From The Magic City
May 24, 2012
| Joe Manlove wrote: Bud, they all had some off width when I did them. Well, the Joker doesn't really have crack so much as groove, but the others have at least a short section of ow crack. Also, Pinnacle Crack is a 65ft crack that starts as 4.5's and goes to valley giants. Other than a lie back what else is it?
Pinnacle Crack is a good suggestion, but an offwidth-sized crack doesn't necessarily mean the route has "offwidth" climbing on it. Joker-definitely not. Diesel Driver-easily bypassed by giant incut faceholds. Orange Crack- you offwidth for maybe 1 move. All great routes though.
But anyway... sounds like the OP knows where to go. |
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By Tom Howes
From Bozeman, MT
May 24, 2012
| Croc's Nose looks great, thanks for posting. |
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By Nick Stayner
From The Magic City
May 24, 2012
| Awesome shot. Inspiring as always. |
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By Tom Howes
From Bozeman, MT
May 29, 2012
| I hiked up to Croc's Nose today, too bad it was raining and I couldn't get on it. I was curious if this is the same route listed in the Dockins guide as 9+... maybe it just looks harder to me cause I'm a wuss. |
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By Keenan Waeschle
From Bozeman, MT
May 29, 2012
| is crocs nose that 3 pitch 10d on the gargoyle formation? tom, wait until august before going up to do that one, I need a partner for that when I get back and all my other friends in bozo are too smart to go climbing on the shit they call rock up in hyalite. |
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By Nick Stayner
From The Magic City
May 30, 2012
| Croc's Nose is on Croc Rock. Check out the photo above. |
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By TomKingsbury
May 30, 2012
| Yeah, listed as .9+ in the Dockins guide...more like .12
Discrepancy due to the fact it was originally laybacked on TR, though not completely linked I think...so an estimate thrown out by hutch to get the info out there I believe.... |
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