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By Adam Floyd
From Almo, Idaho and Las Vegas
Dec 23, 2011
Vegas the Dog

Getting in a couple of days after christmas any good offwidths?
Thanks
PS, anyone have decent topos for Table Rock SC.


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By Joe Virtanen
From Asheville, NC
Dec 23, 2011
Pitch 4, Glass Menagerie

Fat Dog has a few offwidth sections, it's on the South Face.


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By rock_fencer
From Columbia, SC
Dec 23, 2011
Myself placing a a blue/yellow offset MC to protect between Bolt 2/3 just post crux . <br /> <br />Picture credit goes to eric Singleton, and many thanks to Josh Bagget for the great belay.

Table Rock SC will be closed December 31st...i also suggest that unless your leading solid 5.10+ and up there isnt much up there for you that is worth the hike.

However, if so then i have some you are welcome to view. just shoot me a pm


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By rock_fencer
From Columbia, SC
Dec 23, 2011
Myself placing a a blue/yellow offset MC to protect between Bolt 2/3 just post crux . <br /> <br />Picture credit goes to eric Singleton, and many thanks to Josh Bagget for the great belay.

oh and as for offwidths. Dum Dee Dum Dum has a short 5.8 offwidth section on P2 but not really, Though P1 5.10 offers a serious fist flare if you try to jam it. The womb 5.11 has a solid offwidth crux. Otherwise i cant think of a true offwidth i've done at the glass. I take it back there is one at hidden wall - it will probably be wet and is around 5.10 called pepper poop tube. Very obvious if you hike the trail from the north face of the glass to climbers left to reach hidden wall. It looked fun, dirty, and gnarly with large gear required.

Enjoy
T


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By TomCaldwell
From Clemson, S.C.
Dec 24, 2011
Me on One Pitch Wonder at Whitesides.  Photo credits to Kyle Jones and his lucky anti-rain jacket.

The top of the 2nd pitch of the Odyssey is an offwidth, but very easy to lieback. You can bail at the end of the 2nd pitch making the climb only 5.9. Rumbling Bald has a few, but none I would consider that classic.


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By Will Eccleston
Dec 25, 2011

"The Sperm" on the North Face of The Glass is awesome, if you're into masochistic chimneys. The squirmy part leads to a fantastic 2nd pitch, and more pitches if you want them. My wife and I had just come down from climbing it a few years ago, when our friend Eric asked her "How was The Sperm?", to which I replied, "You've been waiting for years to have the opportunity to ask a girl that, haven't you?"


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By Ryan Williams
Administrator
From London (sort of)
Dec 25, 2011
El Chorro

Definitely get on The Sperm and The Womb. Neither are really off-width but they are both very grovelly in sections. They are both classic as well, especially The Womb.

Dum Dee Dum Dum or whatever that climb is called has some OW/wide fists on it but most people do a weird elevator doors move instead. It's hard either way.


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By Ryan Williams
Administrator
From London (sort of)
Dec 25, 2011
El Chorro

Of course the North Side will probably be wet and cold...


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By nbrown
From western NC
Dec 25, 2011
Top of Shortoff with the Bonsai

Good suggestions here. There are also a few OW pitches high on the north face, but they'll be wet for sure.

I can think of some pretty good OW and squeeze chimneys in random places around chimney rock and linville gorge as well, but that's not what you're looking for...

Table rock is cool. Probably the easiest (10+) "full length" route there has some OW liebacking on the first pitch, but otherwise the cliff is almost exclusively face climbing, short of the corner on stonewall action (which I haven't done). Have fun if you go.


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By Rob Dillon
From '81 Sunrader
Dec 25, 2011

The Womb pinches off from squeeze to a fingers layback, no real odub there. It is really cool anyhow. Legit OW is kind of hard to come by in the Southeast for some reason.


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By Ryan Williams
Administrator
From London (sort of)
Dec 27, 2011
El Chorro

There is a pretty long OW in West Virginia called Screamer Crack. But I can do it, so it must not be that hard...


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By Br'er Rabbit
From The Deeper South
Dec 27, 2011
'Bred en bawn in a brier-patch, Brer Fox--bred en bawn in a brier-patch!'

Check Hypocrite's Corner at Laurel Knob.
Wide up high.
Also many variations above P2 that yield different crack options.


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By Mikecease
Dec 27, 2011

Do not waste your time on offwidths if you have not done Cornflake Crack.


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By Scoffster
Dec 27, 2011

Pepper Pot Tub on LG's Hidden Wall is grunter. I'll shoot you the TR topos later this week--please excuse my delay.


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By rock_fencer
From Columbia, SC
Dec 27, 2011
Myself placing a a blue/yellow offset MC to protect between Bolt 2/3 just post crux . <br /> <br />Picture credit goes to eric Singleton, and many thanks to Josh Bagget for the great belay.

Scoffster wrote:
Pepper Pot Tub on LG's Hidden Wall is grunter. I'll shoot you the TR topos later this week--please excuse my delay.


already sent them to him Scoffster.

Cheers
T


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By Scott O
From NC
Dec 30, 2011
Batman Pinnacle

I was just up at the North Side aid soloing. Unless you're aiding or climbing The Seal, I wouldn't bother with the North Side.


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By kevin deweese
From walnut creek, ca
Dec 30, 2011
don't throw rocks

Was at the North Side on Scott Fisher Mem yesterday (Thurs 10/29)

Cold. Like, toe warmer and handwarmer thank god i'm aiding and not freeclimbing cold.

Icefall/melting ice rain was continuous throughout the day.


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By Scott O
From NC
Dec 31, 2011
Batman Pinnacle

How is Scott Fisher Memorial? I was over at Airwaves on Tuesday (I think). I've always wanted to do SFMR, though.


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