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Kansas City Crack

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Connor Brass · · North Kansas City, MO · Joined Mar 2014 · Points: 35

Does anyone know of a crack to practice on (can be any length) at either an indoor gym or outside (i.e. cliff drive) in the Kansas City area? We have an outdoor trip planned to the desert in a few weeks and want to get at least some jamming in prior to leaving. I don't think we will have time to go to Arkansas beforehand, although obviously that would probably be the best option. I have also heard there may be some bouldery-urban hand cracks in a parking garage somewhere.

Thanks!

Cosmiccragsman AKA Dwain · · Las Vegas, Nevada and Apple… · Joined Apr 2010 · Points: 146

Which part of the desert are you going to?

Paul Piratus · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Nov 2006 · Points: 55
n3uro wrote: I have also heard there may be some bouldery-urban hand cracks in a parking garage somewhere.

Kansas Cliff Club in Wichita?

Connor Brass · · North Kansas City, MO · Joined Mar 2014 · Points: 35
Cosmiccragsman AKA Dwain wrote: Which part of the desert are you going to?


Las Vegas area and then hopefully Utah on the way out 

Connor Brass · · North Kansas City, MO · Joined Mar 2014 · Points: 35
Paul Morrison wrote:

Kansas Cliff Club in Wichita?


This place looks amazing!! I wish it wasn't 3 hours away for me, if I end up in the Wichita after graduating I will crush that place

Matt Toensing · · Pagosa Springs · Joined Feb 2006 · Points: 715

Build one! You can make a simple crack machine easily and get tons of practice out of it. Lots of threads on how to build one as well. 

Paul Kalifatidi · · Bellingham, WA · Joined Jun 2017 · Points: 0

If you're in college, "addicted to crack" theme parties are quite fun. Don't give context, just build a crack with 2x6s and 2x4 spacers (measured to your preferred size), and watch climb team gumbies flail away.

My house has one in the basement and one tied to a tree outside.

Evan Jeffrey · · Kansas City, MO · Joined Nov 2017 · Points: 75

I forget the name but there's a slightly overhanging offwidth boulder in the schoolroom area of Swope Park.

Ryan Surface · · Kansas City · Joined May 2014 · Points: 438

East Wall, 3rd Floor? , of the Mississippi Street parking garage attached to the KU student Union. Roof cracks that are hand sized. If my memory serves me right, go to parking spot 3029 and look up. 

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