Recommendation on where in Wyoming to visit
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Coming to Wyoming for the first time in August to climb. We'd like to spend 3-4 days sport climbing (5.7 - 5.11d) but also would like to do some multi-pitch trad climbing (5.4 - 5.9, 5-10 pitches ideally) for a day or two. Is there a single location we could stay in Wyoming that has access to quality climbing for both types of climbing that are within 1.5 hours of each other? |
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Bighorn mountain range could be the ticket there. Mostly sport of very high quality, but there is some multipitch granite as well. Not sure if there is an area in the state that meets that criteria, but you could also combine lander sport climbing and alpine granite in the wind rivers |
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Devils Tower, Fremont canyon? |
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Freemont is sick and underrated. Never could understand why it was empty nearly every time I went climbing there. Some longer routes. August has a chance to be too hot. Maybe better off above 7000 ft in the bighorns, winds or tetons. |
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Laramie Range or Jackson would just about fit the bill. |
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Either combine devils tower and ten sleep or Fremont canyon and wild iris |
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Ty Gittins wrote: August has a chance to be too hot. Approximately a 100% chance. |
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R Walters wrote: I’m stopping there on my way from Devil’s Tower to Cirque of the Towers in a couple weeks - I hope it’s bearable! |
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The 5.6 traverse on Wolfs Head |
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I left work in Casper one early September day to climb wine and roses. It was like 85 in town, and was approximately 85 degrees while on the route...Freemont has a short season more akin to crags in the Midwest and east coast. If I had 4 days to sport crag in August I'd go to tensleep. With 2 remaining days for alpine climbs I'd head to Jackson and do Irene's arete or something comparable in GTNP. |
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When traveling to Wyoming, I do my best to split time between Casper, Wheatland and Rawlins. The triangle of Beauty some have called it. |
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Wild iris for the sport climbing, Jackson for the multi pitch climbing. You could do Jackson for the whole trip, though the sport climbing around town isn’t anything to write home about but it might be enough to keep you busy for a few days. |
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Thinking outside the box (the box in this case being the rectangular border of Wyoming), you could consider Spearfish Canyon + Devils Tower. Good limestone sport climbing and a classic multipitch crack climbing area within 1.5 hours of each other. Both could be pretty warm in August, but it is easy to find shade in both areas. |
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Thanks everyone! Very helpful. |