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Crystal Offwidth (aka Right Line)

5.10c, Trad, TR, 50 ft (15 m),  Avg: 3.5 from 34 votes
FA: Gary Allan and Jeff Smith, 1976
Nevada > Western Nevada > Lake Tahoe Area > Crystal Bay Boulder

Description

Climb the S-shaped crack on the right side of the boulder face. The route starts off with a left leaning hand crack and gradually widens and becomes very physical towards the top of the route.

Protection

Bring along hand-sized and larger gear. Place your last #3 or 4, and fight for the top.

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Old Custer on the Crystal Bay Boulder's Right Line (5.10c), photo taken by SLK.
[Hide Photo] Old Custer on the Crystal Bay Boulder's Right Line (5.10c), photo taken by SLK.
Unknown climber on Crystal Bay Boulder
[Hide Photo] Unknown climber on Crystal Bay Boulder

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Colonel Mustard
Sacramento, CA
 
[Hide Comment] If an OW fiesta is what you seek, welcome to the festival of burliness. While the business is concentrated towards the top of this route, Right Line is without doubt the most legit wide crack I've been on in the Tahoe area (not that I seek the stuff out).

Singles from maybe green alien up to #5 camalot will probably see you up this climb, although it depends on whether you protect the wide crack traverse at the top of the bottom block where another bigger piece from #3-#5 camalot is needed.

Two starts exist on either the Left or Right sides of the 10' high starting block. The Left is sort of a slab lieback boulder problem with a right traverse into the first zig-zag of the crack; the Right side looks like easier, unprotected face that meets up in the same spot.

Tape is recommended. May 8, 2012
Jacob Straszynski
California
 
[Hide Comment] This thing is awesome. Bomber finger locks, bomber hands, bomber stacks at the top. Really great movement and not awkward until it’s supposed to be :) Jul 21, 2019
Evan Riley
San Francisco, CA
 
[Hide Comment] Get on this thing! It’s got monster stacks.

Singles from 0.4 to .75 and doubles up to 4s will get you up this thing. Mar 29, 2021
Ed Kwok
Reno, NV
 
[Hide Comment] Not your typical grovel. The beginning was a nearly perfect hands traverse- very fun. The OW is a bit awkward because of the curve, but very doable if you're into this kind of stuff. Jun 7, 2022