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Offwidths - Any recommendations?

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randy88fj62 · · Unknown Hometown · Joined May 2010 · Points: 291

Lead Dolphin in JTree two weekends ago. I’d like to try some other off widths because that sort of climbing is exhausting and in some weird way, fun. I saw a slideshow at a SCMA meeting last year about Big Bear and one route was an offwidth. Anyone know the name and location of this climb?

While we are on the subject; I go to Yosemite a lot. Any good OW’s there that people can recommend? Dolphin is a 5.7 and exhausted me for about 15 minutes afterwards so I’d prefer something comparable in rating.

Rob Dillon · · Tamarisk Clearing · Joined Mar 2002 · Points: 760

It's hard to beat the Generator Crack for convenient roadside odub. Harder than the Dolphin but is generally TR'ed so have at it.

There's a cool 5.7 squeeze on the Camp 4 Wall.

Trial By Fire will work you pretty good; harder than it looks.

I bet if you search on Supertopo you can find several hours' worth of discussion of this very topic- probably a way better resource than MP for this topic.

Cory Harelson · · Boise, ID · Joined Mar 2008 · Points: 2,410

Lots of good wide info here, including routes: widefetish.com/

randy88fj62 · · Unknown Hometown · Joined May 2010 · Points: 291

Thanks for the route recommendations.

Cory,
Cool website. The name makes it sound dirty.

Nathan Scherneck · · Portland, OR · Joined Nov 2009 · Points: 2,370
randy88fj62 · · Unknown Hometown · Joined May 2010 · Points: 291

Been searching through big bear / holcomb valley and cannot find any OW. I know there is at least one. Would love to find the route before heading out there within the month.

C Miller · · CA · Joined Jan 2002 · Points: 88,165

A bit left of Target Practice on Camp Rock is Moonlight Madness (5.8).

Greg Howland · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jan 2009 · Points: 140

Holcomb Valley: wasn't able to fund much either but check the current guide book. Researched and did a hand full of them over the summer. I'd say there were about 10-15 in the area. Check out mushroom boulder in the book. Of the climbs I did up there the grades seemed to be really soft so keep it in mind when picking routes. 5.10 felt closer to a 5.7 in the valley or josh and if I may say so not worth doing may want to look closer at josh tahquitz or Woodson instead. Here's a link to one route in the database. This route is the exception to what I said earlier.

mountainproject.com/v/gunsm…

Tons of wide in the valley. DNB of middle cathedral, steck-salathe, ahab, generator crack, la ccosita left and other 5.9 right there, flare to the left of bishops terrace is 5.8, and the list goes on and on.

Andy Laakmann · · Bend, OR · Joined Jan 2001 · Points: 1,990

The top of Orphan (5.9) on the Old Woman is always good for a thrutch.

Rob Selter · · running springs Ca · Joined Feb 2012 · Points: 125

You pepole are sick!

Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

Southern California
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