Type: | Trad, 70 ft (21 m) |
FA: | Evan Wisheropp |
Page Views: | 693 total · 9/month |
Shared By: | Evan Wisheropp on Sep 11, 2017 |
Admins: | Rick Shull, Lurk Er, Mike Morley, Adam Stackhouse, Salamanizer Ski, Justin Johnsen, Vicki Schwantes |
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The cave inside the Abyss Boulder has a 45' long roof crack. I spent a while cleaning all the choss out of the crack and had a blast climbing it. Start all the way at the south end and traverse the crack north where the crack varries from body sized, fists, hands, fingers, and even a face hold. Just like Moab's Crack House, touching the ground or the boulder behind you is cheating.
The best logistics are to have a belayer at the base of Gnarwhal and boulder out through the cave. Those newer to doing crack might want a pad and spotter. At the exit of the cave, clip into the third bolt of Gnarwhal and finish it up to the top. If you have large gear, you can have your belayer in the cave and practice invert offwidth technique for your next trip to Vedauwoo by skipping the foot rail in the last 8' of the roof crack and make this thing a 5.13.
The best logistics are to have a belayer at the base of Gnarwhal and boulder out through the cave. Those newer to doing crack might want a pad and spotter. At the exit of the cave, clip into the third bolt of Gnarwhal and finish it up to the top. If you have large gear, you can have your belayer in the cave and practice invert offwidth technique for your next trip to Vedauwoo by skipping the foot rail in the last 8' of the roof crack and make this thing a 5.13.
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