Jurassic Park Climbing
A group of climbing friends and acquaintances enjoy a day of Vedauwoo adventure together at the Jurassic Park wall.
The day’s routes:
Lawyer on the Toilet 5.8 - my only lead, one or two good offwidth moves.
Get Up That Tree 5.8 - climb the scary chockstones.
Rowdy Joe Bad 11b - cranky slab on crimpers and small edges.
Flake-o-saurus 10c - proves to me that my jamming needs work! I manage not to vomit when I reach the top after many toprope falls.
Slot-a-saurus 5.9+ - really great offwidth to a finger crack with several bulges. A must-lead-next-time.
I like photo #1 because it looks like I’m LEADING the offwidth!
Comment by Mrs. Cyberhobo — Fri, 30 May 2008 @ 07:44 am
ah! i was on the phone with randy when i was checking this out (scoffing, of course). i was reading him the tick list. of course, we both got hung up on the 11b thing.
so i was like “I’ll go through the pics and see if i can find it”. “Toprope, toprope, toprope… OMG.. Ann is leading an offwidth.”
yes, it do look like that. i was like “Jeez, that absolutely does not make me want to get back into climbing.” that pic is rad.
Comment by Ted — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 @ 02:36 pm
hmmm.. uppon closer inspection, the rope is tied to a gear loop.
Comment by Ted — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 @ 02:39 pm
my point is, i shoulda known that it was not being led.
what the hell ARE you doing in that pic? looks like yer placing gear.
Comment by Ted — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 @ 02:40 pm
The 11b is the slab just left of the offwidth. It’s tiny edges and a freaky mantle - Randy would cruise it.
Comment by cyberhobo — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 @ 02:43 pm
I’m pulling up another rope, to set a TR. And, I’m UNPLACING gear while going up. And my TR is in the crack (with the gear that I’m unplacing.) Get it? Anyway, I could totally lead that climb, so shut up.
Comment by Mrs. Cyberhobo — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 @ 02:56 pm
And I can totally lead that 11b slab. Those three bolts are placed perfectly!
Comment by Clare — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 @ 07:37 pm