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Yayo
Sport climber
Houston, TX
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Topic Author's Original Post - Feb 18, 2013 - 09:27pm PT
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Hi Guys
I am new at this post and not sure if I should use this for my question. Please excuse me if I am doing wrong.
I am planning to climb the Owl Rock the second week of March with my teenager son, and wonder if any of you can give me son tips about the gear we may need, Cam sizes, Hexes, ropes, etc. any tip would be appreciated.
Thanks
Gerar
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The Larry
climber
Moab, UT
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Feb 18, 2013 - 09:40pm PT
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Are you talking about owl rock in Arches?
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guyman
Social climber
Moorpark, CA.
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Feb 18, 2013 - 11:13pm PT
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Owl Rock ... Kern Canyon, California???
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The Larry
climber
Moab, UT
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Feb 19, 2013 - 12:47am PT
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???
Or......
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ß Î Ø T Ç H
Boulder climber
bouldering
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Feb 19, 2013 - 12:53am PT
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There's one in AZ too I think. There is probably an "Owl Rock" in every state in the union.
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10b4me
Boulder climber
Somewhere on 395
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Feb 19, 2013 - 01:39am PT
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What are excentrics?
The people who post on this forum
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Feb 19, 2013 - 05:01am PT
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hey there say, yayo... hope you get this sorted, which owl rock and get the info you need...
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Roxy
Trad climber
CA Central Coast
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Feb 19, 2013 - 10:39am PT
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excentrics
O you mean like King Cobras?
They're great for the summit.
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Al_Smith
climber
San Francisco, CA
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Feb 19, 2013 - 01:23pm PT
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If you are referring to Owl Rock in Arches National Park, you will likely need the following:
It's approx 90 feet to the anchors going up an irregular and blocky crack. The climb is straightforward but certainly somewhat unique and interesting.
A regular rack of cams with medium to large sizes the primary protection.
Doubles of #2's, #1's, and #3's would be useful if not a very confident trad climber. We used a #4 2/3rd's of the way up the climb where the crack becomes somewhat off-fist size for approximately 10 feet.
You will need a 60 meter rope. It is often windy there, and the climb leads off a little platform. Make sure to knot the ends of your rope. With the wind, you might not be able to see that the rope is touching down, but I assure you if you have a 60 meter rope and rap from the dead middle, you will touch down just fine, but without much rope to spare.
At the top of the climb, you can ascend the additional 10 feet to the summit (no protection) before downclimbing back down to the anchor that sits at the 90 foot mark.
Its a classic with great views. Have fun and be safe!
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Yayo
Sport climber
Houston, TX
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 21, 2013 - 05:55am PT
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Guys;
Thank you for replays.
Sorry my english, I am from Southamerica and still working on some vocabulary. (Excentric is the way we name Hexes)
The route is Owl Rock at The Arches.
Regards
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Yayo
Sport climber
Houston, TX
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 21, 2013 - 06:01am PT
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Al_Smith;
Thank you for the tips.
I will post some pictures.
Regards
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Feb 21, 2013 - 06:51am PT
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The name of the original route is Good Clean Fun because it was done entirely with nuts.
Anybody who needs cams to do it is a pussy.
(this month is the 35th anniversary)
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Al_Smith
climber
San Francisco, CA
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Feb 21, 2013 - 11:02am PT
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You will love it Yayo! Have fun.
Also, great cragging about 10 minutes from Arches at a place called Wall Street. Tons of well bolted sport and trad routes all along the Colorado River. It's not Indian Creek (also nearby), but a great way to spend the evenings if staying in Moab. You can get a ton of fun routes done in a very short time there.
Enjoy!
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Yayo
Sport climber
Houston, TX
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 22, 2013 - 05:41am PT
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Toker Villain
Thank you for the tip.
Regards
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Yayo
Sport climber
Houston, TX
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 22, 2013 - 05:42am PT
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Al_Smith;
That is great to know, we are going to stay at Mohab, so I will visit Wall Street for sure.
Thanks
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Snowmassguy
Trad climber
Calirado
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Feb 22, 2013 - 09:52am PT
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Yayo
Sport climber
Houston, TX
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 24, 2016 - 11:16am PT
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I forgot totally about to post some pictures. It was a fun climb. Thanks for the tips
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Al_Smith
climber
Oahu
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Feb 24, 2016 - 11:35am PT
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Yayo!
That's great, glad you guys had a good climb!
Did you make it over to Wall Street?
-Al
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Feb 24, 2016 - 02:22pm PT
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Photos?
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