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TLP
climber
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Sep 12, 2017 - 02:44pm PT
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Tape. If you're new to wide, and to coarse rock, you'll want it to keep the bloodshed to a minimum. Also ample beer supply. Oh, and you'll need some bigger pieces than a #3, or don't plan to fall. Ideally you'd have 2 each #4 and #5, but you can skate by with one and keep moving it up. But DEFINITELY don't fall while you're doing that. ;-)
Enjoy!!
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Coffeebreak
Sport climber
Omaha
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 12, 2017 - 02:55pm PT
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I figured beer was implied ;) A little whiskey never hurts. A drop of liquid courage goes a long way.
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Darwin
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Sep 12, 2017 - 06:01pm PT
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he, he he.
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Sep 12, 2017 - 07:46pm PT
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Better take that 4, 5, and 6 cam too!
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Kalimon
Social climber
Ridgway, CO
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Sep 12, 2017 - 07:50pm PT
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3 ea. Camalots #2-5, 2 ea. #6
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Sep 12, 2017 - 07:55pm PT
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All you need is Jaybro and some jumars.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Sep 13, 2017 - 05:37am PT
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Big cams ( generally not more than four of the same size, the cliffs are short) tape, armor.
Sportiva solution pants with knee pads on the outside seem to hold up well.
High tops.though there is a school of thought ( Odub, wide boyz) that low tops force you to be more precise in your footwork. My skin is stretched too thin, and I already have too much scar tissue for that shit😎
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clinker
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, California
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Sep 13, 2017 - 05:40am PT
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The latest C4 body glove.
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Mike Friedrichs
Sport climber
City of Salt
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Sep 13, 2017 - 07:33am PT
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What Jaybro said. Most routes are really short, relative to Devils Tower or Indian Creek. Mark Jenkins and I did a day on the Nautilus a few year's back where where we placed three pieces on every route we did. And they were adequately protected, mostly. But don't go up on Mainstreet without a couple of 4's and 5's or you'll be soloing.
Learn to tape, at least until your technique is so good you don't shred your hands. Long pants and kneepads too for the same reason.
And earplugs for the incessant freeway roar that you just can't escape.
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skywalker1
Trad climber
co
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Sep 13, 2017 - 07:41am PT
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I think you just got all the beta you need.
Cheers
S...
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Sep 13, 2017 - 07:49am PT
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Bring a good attitude. Prepare for a steep learning curve, a bit of suffering and......forget about the numbers attached to the climbs.
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Coffeebreak
Sport climber
Omaha
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 13, 2017 - 03:29pm PT
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You guys are all awesome. I'd heard a friend mention knee pads and thought they were joking- I will seriously consider some because I really, really like my knees!
Loads of tape, roger. I am doubled on size 1 - 3 cams and will have a single set of 4 - 6. Money is stretched a bit thin seeing as this is a honeymoon trip (and a lot of money has been funneled into the wedding and backpacking gear following our 3 days of Woo,) otherwise I'd love to grab a couple extra cams for the trip.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Sep 13, 2017 - 03:46pm PT
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Walking cams up wide cracks is a time honored tradition...just be careful! There is also great thinner crack and face climbing.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Sep 13, 2017 - 05:55pm PT
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Jim brings up a good point. There is a lot of excellent climbing in Vedauwoo that isn't wide! May I reccomend Plumb line 5.9 hands, and Spectreman 5.11wide hands to fingers!
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SuperTopo on the Web
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Hexes up to about a fist size
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