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Brian in SLC

Social climber

Salt Lake City, UT

Feb 18, 2007 - 11:41am PT

Good eye, Jennie. Doesn't look like anything at the Breadloaves. Or at the City in general.

-Brian in SLC

Chief

climber

The NW edge of The Hudson Bay

Jun 23, 2018 - 08:52am PT

yanqui

climber

Balcarce, Argentina

Jun 23, 2018 - 09:55am PT

As I recall, Animal Cracker had a short "everyman's (everyperson's!)" off-width section at the crux and was still pretty fun. If at all possible, I tend to avoid off-widths.

Fritz

Social climber

Choss Creek, ID

Jun 23, 2018 - 10:41am PT

I took these photos of Donini on Owl Roof on Owl Rock in 2010. Donini thought it a "little-sandbagged" as a 5.10c, but had no difficulty. Crazy Tom, who is a quite competent 5.10 climber struggled, to say the least.

Bingham's new guidebook now calls it 5.10c/d.

In this photo, Tom's chalk bag shows how overhanging the problem is.

yanqui

climber

Balcarce, Argentina

Jun 23, 2018 - 10:53am PT

^^^^^^^^^^

I guess I'm not the king of the butt shot

Fritz

Social climber

Choss Creek, ID

Jun 23, 2018 - 11:07am PT

yanqui! Guilty!

Although, I enjoy taking some butt shots more than others.

Fritz

Social climber

Choss Creek, ID

Jun 23, 2018 - 02:49pm PT

Naitch! I've climbed for several days in August at COR 4 times since 2010. It's not as hot or crowded as in July, but can still easily be in the high 80's. It does usually, cool down nicely in the evenings.

There's also been some great thunderstorms there in August. In 2011 we watched a huge thunderstorm that seemed to surround us, move slowly in on us in the night. We witnessed dozens of great strikes on the mountains around COR & it finally rolled over us. Happily, it rained enough to put out any fires the lightning may have started.

Dinner Sunset before the lightning started.