Vedauwoo

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StephyG
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Post by StephyG »

Anybody been? I'm starting to plan a summer trip there. When is the best time to go. Anybody with good info, through it my way. What is the best guide book?
Eric
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Post by Eric »

Just about anytime of year is good except July and August

It is an awesome place with really cool lines. I imagine if you contact the Teton Mountaineerin Store in Jackson they could tell you about the most recent guidebook.
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StephyG
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Post by StephyG »

Is it too hot or too crowded in July and august?
Lateralus
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Post by Lateralus »

I'm assuming you're joking.
The consistent season starts late May
and goes to October. Summer days can be really hot
so shade or early/late starts are recommended. It's pretty
much bad weather from November to May so I wouldn't try
to go there then. There may be some lines on Nautilus,
Coke bottle but for the most part during the week I've rarely
seen lines at Vedauwoo. Weekends can be a different story
but compared to the crowds at RRG the "crowds" there are
miniscule. You can get info at a couple of outdoor shops on
Grand Ave in Laramie just down the hill. The most thorough
guidebook is
Heel and Toe: The Climbs of Greater Vedauwoo Wyoming
Rob Kelman Skip Harper.

The real question you should ask yourself is how you're going to pay
for all that tape!
Legion
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Post by Legion »

Good luck finding a guidebook. The only guide currently in print is the bouldering one. (The good news is that the bouldering is fantastic) Best bet is to find a loaner Heel/Toe before you go. Sorry I don't have one or I'd help you out.
MiaRock
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Post by MiaRock »

wes and i went in july and it was beautiful, just follow the shade and you can't lose. you will love it!!!!! by the way wes's friend in boulder has the heel/toe guide maybe you could borrow it or make some photocopies or just be there when wes is 8)

mia
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JR
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Post by JR »

The bouldering is cool. But don't go there thinking that it is "normal" bouldering. Most, if not all, of the bouldering are crack problems created by two boulders resting against each other. It makes for overhanging flared cracks.

ps. Don't take your favorite shoes. The gnarly rock mangles the shit out of them.
JR
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Post by JR »

O yea. Don't go there thinking "o everyone will have a guidebook or a least know every single line" About a tenth of the climbers that I talked to had guidebooks last year.
StephyG
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Post by StephyG »

So, anybody have a guidebook I can look at or borrow?
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Post by SCIN »

New guide due out this spring.
http://www.vedauwoo.org/climbing.htm
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