Offwidth Climbing Goes Horrendously Wrong Offwidth climbing is notoriously difficult. In Squamish, one of the most sought after test-pieces is a route known as Boogie Til You Puke. Jason Kruk, a Canadian local, went after the route after a night of serious partying. His ascent turned into a full-on epic when he got his knee stuck in the crack. Luckily, his friend Cedar Wright was there to help him out until things went even worse for the stuck climber. Check out this hilarious video of the ascent.

Labels: Cedar Wright, Jason Kruk, offwidths

  ¶ Tuesday, August 10, 2010 0 Comments

  Offwidth Climbing The holiday hams, turkeys, pies, and cheer have all settled in by now. The holiday training weight probably has too. For those who think that the extra weight is a problem- there's another option- Offwidth climbing. The art of climbing wide cracks isn't an easy one to figure out but a lot has been written on the subject.

The Monster Offwidth web page has an excellent list of classic routes for the aspiring offwidth aficionado. List of Yosemite Classic Wide Business

Jay Anderson, a master in the art of width weasling, wrote an excellent instructional piece about how to climb offwidts using arm bars, and hand stacks. Jaybro's How To Offwidth


Good weather in the Valley means that many of the wide cracks in Yosemite are dry. Take the holiday training weight and squeeze it into Generator Crack!


James Lucas onsighting Generator Crack on the lead

Labels: Generator Crack, Jay Anderson, offwidths

  ¶ Saturday, January 02, 2010 0 Comments