Edward's Crack (Walt's Wall)
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The must-do super-classic of Vedauwoo's Walt's Wall: a crack splitting the wall top to bottom, finishing with a famous slightly-overhanging ten-foot offwidth roof — one of the best pitches at the crag. First climbed by Jerry Edwards (recorded 1958), it has been one of the most-climbed lines at Vedauwoo since the '70s. Granite crack jamming right off I-80 between Cheyenne and Laramie.
🥾 Approach · descent · season
Approach: From the Vedauwoo Campground / Lower Parking (off Vedauwoo Rd / Exit 329 on I-80), follow the drainage just left of the restrooms up and right toward the base of Walt's Wall on the south end of Turtle Rock. ~10-15 min, easy.
⬇️ Descent: Rappel down the Walt's Wall Route line (the standard, decades-old rap stations) — 3 raps with a single 50m rope, 2 raps with doubles. Gets congested on busy days; alternatives include the Fourth of July rap station or hiking over the Coke Bottle east to the Fall Wall raps. ANCHOR WARNING: the pine-tree belay at the immediate top-out is no longer secure — use the tree ~10m left of the top-out and verify before committing.
🗓️ Season: May–October. South-facing and sun-soaked, so it climbs well in spring and fall and on cool summer mornings; bail before afternoon thunderstorms. ~8,200 ft elevation.
🎒 Gear & food
Rack: Standard single rack of cams from ~0.5 to #3 (or #3.5) Camalot, with doubles in the mid (hand) sizes; a few nuts. A #4 (and even #5) is comforting for the offwidth roof finish until you learn its 'secret.' Alpine draws/slings.
✅ Before you leave the trailhead
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⚠️ Hazards · fire · emergency
- Offwidth crux — the P2 finish is a slightly overhanging ~10ft offwidth/roof crack that eats wide gear and pumps you; afternoon thunderstorms hit this south-facing wall fast.
🌤️ Live conditions
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