This climb follows the obvious offwidth located on the far left side of the Box Elder Buttress. Begin with blocky hand cracks, and climb them for 20 feet before heading climber's right to enter the offwidth. The offwidth is sweet and has many features around it to make it just 5.7. This a great entry level offwidth, and it protects well too.

Caroline's OW

Unknown Crack aka People are Watching

Caroline's Crack

Make John Do It

Whiskey River

This climb follows the hand crack behind a flake that is located to the right of obvious OW crack (

Caroline's Offwidth

). Begin with ledgy blocks, and follow into sweet hand crack surrounded by good feet and rests. A subtitle crux move is near the top before the crack joints suddenly left to the anchor ledge.

Climb up a crack that quickly widens into a pod that takes a #5 c4 then though a small roof that pulls thin hands and continues to cupped hands to the anchor right of the crack.  The wide pod has some great rib-like features that are helpful.  I thought the short but enjoyable crux was at the thin hands exit from the pod.

I am not sure what to say for the rating, since I have not climbed this one. It was done as two pitches originally, but it looks as if it could be done in one long pitch  The crack looks wide, blocky, and very protectable. If done in two pitches, you will need a gear belay for the first pitch. This probably never had a second ascent, and most likely it is dirty. Treat it as an adventure! I am not trying to sandbag the route, and it may be easier that the given grade. I will talk to the FA and see what they remember and update.

Once again, I have not climbed this one and will get more from the FA party and update. This starts up a left-facing corner with many large, stacked blocks at the start. I will try to lock down the grade soon, otherwise it may be easier or harder than 9+.

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Routes in C. Whiskey Wall