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Vegasclimber

Trad climber
Las Vegas, NV.
Topic Author's Original Post - Aug 27, 2011 - 05:01pm PT
It's another warm day in Vegas! Love it here, even when it's too warm to climb - at least for us softcore types.

Thought it would be cool to start a thread for RR photos, stories and what have you.

In addition - any Tacoites that are coming to the Vegas area, feel free to contact us! My girl and I would love to meet up and climb with you, or at least get together for brews and BS.

I will start it off with this pic that Cosmic took of me, I will add some more later when I dig them up off of my other computer!

Ed Hartouni

Trad climber
Livermore, CA
Aug 27, 2011 - 07:13pm PT
Dirka

Trad climber
SF
Aug 27, 2011 - 07:18pm PT
In vegas today. Been warm here!
Ed Hartouni

Trad climber
Livermore, CA
Aug 27, 2011 - 07:21pm PT
The Hex Files

Cat In The Hat

Olive Oil

takes all types, pad-people head out the Black Velvet Canyon

Crude Boys

Prince of Darkness

Lotta Balls

Solar Slab

Heavy Spider Karma

donini

Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
Aug 27, 2011 - 07:31pm PT
I love Red Rocks! Along with Yosemite sans the Meadows, Incredible Hulk, Squamish and Index, one of my favorite venues West of the Rockies.
Largo

Sport climber
The Big Wide Open Face
Aug 27, 2011 - 09:25pm PT
I went there with Richard Harrison when we were seniors in High School and climbed with Joe Herbst, the original pioneer, and stayed with Joe and his wife Betsy (RIP) in an old trailer. The place was like the end of the world. Only one poor dirt road. Hardly any routes. Did my first long route there and almost perished in a snow storm. It was WILD back then with crap gear and PAs.

Some years later I was there with Lynn Hill and we freed Levitation 29 and were wondering all the way up how odd it was clipping all those bolts. That might be the first large scale sport route (basically a clip and go all the way) on earth. It felt like cheating at the time - but what a novel experience for 1980 (I think).

Richard went back there and cleaned up with Paul Van Batten and Sal. One of my most memorable days was making the on-sight FA of Mt. Wilson with on rope. It turned out to be moderate (5.10b) but there was no getting off it.

Always high adventure at RR.

JL
rgold

Trad climber
Poughkeepsie, NY
Aug 27, 2011 - 09:52pm PT
For this country anyway, long climbs like the Red Rock routes are something of a rarity, making Red Rock a unique destination for U.S. climbers. I love it and wish my schedule enabled me to get out there just a little later in March or early April; I seem to catch the wintry side of spring when I've been able to visit.

Here is a link to my Super Topo trip report (lots of photos).
couchmaster

climber
pdx
Aug 27, 2011 - 10:25pm PT
I'm with Rgold, what I love is that when it is total crap weather up here, RR is perfect.

Couple of Epinephrine shots:

Ujahn on the Epi chimneys

Upper area above the Elephants trunk

Interesting wildlife

Bighorn Sheep

Burro on the drive out
Vegasclimber

Trad climber
Las Vegas, NV.
Topic Author's Reply - Aug 27, 2011 - 11:46pm PT
Thanks for sharing everyone!

Ed, I love that panorama shot. Awesome!

JL, thanks for chiming in :) I'd love to hear some more stories about you and Lynn climbing here. One of my climbing partners, Wendell Broussard, climbed with you a bit in those days as well I think.

I remember hearing about the snowstorm, but a full account here would be a treat.
Largo

Sport climber
The Big Wide Open Face
Aug 27, 2011 - 11:48pm PT
Those are great pics and a fine write-up, Rich. Jubilant Song was my first long route and first time I placed a wired nut. Wild to see those shots. That's an intimidating bit pulling up to that big roof and arcing out right.

JL
Vegasclimber

Trad climber
Las Vegas, NV.
Topic Author's Reply - Aug 28, 2011 - 04:25am PT
HAHAHHAHAHAAAAA!!!

NICE one Cosmic!!

Here's another nice shot of the area :)

gary connors

Sport climber
avondale , pa.
Aug 28, 2011 - 08:33am PT
gary connors

Sport climber
avondale , pa.
Aug 28, 2011 - 08:35am PT
tooth

Trad climber
The Best Place On Earth
Aug 28, 2011 - 10:38am PT
steveA

Trad climber
bedford,massachusetts
Aug 28, 2011 - 10:50am PT
I was just climbing in N.H., with George and Joanne Urioste. Hadn't seen them in 43 years! They sure put up some classics out there in RR!
TrundleBum

Trad climber
Las Vegas
Aug 28, 2011 - 02:19pm PT
steveA:

A couple of weeks ago I got a full day in at Cathedral. First time climbing there in about 30 years. It was nothing less than glorious, I had a perfect day.

Driving home I realized how much my western adventures had paled my appreciation for N.E climbing. There is good reason for the plethora of great climbing memories I have from back east.


~~~~~~~~~~



Red Rock is not the ultimate be all/end all...
But you got'a love it!

tradmanclimbs

Ice climber
Pomfert VT
Aug 28, 2011 - 02:58pm PT
First time there for me was 86. My first Desert trip. I was scared to death of rattler snakes but never did get to see one on that trip. Free legal camping up in Black velvet canyon. Did POD with a bar napkin topo that I think Mike kenedy gave is a week or so earlier in CO. What an amazeing route that was at the time for us. Did not even know that all those 1/4" split shaft studs were death bombs in sandstone.. There was this cool piece of angle iron as a roadsign bolted to the rock where POD split from dream Of Wild Turkeys. That was an amazeing week on an amazeing roadtrip.. been back a few times but not able to match the majic of that first trip..
Sergio Colombo

Mountain climber
Red Rock
Aug 28, 2011 - 03:51pm PT
I feel very lucky to live only 10 minutes from Red Rock, I can climb there pretty much anytime and anyday. It is a place that I can never get enough of. Sitting on top of the Calico Hills and admiring the views is simply breathtaking.

I just got back from an early climbing session, 7-11am. It was nice and cool enough. And now it's 110F in town.




Sergio Colombo

Mountain climber
Red Rock
Aug 28, 2011 - 09:41pm PT
Hey Sergio, You should give me a call sometime so we can go climbing.

I think you have my phone number.

I do but I have to dig for it. Send me an email and I'll call you.

BrassNuts

Trad climber
Save your a_s, reach for the brass...
Aug 28, 2011 - 11:47pm PT
Sergio - cool to see that you are getting out to RR as usual! See if you can recognize the guy in these pix...
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