Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Red Rocks-April 2012

After Bryce we headed down to Red Rocks and met up with some old California friends.

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I headed to Calico Basin with Skater Dave to Red Ridding Hood Wall and climbed a bolted route called Big Bad Wolf.  3 pitches of 5.8.

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It was a fun route and we were followed up by a new SLC friend Duke.

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We had a group campsite which is a huge luxury to not fight for a first come first serve campsite.

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Jenny, Ram, and Paul came out to meetup with us.

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Camper show down between our van and Paul’s 2x4 90’s Tacoma.

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The next day we headed to climb some limestone.  It as located in a strange location which is quickly being engulfed by Las Vegas suburban development.  Paul lead a climb at the crag which was way too hot.

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We tried to climb more there but after two routes it was just too hot in the sun so we went to look for another crag in the shade.

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We found an area called Gunshow.

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Paul threw down and got on a hard short route.

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After a few hangs he got it done with a real strong effort for Paul.

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Meanwhile Anja and Jenny got another climb going.

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This route was really sharp and overall I didn’t enjoy the climbing in the area very much.

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