Rocca Pendice Climbing Trip

Climbing trip with Jon and Derek to Rocca Pendice in northern Italy - a return to rock with great weather, well-maintained routes, and no other international climbers.

Red Rock – Day 12 and departure

Unfortunately, Day 12, our last full day was not a climbing one. This is because it rained the day before, which means that there’d be no climbing in Red Rock. Why? Because soft sandstones get damaged easily when it’s wet.…

Red Rock – Days 8&9

Day 8 was a Sunday – another super busy one. Literally, all of the crags are overrun, so we couldn’t get an entry pass until 11am slot. The plan was to go check out Calico hills, and maybe find a…

Red Rock Day 7 – Back to Calico Basin

Day 7, Saturday – and a holiday for that matter. November 11th in the States is Veteran’s Day – a guarantee for big crowds everywhere. Clare and Calvin figured out that the best bet was to escape to some far…

Red Rock Days 5&6

For Paul and me, day 5 was meant to be a trip to Pine Creek Canyon and climbing Red Rock classic – Birdland – a 6-pitch 5.7+, 180m. We thought that since it was midweek, we might get away with…

Red Rock Day 4 – Willow Spring

Day 4 was Willow Spring – a neighbor to yesterday’s Ice Box Canyon, and as cold! We showed up an hour earlier than usual – booked for 9 am park entry. Since the Willow Spring is around mile 7 of…

Red Rock Climbing Trip – Day3

Day 3 was a very different experience from the first two ones. Because of the heat, we decided to search for a more sheltered spot – we settled on getting into the Loop Road and visiting a place called Icebox…