Tag: redrock2023
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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. And it takes time for it to dry. How do we know if it rained…
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Red Rock – Day 11 – Big day out in Black Velvet Canyon
On day 11 we all decided to go to one of the most impressive places in all of Red Rock- Black Velvet Canyon – A home to 150 routes, some being of the world class and fame. The most famous probably being Epineprine – recently featured in Alex Honnold’s HURT (where he free soloed it…
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Red Rock – Day 10 – Back to the Icebox!
On day 10 Paul and I decided to go back to the Icebox Canyon (which we previously visited on day 3). This time however we decided on the other side of the canyon and visited Sunnyside Crags area. Spoiler Alert: it wasn’t sunny at all! But it didn’t matter – it was still quite warm…
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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 few climbs in the shade. Calvin and Clare went before us, we drove out shortly…
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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 away, rarely visited crag, ideally outside of the loop road. They decided to go to…
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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 not having to get up at unholy morning hour, and just show up at the…
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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 the loop road, it meant that we were at the car park around 9.20am. We…
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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 Canyon – it did not disappoint. It was all in the shade all day, and…
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Red Rock Climbing Trip – Overview and Day1 and 2
I was lucky enough to be invited to Dal Riada’s Club Red Rock Climbing Trip. More about the area here: https://www.mountainproject.com/area/105731932/red-rocks This has been in the works by the legendary Calvin Torrans and Clare Sheridan for quite a while (over the summer) and we are finally here. Plan was simple -rent a house in fabulous…