Brief RR TR

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Spent 4+ days at Red Rocks and had a blast. One item of interest is that 2 bolt anchors have been added to the first four pitches of Ginger Cracks, so it is possible to rappel the route, if needed. However, the descent down Power Failure is superior, given it is steeper and has many fewer features. I ended up re-climbing the crux of GC to unstick the rope... (But 2 bolts have been added to the crux, too, so...)

 

Crimson Chrysalis is more crowded then ever. We saw 14 people on it the day we climbed Geronimo and there were at least a dozen on it the day we climbed GC. Not to say it isn't worth doing, but if you like to climb to get away from crowds, this isn't your route.

 

Also enjoyed several routes in the Lotta Balls area. Lotta Balls is a blast and there is a relatively new 5.8 to its left that heads up nubbins a shallow corner. Enjoyed Rabbit's Foot, too, which requires a couple of fun moves to pull an overhang. Alcohol Wall (10ish face and thin crack climbing) looks inviting, but we ran out of time (just as we felt to be ready for something a bit more challenging, of course).