[TR] Red Rocks sort of - can you guess 6/4/2007

[shapp]

Trip: Red Rocks sort of - can you guess

 

Date: 6/4/2007

 

Trip Report:

On the way down to Red Rocks at the end of April, right about after Hanman and I finished an interesting discussion of a gentleman I once knew that drank chloroform (hey Jim Morisson used to do it?) and offered up his sister for unmentionables to just about anyone, we came upon the Land O' Crack not 200 feet off the side of the road, splitters and dihedrals abounded, but falling ice pelletts prevented a true sample of the area.

 

Then on another day, when Red Rocks was nasty with precipitation, we drove over to the "other red rocks" about an hour away, hiked up a canyon near where the fugitive inidan drank from the natural well and found a great splitter hand crack and then proceeded to climb (possible FA, no sign of previous banditos)

 

Then we drove back to the suck-ass campground at RR, where the wind drove us to Bonney Springs for 4-rounds of free shots from the ancient crusty bar maid that kept sticking a blinking keychain down her skirt. Hell Yeah!

Shapp

 

Gear Notes:

Beers and cams

 

Approach Notes:

Mazda MPV

Edited June 4, 2007 by shapp

[billcoe]

Sweet stuff Shapp, we gotta guess the location?

[shapp]

Yes two locations, hints: one is about a little over an hour away from RR and the other is about 2.5 to 3 hours away (both in Nevada)

[Argus]

Rainbow Canyon?

[shapp]

I do believe that the columnar area is called Rainbow Canyon, over the last 15 years or so I find myself driving by there about every 3 to 4 years. This time we actually stopped. There are some sweet cracks there with some anchors on top. Ice pellets prevented a taste. Have you climbed there? interesting rock type that I have never seen before, though it looks like columnar basalt, it feels more like slippery granite.

[Argus]

I haven't personally climbed there, but know some people that have. They tell me that it's pretty good. It sounds like they might be coming out with a guide based on the comments on Mountain Project. How do you randomly end up in the middle of the desert in order to drive past this place?

 

 

Are the other photos from the Lake Mead area?

 

[lancegranite]

You might have visited the White River gorge, on Hwy 118?

South of Ely, north of Ash Springs, where you rejoin hwy 93.

Richard Harrison put up some cracks out there.

The somewhat nearby bouldering area known as Mecca is similar rock.

 

[shapp]

Lance is also correct on the road names for the crack zone, here is a photo not too far from the Crack Zone, one of the D-Town crew who luckily decided to keep the jewels in the purse at the hot springs. Any one else know about this spot and the natural granite arches nearby?

 

Edited June 5, 2007 by shapp

[climinguy]

Hey shapp whos that sexy guy on the FA

 

 

[hanman]

Firstly, I think it's important to state that I have never drunk the chloroform, or invited mere acquaintances to perform unmentionable acts upon the kin of my folk or others. Born and bred in the Spokaloo of Washinton, I must maintain the sanctitty of that which shall not be spokane. It cannot be overstated however; that in the course of our trip to the sandy sun stone of the Vegas, a whirlwind of folklore and debauchery emanated from the Shappster's mouth organ.

 

Normally, I would consider this unlikely form of communication a simple blight on my otherwise pure self. This time however, it was clear that Shappy had a story to tell...

 

However-

 

the hot creek in BumFuK NV was great, Inti Watana was cold and snowy, VOF has great camping and hand cracks in places, and I'm certainly going back as soon as possible, given the infinite choices for dinner buffet available at the local casino.

 

Praise the lord and amen.

 

Reverend Hanman

[Drederek]

VOF has great camping and hand cracks in places,

Reverend Hanman

Valley of Fire, Did a walk thru with the folks there once. Heard there were some long routes some where out there but saw no evidence of climbing activity.

Edited June 6, 2007 by Drederek

[lancegranite]

Valley of fire is closed to all rock climbing.

The story is Ron O. & partner pissed off the rangers and...no climbing allowed, even trad, nada.

There are quite a few good routes in the VOF area.

I put up a couple new routes out in the desert thattaways, but not in VOF.

 

Nevada.

So much rock... so much rock.

 

[shapp]

We saw nothing that said no climbing. It doesn't say no climbing on the pamphlet with the park rules that is handed out when you pass through the entrance, nor did we observe any no climbing signs anywhere.

Edited June 11, 2007 by shapp

[texplorer]

The rock at Rainbow Canyon is really nice and reminds me of the basalt stuff at Smith. It isn't exactly the same as the gorge at smith but there is some great climbing out there. Here are a few pics from this winter.

 

 

 

[DirtyHarry]

That place looks like it doesn't suck. Too bad its not in Renton.