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[TR] Red Rocks --Some rain and some climbing - 2/26/2008


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Trip: Red Rocks --Some rain and some climbing -

 

Date: 2/26/2008

 

Trip Report:

So, we decided to kick off our spring climbing season with a trip to sunny Red Rocks. We were greeted with this scene instead.

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Thankfully, our campsite stayed dry...

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...and was surrounded by forest trails for those quick morning runs.

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The sun shone upon us the second day. So I worked on my moderate trad leads at Moderate Mecca...

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...and posed.

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Our third day brought another wave of precipitation, which made for some surreal "desert" scenery.

Like waterfalls and ponds at the First Pullout....

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...And seeing Panty Wall waterstreaked and climber-less.

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Our final day was a sun-kissed beauty. :moondance:

So, more posing before heading on to the classic "Cat in the Hat" (the left side of the orange-capped Mescalito peak in the background)...

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...Though the recent rains made for some interesting desert trekking(anyone pack waders?).

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It was Kelly's first full-on Red Rocks multipitch. Here she is styling the traverse from the belay on the 5th pitch....

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...and a glimpse of the fun crack awaiting shortly thereafter. last_pitch.jpg

 

That route was booty-laden with four cams, one of which I managed to free....

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...and promptly gave away. :cool:

 

 

 

I'll take all the good karma I can get for the next trip.

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