[TR] Red Rocks - Various 3/24/2009

[mountainmatt]

Trip: Red Rocks - Various

 

Date: 3/24/2009

 

Trip Report:

I just returned from 5 great days down in Red Rocks. The trip did not start as expected (mainly that Destination, Stewart, and Martha all caught colds 1-2 days before the trip started), but we still managed to get on a few of the moderate classics and have a great time!

 

Day 1: Tunnel vision (6 pitches, 5.7+)

Fantastic route, a little runny in a few places, but having a pitch inside a cave is definitely unique

 

Day 2: Dark Shadows (4 pitches, 5.8) / some single pitch stuff (5.9 – 5.10+)

Another great route, but there were way too many people there (see the picture). The near by cliffs had a couple of really fun cracks including a 10+ splittler that included everything from tips, fingers, hands, off-width, and a roof.

 

Day 3: Dream of Wild Turkeys (7 pitches, 5.10a)

A really fun route that runs next to Prince of Darkness. Besides the opening pitch, most of the climbing is sustained at 5.9 and has some great exposure!

 

Day 4: Jubilant Song (8 pitches, 5.8)

A nice line that has a little more of an alpine feel and a little more of an old school rating.

 

Day 5: Craggin at the first pullout Crags (5.7 – 5.11a)

We wanted a slightly easier day, so we headed over to the Panty wall. Favorites of the day included Totally Clips and Panty raid.

 

 

Home sweet home:

 

 

 

Tunnel vision:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dark shadows:

 

 

 

 

Cragin' after dark shadows:

 

 

 

Dream of wild turkeys:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jubilant song:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cragin' at the first pullout:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[CollinWoods]

Nice pics. I want to check that place out some day.

[Lisa_D]

Nice! We saw you in the parking lot the morning you went up Wild Turkeys. That Tunnel Vision route looks like fun - we'll have to get around to that next time. I love Red Rocks!

[Lithophiliac]

Nice report! Ran into you guys as well at the Out of Control area. What a great line that was. Sounds like you had a great trip as we did as well.

[OlympicMtnBoy]

Woohoo, I didn't even notice that Matt posted up a TR of our trip!

[Sherri]

Nice! Sounds like your trip jam-packed w/sandstone goodness.

 

We were down there that week as well, though didn't achieve anything near the mileage you folks managed. Did Rawlpindi (a 5p 5.7 to the left of Birdland)for the first time, though, and had a blast. While not a classic, it stayed interesting the whole way up, especially the 4th pitch which was steep and runout and still shedding some loose rock. I'd do it again for sure.

[miladugga]

We were there a couple of weeks ago and also did Jubilant Song, really cool climb. I loved the hanging belay under the roof! We had to walk down in the dark and it took forever. How was the descent in daylight?