beaconben Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 (edited) Trip: Red Rocks - Rainbow Wall Original Route Date: 4/17/2010 Trip Report: Did the Rainbow Wall Original Route, or Herbst/Hamilton Route. Sweet route, has the classic route quality of being a striking line when veiwed from afar. Edited May 8, 2010 by beaconben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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beaconben Posted May 6, 2010 Author Share Posted May 6, 2010 having problems adding photos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherri Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 Trip: Red Rocks - Rainbow Wall Original Route Date: 4/17/2010 Trip Report: Did the Rainbow Wall Original Route, or Herbst/Hamilton Route. Sweet route, has the classic route quality of being a striking line when veiwed from afar. We were up at Brownstone Wall around April 10th(give or take) and admired a couple folks making steady progress up Rainbow. Looks like a spectacular line. Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denalidave Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 Schaweeet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billcoe Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 Nice - Ben, on the photos, you probably just need to resize them smaller to a 8 x 10 or 12 x 15 or what ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letsroll Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 I want pictures darn it Need something to get me through the day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevetimetravlr Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 WAY to get it done Ben! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 I want pictures darn it Need something to get me through the day when waiting on ben, it's generally a good idea to bring a book, a tall frosty drink w/ an umbrella sticking out of it, and a benevolent sense of patience! good jorb dood! i admire how you always get the shit done w/o missing a chance to sniff every flower upon the way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaconben Posted May 7, 2010 Author Share Posted May 7, 2010 Nice - Ben, on the photos, you probably just need to resize them smaller to a 8 x 10 or 12 x 15 or what ever. Does the resolution matter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 Here's some photos. http://cascadeclimbers.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=916727 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexbaker Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 good jorb dood! i admire how you always get the shit done w/o missing a chance to sniff every flower upon the way! Perfect! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billcoe Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 Here Ben. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaconben Posted May 19, 2010 Author Share Posted May 19, 2010 thanks Bill. Hopefully will get the other pics up someday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Smith Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 Nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephH Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 Good going Ben... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhamaker Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 (edited) Great Fun! That wall does not get near enough attention. What beta did you find most useful? Would you still call it A4 w/ all the added bolts?? Edited May 19, 2010 by jhamaker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkMcJizzy Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 Did it in 1993, right after it had been bolted all to hell. First pitch had one hard move, then A1 to the top Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turn_one Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 Great Fun! That wall does not get near enough attention. What beta did you find most useful? Would you still call it A4 w/ all the added bolts?? A1-4 for some, 5.12 for others, and then there's this freak... Alpinist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldiente Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 (edited) Alex's solo of that route is hard to comprehend, those cruxes are slick. A few bits of beta: Keep your climbing shoes on and French Free this route. I was fortunate not to have to aid any of the pitches, but I was watching closely to see if it would be doable by French Freeing, yes it looks doable that way. Many of the cruxes are followed by easier moves, in many cases the cruxes are near bolts, you could aid off a few bolts and then free climb to the anchors. Hauling doesn't seem worth it, the route isn't that long. Being in the shade I bet you could climb in the late Spring when the days are long and have plenty of time for a aid/french free. The descent is easy raps right down the wall, even in the dark it would be easy to do. As for the bolts. I've heard aid climbers complain about them. My feeling is that the bolts were a good idea, this is a high traffic area on soft sandstone. Without the bolts the only option for climbing (free or aid ) was nailing the seam. With the bolts in place the whole route is doable on clean gear that won't damage the rock. -Nate Edited May 19, 2010 by eldiente Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 I am headed there next week! Thanks for the stoke Ben! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaconben Posted June 11, 2010 Author Share Posted June 11, 2010 hey, thanks everyone for looking at this lame tr. I pretty much agree with Nate's beta, especially the french free part. We did sleep at rainbow ledge, i'll try to get a photo up someday. its a great bivy. Wayne, how did it go? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 It got too hot to go that far south, Next time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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