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Location: NV : Red Rock : Oak Creek Canyon : Solar Slab - Upper Tier : Solar Slab (5.6)
By: Kurt Arend When: Aug 22, 2006 | view comment >> |
Comments: I think that the canyon to the climbers right can't be missed! It is one cool little canyon. I on-sight soloed the route in 04/03 in 47 minutes bottom (ground not ledge) to top (summit) It is a wonderful route with very classic climbing and the descent was amazing. I downclimbed the whole descent (onsight) with nothing harder the 5.5 or so. Then down to the ledge and down climb the gully route for a time of 1 hour 47 minutes ground to ground and 3 hours and 22 minutes car to car (parked on the h... more >>
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Location: NV : Red Rock : Black Velvet Canyon : Black Velvet Wall : Epinephrine (5.9)
By: Kurt Arend When: Nov 13, 2005 | view comment >> |
Comments: just a short trip report: not to spray so don't get your panties in a bunch. Just one of the best days for me in Red Rocks.Jay and myself have been guiding for a while in red rocks (jay alot longer than me) but we both haven't done the mighty Epinephine. We always just we waiting to guide it. One day (i forget now) we decide to go for it. I pick Jay up in Blue Diamond and told him the news. I had to be home in like 6 hours for my sons birthday. We just laughed. we are at the trail head by 7 ish.... more >>
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Location: NV : Red Rock : Juniper Canyon : Jackrabbit Buttress : Geronimo (5.6)
By: Kurt Arend When: Jul 16, 2004 | view comment >> |
Comments: The route is a great route. On the descent stay out of the chimneys! Some nice soul added two bolts on the top of the terrace so its 1 50m rap to the tree at the end of the raps. then just on more rap to the ground. very easy and quick.
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Location: NV : Red Rock : Black Velvet Canyon : Whiskey Peak : Mazatlan (5.10d)
By: Kurt Arend When: Jul 16, 2004 | view comment >> |
Comments: Hey I was on the route a month ago or so and you can lower with a 60m cord barley. Knot the end of your rope and the ends just touch. Also Ixtalan you can rap from the 3rd pitch station to the ground with one 60m.
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