Arrow Place 

This is a really good route that follows a beautiful corner/crack system straight up for about a rope length. Although the start looks quite difficult, a really tiny cam and/or a ballnut give psychological pro for the initial moves that, while not easy, are not as tough as they look. From there, the climb head straight up through some of the best climbing I've done on a short climb in Red Rocks. Chalk up another classic in Black Velvet canyon....

A really pleasant route. The start looks intimidating but goes really well. I found two bomber small wired nuts that had me feeling fairly secure through the opening moves. After the first body length you get a good stance and can readily place solid pro. The rest of the climb is well protected and very enjoyable.

Climbed the route on 3.16.05. Frist 2 pitches were great and the 3rd was a bit sandy/loose. The rap station at the third pitch consisted of 3 slings around a single small scrub oak. About 30 feet below was another rap station with a bunch of really old, weathered slings. We left a new spectra sling and a biner, but some one should bring ~10-15 feet of new webbing and replace all the old stuff.If I did the climb again, I would either skip the 3rd pitch or traverse left to the lower rap station. It might also be possible to down climb a gully to the lower rap station.

Definitely bring some ballnuts for the start. The initial moves aren't that difficult but they require some problem solving so bring your thinking cap. For pitch two, doubles of Camalots #1 - #3 proved adequate. We took pitch three to the lower belay station after traversing left 30 feet. It wasn't worth it and the rock above was really bad. But the first two pitches are stellar.

Start (crux) seemed easy for me but my wife disagreed - I'm 6'7" & she's 5'3" (maybe that's the reason :)....I could definitely reach up to some jugs.
Did 1st 2 pitches at the end of a day then rapped. Nice climbing on those.

Found a couple nice stopper placements, and a bomber 00 TCU placement that I could reach from a nice stance at the start of the route (but, I'm 6'1"). DMM peanut and BD micro nut. Also, above the 00 TCU another bomber small stopper can be placed.

Great route. I found the moves past the first corner over the break kinda hard for 5.9. Even at A0, this is a great route. The only detraction from the route quality is doing a third or more pitch. If you just do the first 2 pitches, you can get off with a single 60 (or 50?) meter rope. The third pitch is nice initially but the rock quality gets sketchy the higher you get, and, the traverse to that scrub oak is sandy. The slings on that scrappy scrub oak are ok, but, the rope pull is poor. Still well worth the relatively short (by RR standards) hike to do the first two pitches!

We got by easily with a double set of cams (no 3 #2 camalots). Crack gobbles up a variety of gear. Didn't place a #4 camalot either.

3 or 4 star first two pitches. No stars for the third pitch.

A #5 HB offset seemed totally bomber getting off the deck. I had some Lowe balls along but the HB really 'felt' better. Didn't go ahead and fall on it, however, so what do I really know?
Very fun, quality route. We made it to the ground with one full 60m rap from the tree, out to the left on the third pitch. And we threw off a bunch of rocks lying around the rap station. No one was there but us, so it was a good chance to clean up.

A 00 Metolius TCU adequately protected the initial moves. Overall a very fun and well protected climb.

I'll echo the 00 and lowe ball. At 6' I was able to get the smallest lowe ball and a 00 before heading into the moves. Both seemed bomber. Great route!