Headed to Red Rocks this Weekend

I'm taking my first trip to Red Rocks this weekend, and just looking for some route suggestions. I'd love some nice techy/facey climbs in the .10's and easy .11's.

It looks like most of the multipitch is sport/trad. I haven't done a ton of mixed routes, and so curious how much gear you really need? I know it will vary with each route, but about how much gear do you really end up placing?

Are they mostly bolted with a couple of spots where you'd feel more comfortable with extra pieces, or lots of gear with some bolts? - looking for suggestions of the former where I could get away with a super light rack (any thoughts on exactly what I should bring would be helpful too!).

Any suggestions are greatly appreciated!

Bring a normal rack. The mixed lines tend to be well bolted with places where you can throw some gear in, so single rack is more than enough for most of those but as you said it varies depending on the route you want to do. There are so many good trad lines though I would just go ahead and bring your normal sized trad rack. Standard trad rack works though, set of nuts and cams .3-3 with doubles in the mid size ranges.

And also its RED ROCK. The locals always feel the need to get on people for adding an S.

The reason I love Red Rocks... The techy mixed gear.

Here's what i'd recommend:
Y2K 10a
DoWT 10a
The Next Century 10d (Single Rack to 2/3 w/ RP's)
Breakaway 10d (Just a few cams)
Mai Thai 10d
Risky Business 10+ (R rated)
Excellent Adventure 11+ (R rated)
Only the Good Die Younng 11+ (Primarily 10 climbing)
Lev 29 11+
Drifting 11+

Those are just a few... As far as the gear goes, it really depends on the route. Handren usually has accurate gear list in his book, but not always. You can also check on here. For the harder 10's and 11's, usually you'll need RP's and smaller cams. A lot of the multi-pitch techy face climbing usually requires at least a single rack. Hope this helps.

Did I say Red Rocks?!?!?!

I love Red Rocks and the Sierras (I've heard the same "don't add an 's' to the Sierra" argument!)

Frisco!!!

Matt N wrote:Frisco!!!

Saint George.

Looking for a partner too!? I've got a rack..