By jed botsford Mar 18, 2009
| These are the crags that will be used for the 2009 RRR. If you want to avoid the RRR you can plan on not going to the crags listed below or go back into the canyons.
Calico Basin 1. Moderate Mecca 2. Kraft Boulders 3. Cannibal Crag 4. Riding Hood Wall 5. Dickies Cliff 6. Gnat Man Crag 7. Happy Acres 8. 3rd Class terrain above Moderate Mecca 9. 3rd Class terrain below Riding Hood Wall 10. 3rd Class terrain between Ranch Hands Wall and Dickies Clif 11. Cowlick Crag 12. Cut Your Teeth Crag 13. The Fox
First Pullout 1. The Hamlet 2. The Scramblers Wall 3. Viagra Towers 4. Dog Wall 5. The Fixx Cliff 6. The Oasis 7. The Aquifer 8. Tuna and Chips Wall 9. Mark and Jake’s Area / New Castle Crag 10. Ultraman Wall
Second Pullout 1. The Magic Bus 2. Black Corridor
Sandstone Quarry 1.Split Infinitive Area 2.Front Slab / Fender Bender 3.The Hall of Fame 4.Mass Production Wall 5.Sub America Crag 6.Frictiony Face Panty Waist 7.Winston Wall 8.Chrysler Crack
Willow Springs Areas 1. Outhouse Wall / Karate Crack 2. Black Track Area 3. Ragged Edges Area 4. Tonto Area 5. Case Face |  FLAG |
By BJ Sbarra From Carbondale, CO Mar 18, 2009
| Thanks for posting this, appreciate it. |  FLAG |
By Greg Barnes Mar 18, 2009
| Thanks Jed, I posted this on Supertopo as well. |  FLAG |
By Shiloh From Phoenix, AZ Mar 19, 2009
| Thanks so much for that ... I was going to do Cat in the Hat but this will help feel out whats available after...
Be Safe, |  FLAG |
By Jim Matt From Indianapolis, IN Mar 19, 2009
| Cat in the Hat, I was thinking about going over there later in the day on Sunday...but will probably have to "play it by ear."
Thanks for the list...I look forward to the festivities!! |  FLAG |
By Brian in SLC From Salt Lake City, UT Mar 19, 2009
| Jim Matt wrote: Cat in the Hat, I was thinking about going over there later in the day on Sunday...but will probably have to "play it by ear." Thanks for the list...I look forward to the festivities!!
Something to think about on Sunday...{from NOAA}:
Sunday: A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66.
Sunday Night: A slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Thanks for the list, Jed! |  FLAG |
By Darren Snipes Mar 20, 2009
| By the way a 40% chance of rain for the Las Vegas area, pretty much means 100% chance for Red Rock. I hope the rain gods prove me wrong. Please don't be the guy that breaks holds off of the routes, respect the need for the rock to dry first before climbing. |  FLAG |
By Jim Matt From Indianapolis, IN Mar 20, 2009
| Sunday may be a good beer drinking day! |  FLAG |
By 5.10b4me From Alhambra, California Mar 20, 2009
| yeah, it rained here last year on the last day also. |  FLAG |
By John Hegyes From Las Vegas, NV Mar 20, 2009
| Well, let's hope that the RRR folks clean up after themselves. |  FLAG |
By Shiloh From Phoenix, AZ Mar 24, 2009
| I personally thought that the RRR sucked this year, - even with the free beer...It must be nice to be sponsered... they didnt have to sleep in the dustbowl they put everyone in this year. next time I'll take the 15 dollars they charge - add 30 and stay in a hotel. Oh wait - I might as well just skip the whole charade and just climb...Much easier that way - |  FLAG |
By Jason D. Martin Mar 24, 2009
| Most athletes stayed in the vender area of the campground. This was also a dustbowl.
It is unlikely that either of these areas will be used for camping in the future.
Jason |  FLAG |
By sqwirll From Seattle/Las Vegas Mar 24, 2009
| Just a little dusty
| Dustbowl Submitted By: sqwirll on Mar 24, 2009
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By Dusty From Fort Collins Mar 25, 2009
| sqwirll wrote: Just a little dusty
Just a little who?
You were camping in the desert, what did you expect? |  FLAG |
By 858jason Mar 25, 2009
| Dusty Ross wrote: Just a little who? You were camping in the desert, what did you expect?
Most deserts still have some ground cover. This was a dirt field that is used for horse shows. Breathing dirt and manure all night is not healthy. I won't return next year if the camping is at Bonnie Springs. |  FLAG |
By Rob Kepley From Westminster,CO Mar 25, 2009
| Oh no, I've got sand in my shoes. Chopper says to harden the f**k up!
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By Will S Mar 25, 2009
| What is the appeal of this event? I don't get it.
Is there something beyond helping mob 38 separate crags, sleeping in a bunch of horseshit, drinking bad beer from a plastic cup, and some low grade hero worship?
What's the actual purpose of the event? To party? For instruction? To hammer the shit out of the base of popular crags with giant entourages? |  FLAG |
By Coeus From a botched genetics experiment Mar 25, 2009
| Will S wrote: drinking bad beer from a plastic cup,
Slow down there Turbo!
Fat Tire is pretty good, in fact it may be the only good thing about the RRR. |  FLAG |
By Karsten From Reno, NV Mar 25, 2009
| Will, your comment is pretty much my exact thought on most sport climbing in crags.
If you were smart then you headed back in the less traveled canyons for many of the other great climbs RR has to offer and then came back and had a few fat tires.
I personally agree that the event is really a newbie kind of extravaganza. I am sure if your a beginner climber you really can get alot of good instruction and enjoy one of america's premier climbing destinations. For more seasoned climbers I'm sure they know to just wait until the next weekend and go do their thing unless of course you like being the hero to worship. It does suck that RR is lacking a descent camping area. |  FLAG |
By Doug Foust From Henderson, Nevada Mar 25, 2009
| Personally, I like the event for the camaraderie. I enjoy getting together with a bunch of friends and making a ton of new ones in an environment where everyone is into climbing.
I agree that the clinics are directed more towards newbies, but do give you access to some pretty experienced climbers that you might be able to pick up a nugget or two from.
..and yes..the camping spot this year was pretty weak but they were looking for some sort of solution to not being able to camp at Spring Mountain Ranch. Hopefully they will find a spot for next year that isn't as dusty.
I actually thought the event was really well run given the sketchy weather. I can't even imagine the challenges in organizing a bunch of climbers in a large event like this.
If your not into the event...just go back into the canyons for the weekend, I was actually surprised with all the people in town that a lot of the popular trad climbs didn't have much of a crowd on them. |  FLAG |
By Will S Mar 25, 2009
| The event doesn't put me out or anything, it's easy enough to climb locally and hit RR any other weekend. It's only a few hours drive. I'm not saying they shouldn't have their big gathering either. Just honestly curious what would draw you to be in a big crowd situation, as I prefer to avoid crowds when climbing...which is reasonably easy to do.
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By other From los angeles, ca Mar 27, 2009
| Now you know what camping at Burning Man is like!! ;-) |  FLAG |
By Shiloh From Phoenix, AZ Mar 27, 2009
| Personally the assocation is the only reason I planned on going. I liked going to meet up with old friends and, like every year, met a new friend for some awesome trad climbing. That being said, it was horseshit that they charged for a manure-filled field - that is not "camping". I ended up sleeping in my car because the 35 mile an hour winds coupled with the fact that there was generally no upkeep to the piss soaked arena they jammed all those people into was ridiculous. We were told that they would be layering with low grade sod to keep the dirt down - however this was not the case. Just a plow to get the extra 89 dollars for a clinic that was held on a picnic bench veranda. Your right it is for newbies... I guess its not for me any longer...I'll save my money next year and go back to J Tree - at least the sand is edible :) |  FLAG |
By Killis Howard Mar 27, 2009
| ya know it doens't sound like you guys had much fun.
I climbed a sweet route with a few friends and had a blast. 'Course, it was on limestone, nowhere near crowds, and the Red Tailed Hawk that buzzed us, the anchor I fixed up, the flat tire we had to change, and the music not ever straying to techno or "climber-rap" just added some color to a beautiful day outside.
If you're chasing the industry and their castoffs, I'm sure it's a stellar hang. If you thrive on large groups of people who think that it's cool to dress in pastel capri-and-matching-top costumes to let everyone know how outdoorsy you are, you are HOME, son. If you can stand that Fat Tire swill, Dog help you.
Personally I got smashed on PBR the one day I went a few years ago, got a free promotional nut tool I gave to some broke fuck (you know who you are) who needed it more than me, tried longboarding with Lauren Lee, who is Quite Small, and generally kicked around a dusty lot wondering if I'd have had more fun climbing a Swain route (toss-up).
To each his own, I say. I prefer scab-creating to networking, personally, and that is either my downfall or why [drunk] chicks dig me. To all who checked out the CLC Pile'O'Poo display, I say: see, we ARE accomplishing something. |  FLAG |
By Doug Foust From Henderson, Nevada Mar 28, 2009
| My favorite part of the rendezvous...sitting in my van sunday afternoon laughing my @ss off, watching my friends take down their tent.
| Good Times Submitted By: Doug Foust on Mar 28, 2009
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