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	Alternative Facts T 5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Arachnoworld T,TR 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
	Big Horn, The T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Bird Cage T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Birdland T 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Birdlaw T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Black Hole, The T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Brass Balls T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Bus Stops Here T 5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c
	Bush Pilots T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Chocolate Covered Bacon T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Cut Away T,TR 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b R
	Fungus folks T 5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c R
	Go Greyhound T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c PG13
	Heavy Spider Karma T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Hidden Persuaders, The T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R
	LojVegas T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Mo (AKA Nowhere Man) T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Moons Way T 5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c
	Mushroom People T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Mystery Mushroom T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b PG13
	No Laughing Matter T 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	One Stop in Tonopah T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Pazookieland T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Psycho Date T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b PG13
	Raptor T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b PG13
	Rawlpindi T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Ripcord T 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a PG13
	Rogue Fungus T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Sea of Holes T 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a R
	Serious Business T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Shifting Narratives T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
	Simpatico T 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13
	Sky Dive T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a PG13
	Sniveler T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b PG13
	Spectrum T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Super Greens T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Super S T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Table Greens T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Tinkerbellfusse T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c X
	Topless Twins T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Unfinished Business T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Valore T 5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c
	Varnishing Fact T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Varnishing Point T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Zen and the Art of Web Spinning T,TR 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a

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Access Issue: IMPORTANT notes on Wet Rock and Human Waste Details

WET ROCK: The sandstone in Red Rocks is fragile and is very easily damaged when it is wet. Holds rip off and climbs have been and will continue to be permanently damaged due to climbers not respecting this phenomenon. After a heavy storm the rock will remain wet, sometimes for several days. PLEASE DO NOT CLIMB IN RED ROCKS DURING OR AFTER RAIN. A good rule of thumb is that if the ground near your climb is at all damp (and not powdery bone-dry sand), then do not climb. There are many alternatives (limestone, granite, basalt, and plastic) nearby.

HUMAN WASTE: Human waste is a major issue plaguing the area. The Southern Nevada Climbers Coalition (SNCC) works to provide "wag bags" free of charge in several locations: Black Velvet Canyon, The Hamlet, Kraft Mountain Area, The Gallery, and The Black Corridor. These bags are designed so that you can pack your waste out. Consider bringing one to be part of your daily kit no matter where you go. Once used, please dispose of them properly. Do not throw them in the toilets at the parking areas.

See https://www.southernnevadaclimbers.org/wag-bags for more information on the program.

Description

The Brass Wall is a shorter wall with a few longer climbs. It is clearly not the Red Rocks classic canyon wall with its long multi-pitch routes and certainly not the classic Red Rocks sport crag with the wild red overhangs. In fact, it's not the classic Red Rocks anything, but it is a nice crag with nice climbs and worth a visit for sure.

The Brass Wall gets good daytime sun in the winter, the dark hard patina over the smooth rock gives it a bright glare in the strong light, and also forms the crags character, smooth, solid, and pleasant overall. A few dirtier lines and broken juggy climbs are also to be found however. The routes there are mostly easy to moderate and all of them are trad, with fixed rap stations. A few hard lines are present as well.

The best lines I did on this wall were Heavy Spider Karma (5.6), Topless Twins (5.9) and Mushroom People (5.10+).

Once here, the nearby Straight Shooter Wall offers a few more route opportunities with mostly 5.11 grades, and a few sport routes.

Getting There

Park as for Pine Creek Canyon and approach initially as for the Mescalito's 'dark side.' After spotting the Beer And Ice Gully, the huge gully above a dirty and broken red cliff band, head on a maze of ambiguous trails to reach the edge of the soft red cliff band. This dirt-piled mess can be soloed over, but that is dicey.

To the left of this gully is the Brass Wall, and to the right is Straight-Shooter Wall. Instead of battling through the red band, skirt its edge to either end (preferably right) and them make your way left to the Brass Wall. The climbs The Bus Stops Here, Mushroom People and Topless Twins should be visible as you approach.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Brass Wall

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 1,884 ● Birdland Trad 6 pitches
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 208 ● Varnishing Point Trad 2 pitches
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 130 ● The Big Horn Trad 6 pitches
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 407 ● Topless Twins Trad
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 7 ● Super S Trad 5 pitches
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 58 ● No Laughing Matter Trad 2 pitches
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 9 ● Birdlaw Trad 2 pitches
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b 12 ● Rogue Fungus Trad
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 253 ● Mushroom People Trad
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b R 4 ● Cut Away Trad, TR
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c PG13 29 ● Go Greyhound Trad
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c 4 ● Shifting Narratives Trad
5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c R 34 ● Fungus folks Trad
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a 13 ● Alternative Facts Trad
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a PG13 30 ● Sky Dive Trad