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Lost Creek Canyon Rock Climbing

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Routes in Lost Creek Canyon

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	Bighorn Buttress T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b R
	Crack of Infernity T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R
	Croakstone T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Fevered T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Ovis T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b

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Elevation:	4,798 ft	1,462 m
GPS:	36.15538, -115.49833 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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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

This is the area located on the tier above Hidden Falls. Routes include Bighorn Buttress and Beau Geste.

Getting There

There are a few options for the approach. The scramble up the ledges to the right of Black Track concludes with about 20' of 5.7 soloing on dusty patina. There was formerly a rope ladder, with an anchor girthed around the chock stone, but that has rotted away. If you are small enough you'll be able to fit through the small hole at the top, otherwise you need to step into the void out right to gain the next ledge. Not for the faint of heart, especially with with a heavy pack. Would recommend the gully on the east end of the canyon above Heatwave, or even safer (but longer) scramble up to the right of Ragged Edges, then back south, and then west, back above the north walls of the lower canyon.