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Upper Painted Bowl Rock Climbing
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Chicken Lips T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Strawberry Sweat T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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| Elevation: | 6,080 ft | 1,853 m |
| GPS: |
36.10586, -115.49305 Google Map · Climbing Area Map |
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| Page Views: | 8,424 total · 37/month | |
| Shared By: | Anthony Anagnostou on Apr 9, 2006 | |
| Admins: | Luke EF, Larry DeAngelo, Aaron Mc, Justin Johnsen |
Access Issue: Red Rock RAIN AND WET ROCK: The sandstone is fragile and is very easily damaged when wet.
Details
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 dry sand), then do not climb. There are many alternatives (limestone, granite, basalt, and plastic) nearby.
HUMAN WASTE Human waste is one of the major issues plaguing Red Rocks. The Las Vegas Climbers Liaison Council and the AAC provides free "wag bags" in several locations (Black Velvet, First Pullout, Kraft Mtn/Bouldering, 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 kit (just like your rope and shoes and lunch) no matter where you go. Once used, please dispose of them properly (do not throw them in the toilets at the parking area).
HUMAN WASTE Human waste is one of the major issues plaguing Red Rocks. The Las Vegas Climbers Liaison Council and the AAC provides free "wag bags" in several locations (Black Velvet, First Pullout, Kraft Mtn/Bouldering, 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 kit (just like your rope and shoes and lunch) no matter where you go. Once used, please dispose of them properly (do not throw them in the toilets at the parking area).
Description
sunny area with similar aspect to the eagle wall. as the name would suggest, the main face is decorated with wild colored sandstone that looks as if someone painted the wall. it is quite secluded, the approach being even further than the eagle wall and the climbs less classic. most of it's traffic is probably people descending the old single-rope descent from the top of Black Orpheus.
Getting There
There are many ways to get there. It is generally a 2-3 hours approach, and possibly more if you have never been to the area or have no idea where you are going.
There are several options to approach the upper painted bowl. You can go all the way up the canyon to the eagle wall ramp and drop down. You could climb black orpheus, walk up to the base of the next tier, and descend the slippery ramps to the base of the upper painted bowl (this was the old black orpheus descent). from the ground, i prefer to do the fast-track approach to the eagle/painted bowls, or finally- you can reverse the Black Orpheus descent. i posted the beta for the fastest lower painted bowl approach in the comments section of the eagle wall page.
if coming from the drainage (by whatever method) when you gain a shoulder with a prominent rounded boulder (the 'ibm' boulder in swain's guide), then head up the arete to your left, towards the eagle wall. you are now in the lower painted bowl.
you could continue up the arete to the eagle wall because you are tired from the approach and don't want to do adventure climbs, OR, strike right and up in the lower painted bowl to the far right side of the bowl where broken low angle cracks and chimneys rise from slabs to the upper painted bowl.
if you have done the original black orpheus single-rope descent (along the upper painted wall, above black orpheus), follow that rap line. scramble a hard 4th class step (well-maintained rap anchor at top if you're on route), head up for a dozen yards of broken rock and bushes, and then get to the base of a large flare-chimney thing.
this is a good place to leave your pack, i find, as doing the chimney with a pack on is annoying, and the route is only a 100 yards above you. scramble up the chimney (or rope it. its probably un-exposed 5.7 or so) until at a ledge, scramble up and right and jog back left under a boulder, and now you're in the upper painted bowl. you'll see a rap anchor atop an overhanging boulder above the chimney you just climbed. it's hidden from the descent, so take note because you'll use it on the way down.
finally, scramble up slabs and a few bushes for a couple minutes to get to the base of the bowl.
There are several options to approach the upper painted bowl. You can go all the way up the canyon to the eagle wall ramp and drop down. You could climb black orpheus, walk up to the base of the next tier, and descend the slippery ramps to the base of the upper painted bowl (this was the old black orpheus descent). from the ground, i prefer to do the fast-track approach to the eagle/painted bowls, or finally- you can reverse the Black Orpheus descent. i posted the beta for the fastest lower painted bowl approach in the comments section of the eagle wall page.
if coming from the drainage (by whatever method) when you gain a shoulder with a prominent rounded boulder (the 'ibm' boulder in swain's guide), then head up the arete to your left, towards the eagle wall. you are now in the lower painted bowl.
you could continue up the arete to the eagle wall because you are tired from the approach and don't want to do adventure climbs, OR, strike right and up in the lower painted bowl to the far right side of the bowl where broken low angle cracks and chimneys rise from slabs to the upper painted bowl.
if you have done the original black orpheus single-rope descent (along the upper painted wall, above black orpheus), follow that rap line. scramble a hard 4th class step (well-maintained rap anchor at top if you're on route), head up for a dozen yards of broken rock and bushes, and then get to the base of a large flare-chimney thing.
this is a good place to leave your pack, i find, as doing the chimney with a pack on is annoying, and the route is only a 100 yards above you. scramble up the chimney (or rope it. its probably un-exposed 5.7 or so) until at a ledge, scramble up and right and jog back left under a boulder, and now you're in the upper painted bowl. you'll see a rap anchor atop an overhanging boulder above the chimney you just climbed. it's hidden from the descent, so take note because you'll use it on the way down.
finally, scramble up slabs and a few bushes for a couple minutes to get to the base of the bowl.
Classic Climbing Routes at Upper Painted Bowl
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