Quarry Wall Climbing
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Elevation: | 6,600 ft |
GPS: |
38.8444, -104.883 Google Map · Climbing Area Map |
Page Views: | 21,600 total · 102/month |
Shared By: | Anna Moore on Jun 25, 2006 |
Admins: | Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC |
Per Stewart M. Green: as of the July Fourth weekend, Red Rock Canyon Open Space has been reopened for climbing.
Red Rock Canyon Open Space is currently CLOSED to all access due to flood damage.
Red Rock Canyon Open Space is currently CLOSED to all access due to flood damage.
Description
This is the short 60-foot-high wall directly below the wide quarried ledge on the right side of the main quarry. It is also the very south end of the Whale.
This crag faces East, so it drops into the shade by 230pm or so.
This crag faces East, so it drops into the shade by 230pm or so.
Getting There
Access it by hiking into the quarry and then walking northeast across the quarry floor to the cliff base.
L->R:
Lower Wall:
A. Old'n, 6, 1p, 55', bolts.
B. Monosmear, 8, 1p, 55', bolts.
C. Xenolith, 8+, 1p, 60-70', bolts.
D. Double B, 6, 1p, 60-70', pins & gear.
Upper Wall:
E. In the Way, 6 R, 1p, 60'?, pins & gear.
A. Old'n, 6, 1p, 55', bolts.
B. Monosmear, 8, 1p, 55', bolts.
C. Xenolith, 8+, 1p, 60-70', bolts.
D. Double B, 6, 1p, 60-70', pins & gear.
Upper Wall:
E. In the Way, 6 R, 1p, 60'?, pins & gear.
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