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Elevation: 9,500 ft
GPS: 40.54702, -111.68909
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Shared By: apross on Jul 26, 2011
Admins: Andrew Gram, Nathan Fisher, Perin Blanchard, GRK, D C
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This is a little Alpine crag with great rock in a super nice setting. It faces west and goes in the sun around 1pm. It is covered with a little lichen and has some grass in the cracks. All but three routes (they needed some biggish trundling) were done on sight and we cleaned as much as we could. Just remember its Alpine, gives you something to do in the summer and gets you away from the crowds.

Some of these routes may have been done in the past as we found a peg in the big main corner and also a peg right of Cavas de Weinert. So these are the first recorded ascents. If you did any of these routes in the past and would like the glory, I would be happy to change route names, FA names etc.

The star ratings are based on this crag only.

All the routes were okay, with some better than others.

Bring extra slings/webbing in case you need to replace or backup anchors. Worth carrying a nut tool on the lead for cleaning.

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Drive up Little Cottonwood Canyon to the Red/White Pine parking area. Hike the Red Pine trail until it levels out about 5 mins from the lake. Turn left (east) off the trail for another 5 mins to the base of the talus right below the crag.
About 2 hrs hike from the road.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Red Pine Crag

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5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 13
Pesquera
Trad, Alpine
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 14
Azal Tinto
Trad, Alpine
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 4
Periquita
Trad, Alpine
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 6
Vino Santo
Trad, Alpine 2 pitches
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 13
Vina Ardanza
Trad, Alpine
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 4
Chateau Lafitte
Trad, Alpine
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Pesquera
 13
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad, Alpine
Azal Tinto
 14
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad, Alpine
Periquita
 4
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad, Alpine
Vino Santo
 6
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad, Alpine 2 pitches
Vina Ardanza
 13
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad, Alpine
Chateau Lafitte
 4
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad, Alpine
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