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The Fringe Rock Climbing

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Routes in The Fringe

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	10 Count T 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Approach Pitch Left S 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Approach Pitch Right S 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Bear My Soul S 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Behavior Issues S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Born Again Pagan S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Broad Border S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Conquer Divide T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Cowboy Bebop S 5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Cowboy Curse S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Grizzly S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Hippie Vest S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Honest Liar S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Kodiak S 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
	Lunatic S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Malice Aforethought S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Outlier S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Quarter Crack T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Semantics (AKA Some Antics) T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
	Sendimental S 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
	Skullduggery T 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Soul to Bear S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Summer Session S 5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Summer Vacation S 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Take It Sleazy S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Trust Issues S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Trust Me, I Lie S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a

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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).

Description

An isolated, 200-foot wall on the back way to Turtlehead Peak, hiding in plain sight from the Kraft parking lot. The climbing is incredibly varied: steep varnish crimping, overhanging jugfests, technical slabs, even a couple crack pitches. These are all brand new routes, so care should be taken for now; the wall is still shedding a fair amount of rock. Helmets are probably a good idea. Gets afternoon shade, more of it in the winter.

Getting There

The approach is not as complicated as it seems. Take the trail of the back of the Kraft parking toward Alternative Crag and the Ash Spring Boulders. At Ash Spring, cross the wash and take the trail to the east (right) of the wash. When this trail gets very close (a few feet) from the wash proper, cross the wash again and begin scrambling straight west, aiming for a 35-foot high huecoed blob of sandstone. Take the eastern path around this, onto a rib of stone, until you can cut up one more level on the left through a fifteen foot break, arriving under a large freestanding boulder. Continue up under this boulder along the slabs until you arrive at the base of the wall. 25-35 minutes.

27 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at The Fringe

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

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 43 ● Broad Border Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 95 ● Hippie Vest Sport 2 pitches
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 50 ● Bear My Soul Sport 2 pitches
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 30 ● Behavior Issues Sport 2 pitches
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 15 ● Trust Issues Sport
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 8 ● Skullduggery Trad 2 pitches
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b 23 ● Sendimental Sport 2 pitches
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 47 ● Cowboy Curse Sport 2 pitches
5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 25 ● Summer Session Sport 2 pitches
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 32 ● Outlier Sport 2 pitches
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 6 ● Take It Sleazy Sport 2 pitches
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c 6 ● Semantics (AKA Some Antics) Trad
5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 11 ● Cowboy Bebop Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 120 ● Lunatic Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a 13 ● Grizzly Sport 2 pitches