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Monstro's Gaping Maw Bouldering

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	Awful Waffle V3 6A
	Donkey Lips V3-4 6A+
	Driftwood: A Fairy Tale V2 5+
	Salute Your Shorts V4-5 6B+
	Ug Lee V2 5+

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Elevation:	4,681 ft	1,427 m
GPS:	36.17095, -115.45259 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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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

A remote feeling bouldering area that overlooks the beautiful boundary where sandstone meets limestone, and with Turtlehead Peak wholly visible to the north. The problems climb features in and around an interesting cave, formed by a jumble of big blocks. The rock is mainly excellent.

Getting There

20 minute approach time. Walk the Turtlehead Peak Trail to the Twinkie / Trophy turn-off area. Continue west up the main wash, past the Twinkie for 100 yards. Leave the wash at a trail sign, and follow the rising trail to the northwest (right), as continuing to Turtlehead Peak. After 25 yards (near the end of the steeps), take a faint trail that splits right and heads downhill. After 15 yards and arriving at a small wash filled with manzanita, take a trail to the right (east) and skirt left around the toe of white sandstone. Follow slabs to the east and into a meadow with juniper trees. Weave eastward through the meadow for 100 yards. This will leave you standing at the base of The Salt Factory (use beta photo from that page on MP). Continue up the scree slope on the right, or the slabs on the left, for another 50 yards (5 min.). Aim for the cave of stacked boulders.