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Angel Food Area Rock Climbing

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Areas in Angel Food Area

Angel Food Descent Gully 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Angel Food Wall 13 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 13

Seraphim Wall 18 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 18

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Elevation:	4,583 ft	1,397 m
GPS:	36.169, -115.48704 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Access Issue: IMPORTANT notes on Wet Rock and Human Waste Details

WET ROCK: The sandstone in Red Rocks is fragile and is very easily damaged when it is wet. 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 bone-dry sand), then do not climb. There are many alternatives (limestone, granite, basalt, and plastic) nearby.

HUMAN WASTE: Human waste is a major issue plaguing the area. The Southern Nevada Climbers Coalition (SNCC) works to provide "wag bags" free of charge in several locations: Black Velvet Canyon, The Hamlet, Kraft Mountain Area, 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 daily kit no matter where you go. Once used, please dispose of them properly. Do not throw them in the toilets at the parking areas.

See https://www.southernnevadaclimbers.org/wag-bags for more information on the program.

Description

This is an extensive area encompassing the Angel Food Wall and surrounding cliffs. Most of the routes are mostly mid-grade trad lines of two to six pitches length.

Getting There

A good trail (the Grand Circle Loop) departs the parking heading west. Stay left as you pass a side trail to the spring in about a hundred yards. About a half mile from the parking lot, the path nears a drop-off into the gully on the right. Leave the main trail at this point and descend steeply into the drainage. Turn left at the bottom and walk a short distance (maybe 20 yards) to where a trail climbs up the right side of the gully to a relatively level plateau. Follow this trail west across the plateau (approx 1/8 mile) heading in the direction of the Angel Food Wall. At this point the trail drops into another gully. The options begin at this point, depending intended destination.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Angel Food Area

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

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 408 ● Group Therapy Trad 6 pitches Angel Food Wall
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 929 ● Tunnel Vision Trad 6 pitches Angel Food Wall
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 59 ● Sandy Hole Trad 3 pitches Angel Food Wall
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 24 ● Glass Elevator Trad 5 pitches Angel Food Wall
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 18 ● Ride the Wind Trad 3 pitches Seraphim Wall
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c X 38 ● Healy's Haunted House Trad 6 pitches Angel Food Wall
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 51 ● Stilgar's Wild Ride Trad 6 pitches Angel Food Wall
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 481 ● Purblind Pillar Trad 6 pitches Angel Food Wall
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 8 ● Archangel Trad 2 pitches Seraphim Wall
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 10 ● Turiel Trad Seraphim Wall
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 4 ● Fools Rush In Where Angels Fear… Trad 4 pitches Seraphim Wall
5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c 9 ● Torched by an Angel Trad 3 pitches Seraphim Wall
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R 4 ● Foolish Man, Foolish Woman Trad 5 pitches Seraphim Wall
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 50 ● Tele-vision Trad 4 pitches Angel Food Wall
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 21 ● Gobies for Gumbies Trad Angel Food Wall