Stolen Gear at Red Rocks!!

Hey all,

I had my gear stolen today! We were parked at .5 miles past the end of the scenic loop at the trailhead for Oak Creek Canyon and went hiking to just check out the approach to Solar Slab. When we got back our car was broken into by tampering with the lock. They stole all my climbing gear and my friend's camera gear. If you see any gear for sale around the area that looks fishy please contact me. Everyone stay safe and hide your valuables!

Gear is as follows.

My rack consisted of BD X4s from #0.1-0.5 and C4s to #6 there were also 12 draws, extended draws, Petzl Meteor Helmet, and a lot more stuff. Including 4 PBR's! It was all in a Black Northface Duffel.

My friend's camera gear consisted of a Nikon 135mm F/2 DC, Nikon 50 mm F/1.8 G, Rokinon 14mm F/2.8, Pelican 1400 Case [Orange], Beats Headphones [Black], his Galaxy S8 and more.

Love All,

Brian + Andrew

That is horrible. I hope you have house or rental insurance. 

phylp wrote:

That is horrible. I hope you have house or rental insurance. 

Sorry to hear that. Did you call around to local shops?  And maybe summerlin or Vegas have used sport equipment stores people bring stuff into. Good luck.  Hope it gets resolved. And yes, home owners or renters ins. is a good idea. 

Brian Johnson wrote:

Hey all,

I had my gear stolen today! We were parked at .5 miles past the end of the scenic loop at the trailhead for Oak Creek Canyon and went hiking to just check out the approach to Solar Slab. When we got back our car was broken into by tampering with the lock 

Sorry to hear this Can you explain the lock part more?  What time of day was this?  I would scour craigslist ads to see what turns up.

Leslie McG wrote:

Sorry to hear this Can you explain the lock part more?  What time of day was this?  I would scour craigslist ads to see what turns up.

The lock is completely smashed. It looks like they took a screwdriver or chisel and a hammer and just smashed the lock until it opened. It was an older van and didn't have an alarm.

Brian, if you can be a little more specific like brand of draws/biners, belay device/color shoes, harness I’ll keep an eye out when I’m there. I browsed LA and Vegas sites briefly. Nothing so far. 

Scottmx426 wrote:

Brian, if you can be a little more specific like brand of draws/biners, belay device/color shoes, harness I’ll keep an eye out when I’m there. I browsed LA and Vegas sites briefly. Nothing so far. 

Here is the list of my things:

Petzl Meteor Helmet (Size 2)

Black North Face Duffel

Blue Static ropes ~7mm

Blue Black Diamond 10mm Dynex Runners

Yellow Black Diamond 10mm Dynex Runners

Red Black Diamond 10mm Dynex Runner

Climbing Tape (Euro tape)

5 Black Diamond Oval Carabiners

~12 Black Diamond Neutrino Carabiners

~18 Black Diamond Hoodwire Carabiners

12 Black Diamond Quickdraws

Black Diamond X4 Camalot #0.1

Black Diamond X4 Camalot #0.2

Black Diamond X4 Camalot #0.3

Black Diamond X4 Camalot #0.4

Black Diamond X4 Camalot #0.5

Black Diamond C4 Camalot #0.75

Black Diamond C4 Camalot #1

Black Diamond C4 Camalot #2

Black Diamond C4 Camalot #3

Black Diamond C4 Camalot #4

Black Diamond C4 Camalot #5

Black Diamond C4 Camalot #6

Black Diamond Nuts 1-13

Black Diamond Nut Tool

4 Black Diamond RockLock Carabiner

4 Black Diamond Positron Locking Carabiner

CAMP Locking Pear Shaped Carabiner

Prussic Cord

Climb High Figure 8

Coleman Multitool

Leatherman

Death Valley Playing Cards

4Pabst Blue Ribbon 12oz Beer

Black Diamond Talon

Black Diamond Fifi Hook

Scottmx426 wrote:

Brian, if you can be a little more specific like brand of draws/biners, belay device/color shoes, harness I’ll keep an eye out when I’m there. I browsed LA and Vegas sites briefly. Nothing so far. 

Here is the list of my friends camera equipment:

Nikon 135mm F/2 DC

Nikon 50 mm F/1.8 G

Rokinon 14mm F/2.8

Pelican 1400 Case [Orange]

Beats Headphones [Black]

Kindle Paperwhite [Black]

B+W 72mm SC 106 Solid Neutral Density 1.8 Filter (6 Stop)

B+W 72mm SC 103 Solid Neutral Density 0.9 Filter (3 Stop)

Hoya 72mm RM-72 Infrared Filter

Hoya 58mm R72 Infrared Filter

B+W 52mm XS-Pro Clear UV Haze with Multi-Resistant Nano Coating (010M)

Nikon F4s Camera

Nikkor 55mm Micro F/3.5

Samsung Galaxy S8 64GB Sprint

Abonnyc Dslr SLR Camera Backpack

Medalight 35mm Desk Top

Kodak Ektar 100 Professional ISO 100, 35mm, 36 Exposures, Color Negative Film

Kodak Tri-X 400TX Professional ISO 400, 36mm, Black and White Film

Fujifilm Fujicolor 200 Speed 24 Exposure 35mm Film - 4 Pack

Fujifilm 16326042 Fujichrome 35mm Velvia 100 Color Slide Film ISO 100 - 5 Rolls of 36 Exposures

Nikon DK-17M Magnifying EyepieceColeman Eventemp 3-Burner Propane Camp Stove

Ray-Ban Wayfarer Light Ray Silver Sunglasses, Silver Frames, Blue Lenses - RB4210KEEN HARVEST IV SLINGWahl Lithium Trimmer

Nikon CL-1120 Soft Lens Case

Nikon CL-1120 Soft Lens Case

Flexi Angle Tri-Pod Head

Thank you everyone for looking out for the gear and for the advice!

David Vogel wrote:

In addition to CL, I recommend downloading the popular selling apps like 'offer up' and 'letgo.' I have seen some climbing gear on those apps that, upon first sight, looked like it was not from a legit seller. If you find the theif, let me know... I know a guy in LV who knows a guy that's meeting another guy to do a thing...

Tell yer friends friend that he's late

That's really shitty. This seems to be getting more frequent at Red Rocks?

One way to dissuade this type of behavior is for climbers not to buy used gear unless you know where it came from. If there's no market, there's not motivation.

Sorry about the loss.  Pisser when these things start happening.  Wait until they find out how little they'll get for a film camera. 

Hopefully, no wallet was in the car...but if by chance there was one and it was still there check ALL credit cards, sometimes they just take one card so you don't notice and have more time to run up the bills. 

ive been scared to death of this ever happening to me. sorry for your loss man

If I ever run into you I will replace your PBRs.

Huge bummer.  Was all of this left in plain sight? Common error out here, even by Vegas residents, is to leave valuables in plain sight.  Vegas can be a sunny place for shady people...

From the east to the west, junkies doin junk.

Did you end up finding out who took it? Were you able to track him down at all? 

NCD wrote:

The Link didn’t work.  Puck locks are the go to for trades workers. Available for $30-$40 at Home Depot. Secure the windows easily with one cross bar. 

Scottmx426 wrote:

The Link didn’t work.  Puck locks are the go to for trades workers. Available for $30-$40 at Home Depot. Secure the windows easily with one cross bar. 

I'll fix the link, a puck lock is what I was trying to show. I don't have anything on my back windows (just dark tint and reflectix) but cross bars don't really work for the front roll down windows anyways. Most of the vans that have cross bars on the back probably have the security divider/cage between the cargo and passenger area. I wouldn't mind a built out wall with the divider for my next van, it'd be nice for security but also retaining heat and sealing out cold air from the front windows.