March 11, 2021 - Wet rock in Red Rock - Weekly Report

Hello all, 

Weekly wet rock thread for Red Rock.  Some reports I have on the ground:

-03/10/21 - Light sprinkling of rain.  Probably not enough to keep you from climbing a route in the sun on Saturday (if it doesn't rain till then)
-03/11/21 - Forecast calls for rain, but my boots on the ground tell me it's sunny and clear right now.

-UPDATE:  03/12/21 - RED ROCK IS GETTING DUMPED ON.  RED ROCK IS CLOSED FOR THE WEEKEND!!!

If anyone would like to add their datapoints, please do.  

wetrockpolice.com is showing no rain since Feb, but that there could have been rain in some areas.  I believe wetrockpolice.com gets their data from this NOAA station.  

https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=36.1356&lon=-115.4268#.YEp3PmhKgdV

Was scouting (hiking) in oak creek canyon yesterday and it snowed for hours, with medium waterfalls developing. It seemed to precipitate everywhere in the scenic loop+calico. It also just rained and snowed at the gun club 1 hour ago. Pavement is even wet all over vegas. 

I'm not a local, but this report seems a bit optimistic. 

Jackson McCoywrote:

Was scouting (hiking) in oak creek canyon yesterday and it snowed for hours, with medium waterfalls developing. It seemed to precipitate everywhere in the scenic loop+calico. It also just rained and snowed at the gun club 1 hour ago. Pavement is even wet all over vegas. 

I'm not a local, but this report seems a bit optimistic. 

This makes more sense to me than the no rain report. I watch the radar maps on the weather channel, and they have been showing snow and rain over RR yesterday and today. 

There was fairly widespread rain (some of it heavy) across the area today, including Red Rock.

Raining a bunch up in summerlin right now and it's expected to rain basically the rest of the day.  No chance at climbing sandstone this weekend.  Monday might even be too early for some areas.

thank you all I updated the original post!  I’m headed up 395!!  

I’m still headed to Vegas baby! Limestone and the when it drys, long, sunny routes!

This is crazy. So many parents have forgotten how to spell “Brian.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p39IqZOXcdk 

"Look at my nametag, it's....big!"

We hiked out to Black Velvet Canyon last night to see how wet it was, and while it wasn't dumped on, it certainly isn't climbable today.  I doubt Sunday either, but the boulders weren't terrible, so it might warrant another look tonight to see.  Either way, we are hitting the limestone today to see how it is holding up, and cursing our luck in the hotel room. Good luck folks.

Marc Hwrote:

This is crazy. So many parents have forgotten how to spell “Brian.”

All in good fun Marc :)

Water absorbs in, the surface looks dry, but its wet inside, the trapped moisture eventually leaves, and then the bonds reform. Now, when its cold out there (snow) and not much sun, this process is even slower.

The sunniest stuff Monday, MAYBE.

If you hike out to a place that looks dry to you, find a thin 1-2" thick rock on the ground and snap it in half to have a look inside.

Bryan Kwrote:

All in good fun Marc :)

Sometimes the truth hurts the most. 

Anyone know if cat in the hat is dry

Marc Hwrote:

Sometimes the truth hurts the most. 

Brivolbn7q's coming for you, Marck.  

W Kwrote:

Anyone know if cat in the hat is dry

Yes it is

W Kwrote:

Anyone know if cat in the hat is dry

Yes, only the overhanging stuff is wet. When everything else is soaked, CITH is a dry island in a sea of wetness. Makes sense, huh?

I’m not anticipating getting on sandstone until Tuesday.  I come here often to climb and many times the weather makes me think of that Byron Katie book “Loving what is”.  But then, I’m not huddling in a tent or bivvied in a cheap hotel room.  Sympathies sincerely to the weekend warriors who thought they were going to climb at Red Rock this weekend. 

FrankPSwrote:

Yes, only the overhanging stuff is wet. When everything else is soaked, CITH is a dry island in a sea of wetness. Makes sense, huh?

Yeah thanks franc, me n the boys are driving up from cali rn so i just wanted to make sure

W Kwrote:

Yeah thanks franc, me n the boys are driving up from cali rn so i just wanted to make sure

Bro get the send.....p3 is a monster props to whoever leads it......