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Red Rocks, Ginger Buttress- Shade in April ???

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Aaron Lennox · · Port Townsend · Joined Jan 2017 · Points: 60

Hi. Anyone know about what time Ginger Buttress goes in the shade mid April? 

Thanks

Tree Soloist · · Mammoth Lakes / Joshua Tree · Joined May 2018 · Points: 15

Something like 10 am on April 7

phylp phylp · · Upland · Joined May 2015 · Points: 1,137

I've never systematically compared my own observations after the fact with the info from the sun angles tool.  Based on that, it seems like the answer is about noon.  will be interested to hear the boots on the ground report.

Smith Martin Paul · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Apr 2022 · Points: 166

Walk in early, relax in the shade till you want to climb

Aaron Lennox · · Port Townsend · Joined Jan 2017 · Points: 60

Real world shade update April 15th: We hiked in early, climbed Unimpeachable, last 5.8 pitch is great, would recommend going to the top.  Rapped via Power Failure into whatever is to the left w/ single 70m, coming down this way (climber's left, shortens number of raps as ground has come up under you). Back on the ground before noon, so climbed in the sun, wasn't bad. Vegas temps were in the mid 80s this day. Hung out, climbed a couple of other things, cool zone.  The 3 pitch route Sugar was REALLY good and is shady all day. 

Shade started hitting the wall at 1pm: 1st pitch of Unimpeachable gets shade first, Power Failure goes into shade about 30/40min later.  

phylp phylp · · Upland · Joined May 2015 · Points: 1,137
Aaron Lennox wrote:

Real world shade update 

Shade started hitting the wall at 1pm:

So that is exactly the way I read the sun/shade angles chart - 1 PM.  I just said "around noon" because I didn't want you to be discouraged!

Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

Nevada
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