April 1986. Some farmers from Idaho. RKM, Steve Bowen and Blair RIch. No one around, old school climbing. So good, we did it again the next year. Remember the comfortable Willians Harness.

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April 1986. Some farmers from Idaho. RKM, Steve Bowen and Blair RIch. No one around, old school climbing. So good, we did it again the next year. Remember the comfortable Willians Harness.

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“April 1986. Some farmers from Idaho. RKM, Steve Bowen and Blair RIch. No one around, old school climbing. So good, we did it again the next year. Remember the comfortable Willians Harness.”

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Route Overlay Crimson Chrysalis

Big Horn sheep at the base of Crimson, last weekend.

Climbers on Crimson Chrysalis with Las Vegas Strip and Lake Mead in the background.

This photo was stiched together using 3 pictures my friend took from the base. If you look carefully, you can pick out Kristo Torgenson of the Access Fund, just beginning the climb.

Two climbers on Crimson Chrysalis taken from Nightcrawler on Brownstone wall.

Side view of climber on Crimson Chrysalis.

April 1986. Some farmers from Idaho. RKM, Steve Bowen and Blair RIch. No one around, old school climbing. So good, we did it again the next year. Remember the comfortable Willians Harness.

Going for the pot of gold on the 6th pitch. The desert is a mysterious environment.

View from the top of the Cloud Tower.

Climbers near the top. March 12, 2008

Third rap from top. Pitch 7. This is a NEW 70m rope. It's just shy of the anchor. Under body weight, (150lbs) was able to reach the high hanger on the anchor with my PAS. Tricky to get out of the rope. Trickier still to put knots back in for the follower.

Sunrise atop Cloud Tower, 3/26/17

A view from the top.

Crimson Chrysalis - upper pitches

First pitch

A cold morning on the first pitch of Crimson Chrysalis - 15 December 2021

View from up there

Climbers on Crimson Chrysalis. Shot on 4/10/2011 from Armatron.

Top of the last pitch of Crimson! Great full day of climbing.

Elizabeth Schmidt following on the excellent final pitch of Crimson Chrysalis. March 2022

Top of the first pitch. Such a fun route

Summit looking down

The approach

Pitch 9 - Good fun when the rock changes to that red varnish. Plus you finally get to an actual ledge at the very top!

Climbers on Crimson Chrysalis. Shot on 4/10/2011 from Armatron.

Top of pitch 4

Enjoying the exposure from the top of pitch 7.

Pick the right day and the route won't be crowded.

Crimson Chrysalis (5.8+)

Just say no to crack, especially if it's wide. Jared Coburn cuts right on the first pitch.

This is how much rope we had left after rappelling the 1st pitch (70m rope). 7th pitch also came close to the ends.
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Knot your ropes folks!

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Melissa enjoying the upper face climbing on a beautiful, windy day

Joe approaches the belay on the tightly-bolted P7 where the rock changes abruptly from white to red.

The "nice ledge" atop pitch 4 mentioned in the super topo is not so nice for 8 people. There are two people that are out of frame.

Pitch Three anchor station.

Top

Ahhh...sun. Mike reaching the top of CC. Red Rock.

Mike C. cruising on the last pitch of CC, Red Rock.

Pitch Six anchor station.

Just waiting our turn to get on it. I heard this route was popular and we weren't disappointed!

Tristan Van Stirum

Jared Coburn en route, 10/31/02.

DrJen on the 1st pitch of the classic Crimson Chrysalis @ Red Rocks

Pitch Five anchor station.

coming down.

Pitch Four anchor station.

Pitch One anchor station.

Pitch Two anchor station.

Ask me if I enjoyed Crimson Chrysalis.

Climbers on Crimson Chrysalis - seen from Olive Oil

various pics of the route

Hello. On the new rap route.

Starting pitch 2

My Good Friend Amy having fun on Crimson Chrysalis

Crimson Chrysalis

Start of P1, looking up from the base. Follow the crack on the left

DrJen on the 1st pitch of the classic Crimson Chrysalis @ Red Rocks

Jesse on Crimson Chrysalis on a cool March day

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