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Deep Space

Name: Deep Space
Rating: 2.5

5.9+ YDS 5c French 17 Ewbanks VI UIAA 17 ZA E1 5a British

Routes in East Face

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	Black Widow Hollow T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Bloodline T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	C11H17NO3 T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R
	Centerfold T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a R
	Commitment Issues TR 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Cookie Monster T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Crunchy Cat T 5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c PG13
	Deep Space T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Ebony Way T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Left of Disco T 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b PG13
	Mescalito - Original Route T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Next Century, The T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b PG13
	Pauligk Pillar T 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Pauline's Pentacle T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Pine Nuts T 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Splitting Hares T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	This Ain't No Disco T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13
	Too Many Tantrums T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Walker Spur, The T 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b R
	Wasp, The T 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Welcome to Red Rocks T 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b
	When A Stranger Calls T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Y2K T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a

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Type:	Trad, 800 ft (242 m), 8 pitches, Grade III
GPS:	36.12301, -115.49265
FA:	Joe Herbst and Larry Hamilton, May 1975
Page Views:	7,381 total · 27/month
Shared By:	L. Hamilton on Mar 4, 2004
Admins:	Luke EF, Larry DeAngelo, Justin Johnsen Page Updates (admin only)

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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

Air temperatures rose well past 100 degrees on the day of the first ascent, but the chimney stayed cool -- hence the route's name. Offbeat and varied, moderate climbing. See Urioste guide for a photo showing the approximate location.

Begin in a deep chimney on the NE side of Mescalito. After two pitches of easy climbing, the chimney widens.Pitch 3 -- Stem the wide chimney to reach a jam crack on the right wall, pass a small roof and belay (5.9).Pitch 4 -- Face climbing leads up and left to a shelf. Belay below an offwidth crack (5.9). An old piton, predating the first ascent, used to exist on this pitch.Pitch 5 -- The offwidth crack.Easier climbing continues for hundreds of feet, eventually moving left into a long hand-sized crack. One final pitch achieves the summit of Mescalito.