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Olive Oil

Name: Olive Oil
Rating: 3.4

5.7 YDS 5a French 15 Ewbanks V+ UIAA 13 ZA MVS 4b British

Routes in Rose Tower

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	Brother Bill's Great Thrill T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Canola Crack - Left T 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Canola Crack - Right T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Homeopathy T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Jaws II T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Olive Oil T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	One-Armed Bandit T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Questionable Foundation T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b PG13
	Rose Tower - Original Route T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Rose Tower \| 4275 T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a

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Type:	Trad, 600 ft (182 m), 5 pitches
GPS:	36.11662, -115.48854
FA:	Jorge Urioste, Joanne Urioste, & John Williamson - 1978
Page Views:	105,053 total · 368/month
Shared By:	Josh Janes on Dec 31, 2002 · Updates
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

A great, easy romp with 5 quality, consistent pitches. Start well around the left side of Rose Tower, up a gully of sorts at the base of a big corner/ramp. If you are at the gate at 6am and first on climb, expect to top out before noon.

P1: Begin at a rounded buttress just up and left from a deep recess. Climb slabby rock with sparse pro to a narrow alcove with a sandy floor and huecoed wall. 60-80' pitch

P2 & P3 (linked): Climb straight up nice, exposed cracks just right of the major, right-facing corner, and then step back left into the corner at the top, promptly arriving at a cramped belay perch on the left. This linked pitch is 200' long and fairly sustained for the grade.

P4: From the belay, traverse right 10 feet, follow juggy rock up and gradually right into a left-facing corner (or stay on the face). Continue up, being careful not to go too high, and move around to the right onto the south face of the Rose Tower to a spacious belay ledge.

P5: Climb up off the belay at a weakness and traverse right across a slab and up into the massive left-facing dihedral. Continue up this until it ends, then scramble off right and up to the top. A 70m will make it all the way, with a 60m you may have to relocate right and up a bit from the top of P4.

Descent: From the summit scramble off the back of the tower to the west (two short downclimbs may require a spot). From here drop down and right into the Olive Oil Descent Gully (the gully to climber's right of The Rose Tower). Follow this all the way down a well marked and worn trail.