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Chips and Salsa

Name: Chips and Salsa
Rating: 2.1

5.3 YDS 3+ French 10 Ewbanks III UIAA 9 ZA VD 3a British

Routes in Tuna and Chips Wall

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	Albacore Man S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R
	Chips Ahoy T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Chips and Salsa T 5.3 3+ 10 III 9 VD 3a
	Dolphin Safe S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b R
	Fishbreath T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Mac and Tuna S 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b R
	Minnow, The TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	No Hay Sequia S 5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c
	Reverse Osmosis S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Sierra Club Tower TR 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Tuna and Chips T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b R
	Tuna Cookies T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b R
	Water Streak S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a R

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Type:	Trad, 250 ft (76 m), 2 pitches
GPS:	36.14846, -115.42939
FA:	unknown
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Shared By:	Jim McGuire on Jun 18, 2004 · Updates
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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

What can I say? At 5.3 most will think this trivial and in fact it is well suited for a solo, date climb or neophyte first lead. But as 5.3 routes go, it really is a pretty nice climb.

Locate the prominent cleft that that bisects the Tuna and Chips Wall. Tuna & Chips goes up the left side of the wall and Tuna Cookies the right. Chips and Salsa starts behind a large block at the bottom of the cleft at a low angle crack. Waterstreak goes up the obvious polished feature to the right. Face climb up the nicely featured rock along the crack to a belay where it opens into a wide chimney. There are two bolts and a drilled angle piton for an anchor, and then two more bolts and chains for Waterstreak, a little to the right. For P2, wander up easier - and certainly less exposed - climbing in the chimney to the top. This is mostly scrambling and not much actual chimney technique is necessary. Descend to the climbers right and down a gully.