EricD

[Hide Comment] This route is also known as Sands of Blood. Jan 20, 2006

Nathan Fisher St George   5.9

[Hide Comment] Thanks Eric, Do you know who the FA is? Jan 21, 2006

EricD

[Hide Comment] I'm pretty sure Gordon Larsen put up the route, but I'm not positive. Jan 21, 2006

Nathan Fisher St George   5.9

[Hide Comment] Thanks Again. Jan 21, 2006

EricW Sandy, Ut

[Hide Comment] Easiest climb on the wall. The route is just okay and I recommend only as a warm up. Jan 22, 2008

Ben C Portland, OR

[Hide Comment] good warm up, but be sure to get it at the right time of day. i pulled over the bulge and got a face full of sun! May 26, 2010

Aaron Shields Lehi, UT   5.8+

[Hide Comment] Totally agree with the sun comment. We were there in late morning, and it about blinded the belayer. That aside, this was a great warm-up climb, with more huecos than I knew what to do with. Would also be a good first lead due to the easy climbing and well-placed bolting. Jul 30, 2012

Ryan Henderson Denver, CO   5.9

[Hide Comment] I think the second or third bolt is currently spinning...Good warm up for the climbs to the left. Mar 26, 2013

Gordon Larsen St. George, UT

[Hide Comment] My son Marty, bolted this route and was the first to climb it several years ago. When he came down from the first red-point of the climb he had blood on his leg mixed with sand. The route was re-bolted today (2-13-2015) with stainless steel glue in bolts. I moved a couple of the bolts to the left so it may now be a little more feasible to top rope it. Aug 29, 2013

jeffozozo santa clara, utah

[Hide Comment] Due to the left leaning nature of this climb, it isn't really a good route to top-rope. The 10's to the left of it are better for top-roping activities. Aug 14, 2014

Gordon Larsen St. George, UT

[Hide Comment] I rebolted the climb a few days ago. I used stainless steel glue-ins (Wave Bolts) by climbtec. It has 5 bolts to chain anchors. I also tried to position the bolts to make it more top-rope friendly but the climb does naturally traverse a few feet to the left. I hope people continue to enjoy this less than average route as I notice that it gets heavy traffic. Probably because it is the only "easy" climb at Chuckawalla. Mar 2, 2015

J Saarela Park City

[Hide Comment] Decent warm up. Crux is coming over the bulge. Would recommend against toproping or lowering off this route as ropes have cut a notch into the rock over the bulge. Nice route to teach friends to lead and rappel. May 23, 2015

SantaClaraclimbs

[Hide Comment] youtube.com/watch?v=PiD7IVZ… This video may be TOO long to watch. But if you can speed it up, you can see this is her first rock climb ever. It is a nice fun climb. I love to take people here for the first time. First success. Feb 21, 2016

Tommy J   5.8+

[Hide Comment] Fun route, really easy with lots of jugs. It was great for my siblings who don't all have climbing shoes. Apr 12, 2017

Nathan Tolman

[Hide Comment] Fun climb! Great for new climbers. I'd recommend leaving your draws until your last climb so you can re-clip on the way back down, to prevent the next climber from swinging if they fall. (& when you do clean the route, be sure to clean on the way up, instead of on the way down). Here's a video of toproping the route: youtube.com/watch?v=HUoZQ8_… & here's a video of leading the route: youtube.com/watch?v=s7m_M3i… Aug 29, 2022

Matthew J Mostly St George, UT

[Hide Comment] One of the holds near the "crux" about halfway up broke off in early 2023. This crag is so popular that someone is always bound to climb on it too soon after rain, and there was a ton of rain in the past winter/spring. I don't think it changes the grade but that part is definitely a bit harder now. Sep 7, 2023

Grace Talbot

[Hide Comment] Great climb for beginers! I am hesitant to take first timers here because the crux is right at the beginning and that can be discouraging. But after you get over that it is a breeze to the top. Possible to top rope with some scrambling. Apr 29, 2024