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Voyager

Name: Voyager
Rating: 3.2

5.11b YDS 6c French 23 Ewbanks VIII- UIAA 23 ZA E3 5c British

Routes in Challenger Wall

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	Adventure Punks T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Challenger T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b PG13
	Enterprise T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c R
	Explorer T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Jupiter II T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Lost in Space T 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Right Stuff, The T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c PG13
	Space Cowboy T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b PG13
	Voyager T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	X-15 T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c R

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Type:	Trad, 400 ft (121 m), 3 pitches
GPS:	36.1187, -115.49655
FA:	P. Van Betten, J. Smith 1986
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Shared By:	hanshan on Oct 31, 2010 · 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

P1. Pretty casual 10a up the left facing corner. Transition to the left crack where a small tree grows out of the top. Belay on gear on comfy ledge (.75 - #2 cams) (140 feet)

P2. It gets real here with pretty sustained 5.10 climbing. Continue up the crack, placing pro before face climbing left under the roof. Continue up and around the roof on thin cracks (the jammed knot and nut anchor described in Handren's guide is gone). Continue up the crack, aiming for a ledge with loose stacked blocks up and left with a bomber two bolt anchor. (140 feet)

P3. Wow! Another full rope length up what looks from below like a super low angle crack. In fact you get perfect hands in a flare, tips laybacking, and thin face moves. The low angle offwidth chimney protects with hand size pieces. The thinning cracks above take lots of finger and small nuts. The final face crux is out a bit from your gear back in the corner. You don't really want to fall here- partly because the fall would suck and partly because you've already come this far.

Descent: A long rappel leads to a questionable scrub oak laced with rat-gnawed old slings around broken branches in the Steep Space chimney. Another rappel leads to the ground. Be careful of stuck ropes.