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Frictiony Face Panty Waist

Name: Frictiony Face Panty Waist
Rating: 2.8

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

Routes in Running Man Wall

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	Commando S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b PG13
	Commitment to Excrement S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Eat My Shorts S 5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c
	Frictiony Face Panty Waist S 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Galloping Gal S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Graveyard Waltz S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Plastic People S 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Predator T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b R
	Red Heat T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Running Man S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Synthetic Society S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Vile Pile S 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b PG13
	Yodritch T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a

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Type:	Sport, 80 ft (24 m)
GPS:	36.16016, -115.4423
FA:	Danny Meyers, Brad Stewart 1989
Page Views:	9,416 total · 51/month
Shared By:	Tom Caldwell on Apr 4, 2011 · 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

Friction Face is a sustained and exciting slab climb. There are multiple difficult sections with very few positive holds to rest on. The bolts are well spaced to make this a spicy, but safe lead. This climb faces south and requires a good amount of friction, so save it for those cooler days.

From a nice belay ledge, climb straight up clipping a bolt and begin to trend up and left. Clip a few more bolts and head straight up through a varnished section of rock. Some of the varnish is questionable, so use caution. Pull over a ledge and your at the anchors.

Note, there is another set of anchors to the left in a right facing corner, this is for another climb. You should climb straight up after the last bolt. It also seems that this climb may have "sprouted" a retro bolt.

Location

If you are heading up towards the Running Man wall, you take the 3rd/4th scramble up the slabs, this is directly above that approach. When you top out the stemming move from the scramble and reach the Running Man platform, bee line straight up to the face. You will notice a short un-aesthic right facing dihedral just to the left of this climb and bolts on a red face. This is about 50yds to climbers left of the climb Running Man. A single 60m rope will get you down.