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Tan Line

Name: Tan Line
Rating: 2.1

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

Routes in Solar Slab - Lower Tier

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	Beulah's Arete T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Beulah's Book T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Certain Air T 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Corona T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Dubious Flirtations T 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Frieda's Flake T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Horndog T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Johnny Vegas T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Marble Madness T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b PG13
	Pamphlet, The T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Sandstone Overcast T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c C1
	Shake, Rattle, and Roll T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13
	Solar Flare T 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Solar Slab Gully T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
	Sunburn T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Tan Line T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Unknown T 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Unknown T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Walking on Sunshine T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b

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Type:	Trad, 480 ft (145 m), 3 pitches
GPS:	36.10333, -115.48677
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Access Issue: Red Rock RAIN AND WET ROCK: The sandstone is fragile and is very easily damaged when wet. Details

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 dry sand), then do not climb. There are many alternatives (limestone, granite, basalt, and plastic) nearby.

HUMAN WASTE Human waste is one of the major issues plaguing Red Rocks. The Las Vegas Climbers Liaison Council and the AAC provides free "wag bags" in several locations (Black Velvet, First Pullout, Kraft Mtn/Bouldering, 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 kit (just like your rope and shoes and lunch) no matter where you go. Once used, please dispose of them properly (do not throw them in the toilets at the parking area).

Description

A great alternative to the gully or Johnny Vegas. Probably done before, but never found a piece of tat or broken branch to let us know. (Edit* There's a pin at P2 belay!) Regardless, a fun romp up the lower level. Great rock, easy route finding, and comfy belays.

Start by getting to the base of the Gully, then scrambling up and right onto a ledge behind the clump of trees.

P1. 5.6 140' Climb up the chimney/flake/crack feature, mostly using the holds on the left wall. This brings you to the varnished chimney. Get in, and climb the black rock face on the left, until the rock quality suddenly deteriorates. Conveniently this is on a ledge, so move left to the best stance and belay from cams in the crack.

P2. 5.6 110' Go straight up into the solid crack (5.6) and follow the obvious feature above. Climb parallel to the wide, deep crack until you arrive at the nice ledge to belay by the tree.

P3. 5.7 200'+ Straight up to the bulge. Protect with a small cam, then move left, pull up, and perform a balancey move over the cam. This is certainly the crux. A cam could be blindly placed in the crack mid crux. Sneaky sidepulls and holds exist in the black rock to make this move possible at the grade. From here it's a straight forward run to the top, with optional pro in the right hand crack. You won't be placing much as the rock quality is so good and the climbing so easy. At the end, move 20' left to a cleft for the path of least resistance. We belayed off a #4 in a pod, but other gear may exist to the right. A body belay would suffice.

You are now level with the top of Solar Slab Gully and have access to the upper tier routes.