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Shadow Corner

Name: Shadow Corner
Rating: 3.8

5.11 YDS 6c+ French 23 Ewbanks VIII- UIAA 23 ZA E4 5c British

Routes in The Amber Oasis

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	A Horse with No Name T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	A Tan Camel T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Amber Oasis T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Dietary Constrictions T 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Monkey Paws T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Shadow Corner T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Silk Road, The T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Sunny Side Girl T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Watchtower Intrigue T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a

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Type:	Trad, 60 ft (18 m)
GPS:	36.08195, -115.47808
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Shared By:	dave custer on Feb 2, 2020
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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

Stellar, overhanging hand crack to thin hands and then offwidth/chimney finish.

If rappelling in a single rap to the ground, arrange the pull so the rope doesn’t pile up on the ledge and rubble system at the start of P2; possible 2nd rappel from oak trees on ledge system at the start.

Location

The obvious, overhanging crack in a tight corner that starts on the ledge system about 60' off the ground, across the corridor from Amber Oasis and Sunny Side Girl. Gain the ledge via one of three options. Nut anchor.

Protection

gear is hands, thin hands, very thin hands (camalots .75-3; metolius in between sizes useful); then chimney. Red and gold camalots for the belayer’s anchor at the start. A #6 camalot can be placed where the very thin hands become a chasm but may get in the way of the climbing; a #3 camalot may be reassuring 2/3 of the way up the upper chasm. ½”-1½” cams/offset cams, and/or 3-6” cams can back up the fixed nut rappel anchor.