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Raptor

Name: Raptor
Rating: 2.3

5.10c YDS 6b French 20 Ewbanks VII UIAA 20 ZA E2 5b British PG13

Routes in Brass Wall

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	Alternative Facts T 5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Arachnoworld T,TR 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
	Big Horn, The T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Bird Cage T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Birdland T 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Birdlaw T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Black Hole, The T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Brass Balls T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Bus Stops Here T 5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c
	Bush Pilots T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Chocolate Covered Bacon T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Cut Away T,TR 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b R
	Fungus folks T 5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c R
	Go Greyhound T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c PG13
	Heavy Spider Karma T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Hidden Persuaders, The T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R
	LojVegas T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Mo (AKA Nowhere Man) T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Moons Way T 5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c
	Mushroom People T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Mystery Mushroom T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b PG13
	No Laughing Matter T 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	One Stop in Tonopah T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Pazookieland T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Psycho Date T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b PG13
	Raptor T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b PG13
	Rawlpindi T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Ripcord T 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a PG13
	Rogue Fungus T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Sea of Holes T 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a R
	Serious Business T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Shifting Narratives T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
	Simpatico T 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13
	Sky Dive T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a PG13
	Sniveler T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b PG13
	Spectrum T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Super Greens T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Super S T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Table Greens T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Tinkerbellfusse T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c X
	Topless Twins T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Unfinished Business T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Valore T 5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c
	Varnishing Fact T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Varnishing Point T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Zen and the Art of Web Spinning T,TR 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a

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Type:	Trad, 660 ft (200 m), 5 pitches
GPS:	36.12521, -115.49109
FA:	Nick Nordblom, Randy Marsh (1990)
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Shared By:	Annie Ashenfelter on Dec 19, 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

When Brass Wall gets busy, rise above and find a worthy adventure on this line up the far left side of Brass Wall's right side. Not for the faint of heart!

P1 approach pitch via Heavy Spider Karma (5.6) or, better yet, Topless Twins (5.9), bypassing the anchor to the platform on the left.

P2 110' (5.8) From the platform, look for thin cracks on the left which lead into a rightward arch. Step onto the wall and make delicate moves on fragile rock, getting gear when you can. At the beginning of the arch feature, traverse right with scant protection to a good crack. Up the crack, belay from a stance in a left-facing corner; the gear is tough, but there are options, finger-size and smaller.

P3 160' (5.10c) Three cruxes will keep you on your toes. Climb straight up the left-facing corner, where super small gear in the thin seam will hold you till the first of two bolts on this pitch. Catch your breath as you move towards the white slab section, and keep an eye out for the bolt on your right - you'll be happy to see it. The crack opens to take some gear, then shuts down, spitting you out onto better holds on the right. Belay from a decent stance below a smooth, right-facing corner.

P4 150' (5.8) Use big features to pull up into that smooth corner. At the top of the corner, traverse left and up to a good crack system which gets you to a comfy ledge.

P5 180' (5.9+) The moves off the ledge protect with a 0.1, and it won't be long before big holds get you to better gear placements. The pretty varnished crack soon runs out, and from here it's just pick a path to the giant ledge, calling out "Rock!" from time to time as chunks pop off. One option veers slightly left to a chimney, then back right and straight up the overhang.

P6 Look left for the low pillar to a 4th class ledgy traverse, leading further left, where you'll find a two-bolt rap anchor tucked up under a lip. This begins your descent.

Rap Beta, updated 2024-12-05 with credit to Taylor Fahey

Single 70m with some downclimbing:

Rap 1 reaches a single bolt backed up to a healthy tree. With a 70m rope ~10 feet of non-exposed 4th class down climbing is required.
Rap 2 reaches a wide ledge with 2 bolts and tat. Exactly 35m to the ledge, tie knots.
Rap 3 goes slightly skiers right to a set of brown bolts. Exactly 35m to this anchor, tie knots.
Rap 4 goes straight down ~20M to the anchors of Sky Dive.
Rap 5 to the ground.