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Jan 4, 2026 Southern Nevada > Blue Diamond Area > Blue Diamond Cave Shipwreck 5.10d ● As of January 2026, someone appears to have removed the perma-biners from the anchors. Would be great to pu… View Comment
Aug 2, 2025 Southern Nevada > … > Route 157 (Kyle… > Trail Canyon Tr… > Hood > Pine Tree Ledge Gun Tower 5.12a/b ● A step up from Rappin' Boyz, this route features a cryptic crux past an underling and a powerful, pockety b… View Comment
Aug 2, 2025 Southern Nevada > … > Route 157 (Kyle… > Trail Canyon Tr… > Hood > S Central Rappin Boyz 5.12a ● THE intro to 5.12 climbing at the hood! A combination of slick feet, powerful pocket pulling, cryptic beta,… View Comment
Jul 2, 2025 Ten Sleep Canyon > Lake Point > Downed Tree Wall Triple Double 5.12a ● fun, power endurance climbing guards this 12a tick! I found the moves below to be harder than the advertise… View Comment
Mar 9, 2025 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > Second Pullout… > Sweet Pain Wall Sour Pain 5.11b ● An incredible route on par with all the other 5.11's on this wall. Fun movement from beginning to end. Rock… View Comment
Mar 9, 2025 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > Second Pullout… > Guardian Angel… > Sandbox Sand Buckets 5.11b ● This is not your sweet pain wall 5.11! But, it is fun and the finish requires a little commitment (or a lit… View Comment
Jan 1, 2025 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > Second Pullout… > Hunter S Thompson Dome Chrome Dome 5.10a ● Not a "classic" 10a due to the relatively short 5.10 section, but the moves are full value and rock quality… View Comment
Jan 1, 2025 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > Second Pullout… > Hunter S Thompson Dome Mother's Milk 5.8 ● 5.8's don't get any better than this in red rock! Solid rock quality, consistent, full sun - a great route… View Comment
Dec 22, 2024 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > First Pullout (… > Cactus Massacre Cactus Hugger 5.10d ● Some fun climbing moves but I found the bolts oddly placed, particularly up top on the headwall. View Comment
Nov 10, 2024 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > Juniper Canyon > Brownstone Wall Black Dagger 5.8 PG13 ● My partner Austin and I climbed this on Sat Nov 9 during the long weekend. We had the whole route to oursel… View Comment
Nov 2, 2024 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > Second Pullout… > Sweet Pain Wall Lee Press On 5.12c ● If you like thin, techy movement, don’t let the MP route description or grade deter you from giving this a… View Comment
Oct 27, 2024 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > Sandstone Quarry > Wake Up Wall Area > Wake-Up Wall Shape of Things to Come 5.11b ● The lack of chalk doesn't help what feels like an already stiff 5.11a for this crag. Great, thin movement t… View Comment
Aug 25, 2024 Ten Sleep Canyon > Mecca > Ark Happy Pants 5.12b ● This thing is on right off the deck! Fun, powerful movement before the angle eases up. Using some creative… View Comment
Aug 25, 2024 Ten Sleep Canyon > French Cattle R… > Sector Shinto Left El Shinto 5.12b ● Wow - 5 stars! Thin, techy and powerful down low with a long, pumpy journey to the top. Milk those rests! A… View Comment
Aug 25, 2024 Ten Sleep Canyon > Valhalla > 5. Drugs & Sex Dickin's Cider 5.12c ● Wow - this route is mega. It has a lower crux that just feels nails hard and a redpoint crux up top. Don’t… View Comment
May 12, 2024 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > Sandstone Quarry > Calico Hills Trail > Pier This is the City 5.12a ● Definitely worth at least 2 stars! It's bouldery and shorter than other Pier routes, but I found the moveme… View Comment
Nov 12, 2023 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > Sandstone Quarry > Calico Hills Trail > Stratocaster Area One-Eyed Jacks 5.11a/b ● "Just dyno it!" is a funny but way overused joke for climbers looking to spray. But, for this climb, it may… View Comment
Nov 12, 2023 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > Sandstone Quarry > Calico Hills Trail > Stratocaster Area Flame Ranger 5.12a ● This route is AWESOME. I think it's right under a runoff, so it always looks blank and chossy next to Flame… View Comment
Nov 12, 2023 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > Sandstone Quarry > Wake Up Wall Area > Wake-Up Wall Rise and Whine 5.12a ● I climbed this recently and found it just as fun as the routes to the right of it. Rise and Whine features… View Comment
Nov 12, 2023 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > Sandstone Quarry > Wake Up Wall Area > Sonic Youth Wall Loki 5.12b ● This route, just like Agent Orange, is varied and insanely fun. Thin, tech-y face climbing is punctuated by… View Comment
Oct 27, 2023 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > Black Velvet Ca… > Whiskey Peak > N Face Frogland 5.8 ● Is the summit register still there? I climbed it today but didn't see it. Was hoping to read my entry from… View Comment
Oct 25, 2023 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > Calico Basin > Red Spring > Cannibal Crag Elbows of Mac and Ronnie 5.11b ● If Baseboy (bolted) is 5.11a, then 5.11b feels about right for this once you have the beta. However, if you… View Comment
Oct 24, 2023 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > Sandstone Quarry > Wake Up Wall Area > Wake-Up Wall Angled Dangler 5.11c/d ● Fun route with a bit of a bouldery start, slabby mid section, and cruxy steep part. It's not one of the mor… View Comment
Oct 24, 2023 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > Sandstone Quarry > Wake Up Wall Area > Wake-Up Wall Poundcake 5.8 ● Surprised by all the critical comments. This feels like The Big Short / Skid Mark / Fall of Vegas, but much… View Comment
Oct 8, 2023 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > Icebox Canyon > Refrigerator Wall La Cierta Edad 5.10 ● Climbed the first 3 pitches today. Route was in the shade all day and conditions were perfect (high was mid… View Comment
May 29, 2023 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > First Pullout (… > Cactus Massacre Cactus Massacre 5.11c ● Loved this route. More overhung than it looks with great movement. It's the easier sibling of Almost But No… View Comment
May 29, 2023 Southern Nevada > … > Sandstone Quarry > Parking Lot Area > Front Corridor > Front Corridor Left Helltown 5.11d ● I think the route has seen some changes (broken holds) over the last few years. Just climbed it today and b… View Comment
May 16, 2023 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > Calico Basin > Kraft Mtn Area > Sunny & Steep Turtle Wax 5.11b ● I noticed dedicated anchors the other day at the top of Turtle Wax. It no longer shares an anchor with Sunn… View Comment
Mar 4, 2023 Southern Nevada > Blue Diamond Area > Blue Diamond Cave Crouching Tiger 5.11b ● I think this might be my favorite 5.11 at Blue Diamond Cave! Super fun movement and jugs that bring joy. View Comment
Feb 19, 2023 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > Second Pullout… > Wall of Confusion Makalu 5.11d ● There is really one hold that has guano, but otherwise this is quality. It's the shorter, easier cousin of… View Comment
Feb 19, 2023 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > Second Pullout… > Wall of Confusion Super Guide 5.11a ● Super good movement on decent rock. Definitely a great way to escape the crowds / hot sun. View Comment
Feb 19, 2023 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > Second Pullout… > Wall of Confusion The Runaway 5.10b ● It might just be me, but this route and the 10 next to it never feel like chill "warm ups"! A great re-… View Comment
Feb 19, 2023 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > Second Pullout… > Wall of Confusion American Sportsman 5.10b ● It might just be me, but this route and the 10 next to it never feel like chill "warm ups"! A great re-… View Comment
Dec 31, 2022 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > First Pullout (… > Tiger Stripe Wall A Fraction of the Action 5.10a ● Chuck, I climbed this yesterday (dec 30) and your lower-off gear is still there. Thanks for putting this th… View Comment
Aug 27, 2022 N America > … 1 > Sea to Sky (Squ… > Cheakamus Canyon > Chek > Forgotten Wall Maximum Extreme Climb 5.11d ● This one felt like a pleasant surprise. It's rarely busy, but the climbing is actually quite fun. It takes… View Comment
May 31, 2022 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > Second Pullout… > Sweet Pain Wall Pain in the Neck 5.10c R ● If you're looking for a mid-10 warmup for the popular 11's here, this route is not it! As others have menti… View Comment

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