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Jan 31, 2026 Southern Nevada > … > Pine Creek Canyon > Mescalito > Dark Shadows Wall > Dark Shadows (5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c) BB on Dark Shadows. Seth Anderson Photo. ● Damn, I missed the joke on this one. Ha! Got me View Comment
Jan 30, 2026 Southern Nevada > … > Pine Creek Canyon > Mescalito > Dark Shadows Wall > Dark Shadows (5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c) BB on Dark Shadows. Seth Anderson Photo. ● Looks like Dark Shadows area, probably chasing shadows. View Comment
Jan 25, 2026 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > Juniper Canyon > Brownstone Wall > Requiem for a Tadpole (5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a) Pitch 4 Variation Arete - worth doing the climb for ● This was a fun pitch, probably the only fun pitch View Comment
Jan 19, 2026 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > First Pullout (… > CarlyQuinn Crag Pig Tail / Bull Horn lower-offs anchor setup close-up photo at the CarlyQuinn crag as of 2025-12-30. ● @Josh, yeah, that's exsctly what I was thinking. Ugh View Comment
Nov 8, 2025 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > Second Pullout… > Sweet Pain Wall Pain Relief 5.9+ ● @Paul Stoliker, Pain in the neck veers left of the scoop View Comment
Mar 30, 2025 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > Calico Basin > Guardian Angel… > Black Wall (aka Happy… Soulshine 5.9 ● Solid addition to the area. Get on it! View Comment
Jun 1, 2024 Southern Nevada > Mt Potosi > W Side > Old Spanish Tra… > Novella Wall Heart of Darkness 5.10c ● Popular name for a route..... View Comment
May 8, 2024 Southern Nevada > La Madre Area > Lake Mead Buttress > Booster Shot (5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b) Booster Shot - Gary, pulling the crux ● Get some! Nice work Gary. View Comment
Apr 18, 2024 Southern Nevada > … > Box Canyon > Trench Town > Level 2 > Right Wall Parallel Line 5.11a ● Climbing it different results in a new FA? I believe this was put up by KH and gang. I cut my hand on this… View Comment
Apr 1, 2024 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > Black Velvet Ca… > Monument > Desert Gold (5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c PG13) Paul VB on the fa of "Desert Reality" in 1983. Photo courtesy of Paul VanBetten. ● Badass! View Comment
Mar 28, 2024 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > Pine Creek Canyon > Mescalito > E Face The Wasp 5.10- ● Great climb! I don't recall any rock quality issues past the first 20 feet and a hammer would solve that in… View Comment
Mar 11, 2024 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > First Creek Canyon > Waaay Above the Arch Lana Learns to Crush 5.10c ● I had assumed this had already been done by Cassondra and maybe KH View Comment
Feb 27, 2024 Southern Nevada > … 1 > Trench Town > Level 2 > Right Wall > Parallel Line (5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c) Leading the Variation "Parallel Lines", the route climbs only the left runnel. ● I assumed KH put this route up at least 4-5 years ago when I climbed it. View Comment
Jan 25, 2024 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > Pine Creek Canyon Red Throbber Spire ● Great shot! Where were you when you took this photo? View Comment
Jan 24, 2024 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > Second Pullout… > Great Red Book Area Great Red Book 5.8 ● @Robert Dizzle Ha! Maybe Great Red Book is a long approach by your standards. Not anyone else. View Comment
Jan 23, 2024 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > Juniper Canyon > Rainbow Wall > Original Route (5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a) You'll never guess what this pitch is called.. pic by Vitaliy Musiyenko ● How's my hair look corner? View Comment
Dec 7, 2023 Southern Nevada > … > Calico Basin > Red Spring > Cannibal Crag > You Are What You Eat (5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c) first pieces ● That shot makes the route look way harder. View Comment
Nov 6, 2023 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > Juniper Canyon > Jackrabbit Butt… > Buffon's Needle Problem (5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b) Overview of Buffon's Needle Problem ● Great overview! Thx View Comment
Oct 15, 2023 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > Black Velvet Ca… > Burlap Buttress > Dogland (5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b) Pitch 4 ● That looks fun! View Comment
Jul 17, 2023 Southern Nevada > … > Route 157 (Kyle… > Trail Canyon Tr… > Imagination Wall > Central Slab Area Why Can’t We Be Friends 5.11a ● I seem to recall being there when this was put up. With that said, no way this is 5.11a View Comment
May 31, 2023 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > Icebox Canyon > Frigid Air Butt… > Frigid Air Buttress (5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a) Last Rap Station ● Awesome! View Comment
May 30, 2023 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > Mt Wilson > Aeolian Wall > Inti Watana (5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b) Hive of hornets/bees? On the crux pitch. We bailed ● Damn! View Comment
May 5, 2023 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > Black Velvet Ca… > Mustang Wall Mustang Wall (Left Side) Topo ● Nice work on this topo! View Comment
Apr 24, 2023 Southern Nevada > … 1 > Sleepy Hollow > Upper Cliffs > Spit Roasted Wall > Ichabod's Poop Chute (5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a) Randy on the very fun upper crack section. ● Look above the picture. You will see the linked route name: Mt Potosi > W Side > Sleepy Hollow > Upper Cli… View Comment
Apr 18, 2023 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > Icebox Canyon > Bridge Mountain > Northeast Arete (5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a) Can anyone clarify whether the pine creek approach is the red line or green line in this photo, or something else? ● Green line would be brutal View Comment
Apr 9, 2023 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > Pine Creek Canyon > Mescalito > Dark Shadows Wall Dark Shadows (Full) 5.8 ● There is a glue in anchor at the top of pitch 5 now. Also, if you plan to do extra credit after pitch 10, i… View Comment
Apr 4, 2023 Southern Nevada > … > Keyhole Canyon > Lower Canyon > Demonstrator Wall > Demonstrator (5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b) Unknown climber with some creative moves at the short off-width section. Photo from 3/23/23. ● Odd way to climb that section View Comment
Nov 21, 2022 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > Windy Peak > S Face > Jubilant Song (5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c) Potential death blocks up anand right of climber ● Don't remember this pitch. View Comment
Nov 9, 2022 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > Mt Wilson > Aeolian Wall > Evolution Arete (5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b C1) Approach and climb overview. Green: approaches Blue: Evolution Arete Red: Resolution Arete Red Dots: Inti Watana ● Very helpful. Thanks! View Comment
Nov 9, 2022 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > Mt Wilson > Aeolian Wall > Evolution Arete (5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b C1) Start of P1 ● Yes please! View Comment
Nov 9, 2022 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > Mt Wilson > Aeolian Wall > Evolution Arete (5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b C1) Danny leading P1 ● I have to get on this soon! View Comment
Nov 8, 2022 Southern Nevada > … 1 > Red Spring > Fox Area > Fox Cliff > Fox (5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b) Pulling the crux. the move itself wasn't so hard as doing it after the pump of the #3's.. Maybe the best climb I have gotten on to date. Photo by Daniel Johnson ● Nice shot! Interesting angle. I don't remember the route being this vertical. View Comment
Aug 4, 2022 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > Icebox Canyon > Refrigerator Wall Swing Shift 5.10c ● @Taylor Fahey yes, this has been done before and goes at 12 View Comment
Jun 27, 2022 Southern Nevada > … > Sandstone Quarry > Parking Lot Area > White Slab > Fender Bender (5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b) Fender Bender ● Looks like there is a little black "X" on the image, down and left from the center of the photo. View Comment
Apr 22, 2022 Southern Nevada > Red Rocks > Pine Creek Canyon > Mescalito > Dark Shadows Wall Lost Voices 5.8 R ● This has definitely been done before. Just because it isn't on MP doesn't mean it hasn't been done. Will le… View Comment
Feb 27, 2022 Southern Nevada > … > Calico Basin Bo… > Kraft Boulders > Main Area > Croupier The Croupier Boulder ● Yeah, the area looks nothing like willow springs.... View Comment

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