Statistics for climbs at Red Rocks:
- Total climbs attempted: 35
- Successful, complete climbs: 31
- No. of different routes successfully climbed: 29
- Total no. of pitches led: 70
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Date | Rating | Type | Pitches | Partner(s) | Comments |
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| Olive Oil Juniper Canyon (Rose Tower) Red Rocks |
Sat, Feb 14 2004 |
5.7 ***** | Trad | 7 pitches We did it in 4. I led 2. |
Aaron Reite | Really fun, easy route. A few exposed sections. Only my second multi-pitch, and my first time leading on a multi-pitch. We did this in four pitches with some simul-climbing, and I… more |
| Dark Shadows Pine Creek Canyon (The Mescalito) Red Rocks |
Sat, Feb 14 2004 |
5.8 ***** | Trad | 3 pitches I led 1. |
Aaron Reite | Excellent route. Fairly long and very exposed for only three pitches. The last pitch, on very varnished sandstone, is particularly interesting. Several times my shoes squeaked on… more |
Crimson Chrysalis Juniper Canyon (Cloud Tower) Red Rocks |
Sun, Feb 15 2004 |
IV 5.8+ ***** | Trad | 9 pitches I led 4. |
Aaron Reite | Incredibly beautiful route, incredible exposure on the last several pitches, and just a perfect day altogether. Definitely the high point (literally and figuratively) of my… more |
| Dream of Wild Turkeys Black Velvet Canyon (Black Velvet Wall) Red Rocks |
Thu, Apr 1 2004 |
5.10a ***** | Trad | 7 pitches We did it in 6. I led 3. |
Aaron Reite | Great route. We swapped leads the whole way, but even with the odd number of pitches, we each got to lead the same amount, because I accidentally combined pitches 5 and 6. That was… more |
| Sour Mash Black Velvet Canyon (Black Velvet Wall) Red Rocks |
Fri, Apr 2 2004 |
5.10a ***** | Trad | 6 pitches I led 3. |
Aaron Reite | Excellent route. Again we swapped leads the whole way. I enjoyed this one a little more than Wild Turkeys, partly because I got some really fun leads: a small 5.8 roof on pitch 2,… more |
| Epinephrine Black Velvet Canyon (Black Velvet Wall) Red Rocks |
Sat, Apr 24 2004 |
IV/V 5.9 ***** | Trad | 18 pitches We did it in 11. I led 5. |
Aaron Reite | An all-time classic. A little bit of everything on this one: chimneying, crack, liebacking, and beautiful face climbing. We did the 4th-class alternative start to get past another… more |
| Varnishing Point Pine Creek Canyon (Brass Wall) Red Rocks |
Fri, Nov 19 2004 |
5.8 **** | Trad | 2 pitches I led 1. |
Aaron Reite | This was quite a fun one, albeit totally easy. I led the first (trivial) pitch, then Aaron led the second. We realized later that Aaron left one of my biners at the top, so we had… more |
| Topless Twins Pine Creek Canyon (Brass Wall) Red Rocks |
Fri, Nov 19 2004 |
5.9 **** | Trad | 1 pitch I led. |
Aaron Reite | This was a fantastic climb. Really awesome. |
| Varnishing Point Pine Creek Canyon (Brass Wall) Red Rocks |
Fri, Nov 19 2004 |
5.8 **** | Trad | 2 pitches We did it in 1. I led 1. |
Aaron Reite | Climbed this one again, to rescue on of my biners that was left at the top. This time, I led the whole thing in one pitch. |
| The Black Orpheus Oak Creek Canyon Red Rocks |
Sat, Nov 20 2004 |
III 5.9+ **** | Trad | 11 pitches We did it in 7. I led 4. |
Aaron Reite | Really nice, fairly long climb. The lower pitches are just okay, but the excellent upper pitches are well worth it. I got to lead the crux, which is definitely not 5.10a as the… more |
| Cat In The Hat Pine Creek Canyon Red Rocks |
Sun, Jan 16 2005 |
5.6 ***** | Trad | 5 pitches We did it in 4. I led 4. |
Aaron Reite Sarah Reite |
Trip report coming soon... |
| Solar Slab Gully Oak Creek Canyon (Solar Slab Wall) Red Rocks |
Tue, Mar 29 2005 |
5.3 *** | Trad | 5 pitches We did it in 1. I led 1. |
Aaron Reite | We were going to do Johnny Vegas to get up to the base of Solar Slab, but of course there were crowds, so we did this instead. We simul-climbed the whole thing all at once. It's… more |
| Solar Slab Oak Creek Canyon (Solar Slab Wall) Red Rocks |
Tue, Mar 29 2005 |
5.6 ***** | Trad | 9 pitches We did it in 3. I led 1. |
Aaron Reite | This was really fun, and quite easy. We mostly simul-climbed, allowing us to link lots of pitches, so we did all but the last pitch in two pushes. Then Aaron led the last pitch,… more |
| Johnny Vegas Oak Creek Canyon (Solar Slab Wall) Red Rocks |
Wed, Mar 30 2005 |
5.6 R ***** | Trad | 4 pitches We did it in 3. I led 1. |
Aaron Reite | We were going to do Eagle Dance on this day, but it just didn't happen. After a LONG hike in and an equally long and much more HOT hike out, we decided to cruise up Johnny Vegas.… more |
| Fiddler on the Roof (Had to bail...) Black Velvet Canyon (Black Velvet Wall) Red Rocks |
Sat, Oct 8 2005 |
5.10+ PG **** | Trad | 7 pitches We climbed 1. I led 1. |
Will Hobbs | We had to bail from this after Hobbs couldn't do the traverse on the third pitch. He got a little off route, and apparently it seemed harder than the 5.10- that it was supposed to… more |
| Yellow Brick Road (First 2 pitches only) Black Velvet Canyon (Black Velvet Wall) Red Rocks |
Sat, Oct 8 2005 |
5.8+ ***** | Trad | 2 pitches I led 1. |
Will Hobbs | After bailing off Fiddler on the Roof, we decided to round out the day by just climbing a few pitches of Yellow Brick Road. After two pitches, we both agreed that we were exhausted… more |
| Frogland Black Velvet Canyon (Whiskey Peak) Red Rocks |
Sun, Oct 9 2005 |
5.8- ***** | Trad | 7 pitches We did it in 6. I led 6. |
Corinne Lee Will Hobbs Justin Lin |
This was fun, but there were two parties above us, so the climb was a traffic jam the whole way up. The climb itself was of excellent quality, though, and for once we would have… more |
| Geronimo Juniper Canyon (Jackrabbit Buttress) Red Rocks |
Thu, Mar 23 2006 |
5.6 **** | Trad | 4 pitches I led 2. |
Aaron Reite | This was fun, but quite a traffic jam. When we reached the base, there were three other parties (one a party of three) ahead of us, and one more couple showed up just behind us.… more |
| Refried Brains Black Velvet Canyon (Black Velvet Wall) Red Rocks |
Fri, Mar 24 2006 |
5.9 **** | Trad | 4 pitches I led 2. |
Aaron Reite | This was an excellent route. Aaron led pitches 1 and 3, and I led 2 and 4. Aaron absolutely loved pitch 3. Also, note that it really didn't require any wide gear or offwidth… more |
| Overhanging Hangover (Rock was wet) Black Velvet Canyon (Black Velvet Wall) Red Rocks |
Fri, Mar 24 2006 |
5.10a **** | Trad | 2 pitches We climbed 0. I led 0. |
Aaron Reite | After Refried Brains, we still had plenty of time left in the day, so we roped up to do this short one, a climb we'd been wanting to do ever since we rappelled over this giant roof… more |
| Wholesome Fullback Black Velvet Canyon (Whiskey Peak) Red Rocks |
Sat, Mar 25 2006 |
5.10a ***** | Trad | 2 pitches I led 1. |
Aaron Reite | Sweet sweet sweet! I led the first pitch of this, and even though it's only 5.10a, I might consider it one of my prouder onsights. This didn't feel like typical Red Rocks “soft”… more |
| Our Father (Last pitch only) Black Velvet Canyon (Whiskey Peak) Red Rocks |
Sat, Mar 25 2006 |
5.10d *** | Top-rope | N/A | Aaron Reite | OH MY GOD THIS WAS GOOD! This might have been the single best pitch of crack climbing I've ever done anywhere. (Of course, I haven't been to Indian Creek yet....) We just top-roped… more |
| Sand Felipe Black Velvet Canyon (Whiskey Peak) Red Rocks |
Sat, Mar 25 2006 |
5.10a *** | Sport | 1 pitch I followed. |
Aaron Reite | This was fun and fairly easy. There were holds everywhere. The biggest difficulty with it was being careful to grab ones that didn't look too fragile. The bolts are WAY too close… more |
| Frogland Black Velvet Canyon (Whiskey Peak) Red Rocks |
Sat, Mar 25 2006 |
5.8- ***** | Trad | 7 pitches We did it in 6. I led 3. |
Aaron Reite | Another traffic jam... this time cold and windy, and we didn't get down until after dark. |
| Prince of Darkness Black Velvet Canyon (Black Velvet Wall) Red Rocks |
Mon, Mar 27 2006 |
5.10c ***** | Trad | 6 pitches I led 3. |
Aaron Reite | We've been wanting to climb this ever since our first trip to Red Rocks together, over two years ago. Every time we were going to do it, something came up. Finally, we got to… more |
| Overhanging Hangover Black Velvet Canyon (Black Velvet Wall) Red Rocks |
Mon, Mar 27 2006 |
5.10a **** | Trad | 2 pitches I led 1. |
Aaron Reite | This climb, though short, is another one that we have been wanting to do for quite a while. Basically, ever since we rapped off of Sour Mash two years ago and saw a few bolts… more |
| Tunnel Vision White Rock Springs (Angel Food Wall) Red Rocks |
Thu, Mar 20 2008 |
5.7+ *** | Trad | 6 pitches I led 6. |
Danielle O'Donnol | This was the last of the super-classic moderate routes at Red Rocks that I hadn't yet climbed, so it's been on my list for a while. Danielle and I got up at 5:15, and although we… more |
| Beulah's Book Oak Creek Canyon (Solar Slab Wall) Red Rocks |
Fri, Mar 21 2008 |
5.8 * | Trad | 4 pitches We did it in 3. I led 3. |
Danielle O'Donnol | Since we had backpacks, we decided to take the easier arête variation rather than the chimney/corner on the second pitch. This is not only the crux of the route, but from what I… more |
| Going Nuts/Solar Slab Oak Creek Canyon (Solar Slab Wall) Red Rocks |
Fri, Mar 21 2008 |
5.6 *** | Trad | 10 pitches We did it in 7. I led 7. |
Danielle O'Donnol | The Going Nuts variation to the first two pitches was really easy and just pure fun for me. Larry suggested this, and as soon as he mentioned it I decided it was a good idea,… more |
| Panty Prow Calico Hills (Panty Wall) Red Rocks |
Sun, Mar 23 2008 |
5.6 ** | Sport | 1 pitch I followed. |
Danielle O'Donnol | Danielle was too worn out to do another long climb (and long hike) today, and she wanted to get some more experience leading (maybe even do her first trad lead), so we went to… more |
| Panty Mime Calico Hills (Panty Wall) Red Rocks |
Sun, Mar 23 2008 |
5.10d ** | Sport | 1 pitch I led. |
Danielle O'Donnol | This was a great slab climb, but it actually had holds! At Joshua Tree it probably would have been .10a, maybe .10b at the most, and probably would have had 3 bolts instead of 6. |
| Panty Raid Calico Hills (Panty Wall) Red Rocks |
Sun, Mar 23 2008 |
5.10a *** | Trad | 1 pitch I led. |
Danielle O'Donnol | This was an excellent climb! It even felt like it might have been .10a, just because it was so sustained. Really more like a very pumpy 5.9 face climb, but with excellent gear for… more |
| Boxer Rebellion Calico Hills (Panty Wall) Red Rocks |
Sun, Mar 23 2008 |
5.7 * | Sport | 1 pitch I followed. |
Danielle O'Donnol | Danielle led this with no problems. It felt pretty easy to me, but others were saying it felt harder than 5.7, and apparently an older guidebook calls it 5.8. |
| The Last Panty Calico Hills (Panty Wall) Red Rocks |
Sun, Mar 23 2008 |
5.7 | Sport | 1 pitch I followed. |
Danielle O'Donnol | This was another easy sport route for Danielle to lead, and she did just fine with it, but she was pretty tired. |
| Cover My Buttress Calico Hills (Panty Wall) Red Rocks |
Sun, Mar 23 2008 |
5.6 | Trad | 1 pitch I followed. |
Danielle O'Donnol | This was Danielle's first trad lead. She did fine with it, but of course she took quite a bit of time placing gear. With the exception of one nut that was probably good enough, but… more |