This has a very difficult start for this grade, and it continues with moderate climbing up to the anchor. It has good and enjoyable rock; however, some key holds have broken off, bringing the rating up from a 5.10a to the 5.10b/c range. Nonetheless, it is a good, albeit rather difficult for the grade, climb.

High H20

Jumping the Gun

The Ripple Effect

Baja Ha Ha

Current Event

The Joker

Storm Surge

Re-Thinking the Ethics

South Pipe Route

Snubnose

Eddyline

Wake to Wake

This is one of my favorite routes at Red Rocks.  The climb is in between

The Ripple Effect

and

High H2O

.  Shorter folks will start on top of the blocks below and left of the first chalked holds.  Taller folks can probably just pull off the holds directly from the ground.  Climb up past the flakes and about 5 bolts to a steep and thinner crux move.  This crux move was a bit of a reach for me, but well protected.  Gain a big ledge, then move up and right through the roof and finish on easier ground with some fragile rock.

From the guidebook: Start just beside a small cottonwood tree below the right side of the walll. Smear up a delicate slab to easier climbing and a shelf. Step left, work up moderate rock then up right on slanting holds to anchors.

This is a fun lead with three distinct cruxes throughout the climb, each of them is well-bolted.  It is classic Red Rock Canyon with lots of smearing, small edges, and tenious stances...as well as sand if it was any time near a storm (wind, rain, or otherwise).

A great, high angle, slab climb, it's all about the feet.  The route alternates between smearing, ripple holds, and horizontal breaks.  Limited handholds on the start.  After the start, follow the rock incursion up and to the left.  Then, follow a vertical crack to the anchors.  (if you keep following the incursion, you'll be on

Eddyline

).  2 cruxes: shortly after the start and right before the end.

This was entered as an area.  The info has been moved here to this route page.

This route has thin crimps and lots of smearing, usually lots of wind, and sand if it has rained recently. It feels like 12-.

BOLTS REMOVED AND NOT RECOMMENDED DUE TO REPEATED ROCKFALL.

This is another great route on Ripple Wall. It has a pseudo-bouldery start to a few good holds, to a sustained friction section, to great holds going up to the anchor. It is a definite route to do, although may be a tad high of a rating for the grade.

This route is short but sweet.  The initial move to reach the first bolt could be the crux, then continue up past 3 more bolts, following a right facing dihedral to a 2 bolt anchor beneath the top of an arch.  The second crux comes just above the last bolt, reaching to establish the layback position up the remainder of the corner.  The guide info is from Stewart Green's publication.

This is a long and fun route up the right side of the Ripple Wall.  The crux may be getting off the ground.  Although mostly easy climbing, it is a bit runout by Red Rock standards, but not bad at all.  I recommend belaying your partner up to the anchor to avoid rope drag and to enjoy the view.

Rappel with two ropes

to the

left

to make the pull easier

.

This is a fun little route; a straight up start and straight line through the route will earn the 5.9- grade, although it is easier to cheat around to either side. The early crux comes right after the second bolt, and after the third is an easy run out to the anchors.

This is a good traversing climb that follows the dikes from the start of

Current Event

up and left to the top of

Storm Surge

.

Climb

Current Event

to the fourth bolt, then continue traversing left on the dikes past two bolts to join

Storm Surge

.  Climb the top part of

Storm Surge

past its final bolt to the anchors.

Sustained moves at the grade make for an amazing route. Not too long and good bolting make this a great climb. The only "crux" component could be the friction section about a third of the way up.

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