Long Easy Climbing in Red Rock Canyon

Red Rock Canyon is a great destination to head to when it’s too cold to climb elsewhere and its great for multi-pitch. Here is my short list of some my favorite long easy routes there. They all can be done in a day if you plan properly. 

Driving through the scenic loop
In the new guide book, it shows more pitches to top out the tower. Check it out.

Consider also doing Big Horn. It shares the first two pitches with Birdland which is another fun 5.8 route.

Tricky to find start. The first pitch is a little hard to protect.

View from Rose Tower

Tricky to find start as well.

Start of Saddle Up


Trad route with so many bolts it feel like a sport climb. It’s nice that every anchor is bolted.

Sharing a moment on Crimson Chrystalis

Oak Creek Canyon - Johnny Vegas 5.7 Trad 160m to  Solar Slabs 5.6 Trad 370m
Take Johnny Vegas up and continue going up high via Solar Slabs.


Driving to this canyon can damage your car if you are not careful. Bumpy yet mellow offroading required.

Very fun crux under a roof in pitch four. A little offroading required like Windy Peak.

Trying to find our way
 Hopefully, this list inspires you to get out there and check out Red Rock. Needless to say perhaps, be sure to know your options for rappelling or walking off. Some of the routes need two ropes to rappel. Let me know what you think. Is there a route you think should of been mentioned? Leave a comment and get out there.


About the author: Greg Gibson has been climbing since 2010 and started MTL Climbing with Kushwant Bussawah to help bridge the gap for his friends trying out climbing and help share cool areas and trip stories. When he is not trying figure out how to get up a rock, he works a day job as an engineer.






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