The classic roof pitch that is best climbed by aiding Desert Crack (the finger intro) if you aren't up for the full 5.13- rig, and ripping it on lead from where the roof begins. Don't lower off the top anchor! Backjump to clean.
There are a few meandering approach trails, so go up the Black Velvet Canyon track until you're certain you can see it (on the right) and pick a trail that looks good.
Stays in the shade from early afternoon - perfect for a hot day.
1984 | First ascent:
Paul Van Betten & Richard Harrison FFA of the roof. The linkup into "Desert Gold" was completed by Stefan Glowacz in 1987. |
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5.11d | Assigned grade |
★★★Anton Korsun | |
5.11 | Rock Climbing Red Rocks |
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Author(s): Thierry Souchard
Date: 2017
ISBN: 9782952638876
A selective guidebook describing 180 multi-pitch routes from 7 areas around the world, covering Calanques, Verdon, Sardinia, Meteora, Wadi Rum, Tsaranoro, Red Rocks, and Zion.
Author(s): Thierry Souchard
Date: 2017
This digital guidebook presents a selection of 27 multi-pitch routes taken from the book Rock around the World. Routes are drawn on zoomable photos. The content of the guidebook is detailed in the OmegaRoc app.
Red Rocks: 19 routes Thanks to the very sculpted sandstone of Red rocks, it is possible to climb routes on very steep cliffs at quite moderate grade. The protections are good and quite easy to place. Trad 6a grade is required
Zion: 8 routes In Zion, the routes are often more demanding both in terms of difficulty and climbing style. Trad 6b grade is required and a good crack climbing experience
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