Seven Rhode Island climbers individually planned this trip to coincide so that we were all at Red Rocks together. It was a great trip despite some bizarre weather that included gale force winds and snow. Posted below are some photos from the trip with brief descriptions/highlights of the climbs. If you are planning a trip to Red Rocks and want the limited beta I can provide on any of these routes/crags email me.
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The Cat-In-The-Hat is a great fun climb to get tuned-up
for some of Red Rocks longer and more difficult climbs. The
approach from the Pine Creek parking area on the "Loop" road
takes about an hour (twice what the guidebooks suggest).
Watch out for stuck ropes on rappels. The sandstone knobs grab ropes.
The Dog Wall is overhanging with mostly hard sport routes.
The Panty Wall has moderate graded sport routes.
The Magic Bus wall also has a fair number of moderate sport routes.
Mescalito Tower, Cat-In-The-Hat 5.6+, 5 pitches
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The roomy belay ledge before the last pitch of Cat-In-The-Hat
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Mark coming up the last pitch of Cat-In-The-Hat
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The rap off Cat-In-The-Hat
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Jim hanging out on the Dog Wall
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Mark finishing off a 5.8 on the Panty Wall
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Margie doing Electric Koolaid 5.9+ on Magic Bus Wall