Trip Report
3 Days in Red Rocks!
Friday May 22, 2015 2:30pm
It has been cold and wet in Bishop for the last week, and the spring pollen is hard on both of us this year. We have also both been busy with work, but the Muppet and I carved out a few days to escape to the sun this week. Heading over the hill, looking back on the valley where the intense and iconic Deep Springs College lies:

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More information here: http://www.deepsprings.edu/downloads/DS%20Brochure%202010.pdf

Arrived to a beautiful day in Red Rocks, with the hint of the recent storm still lingering:

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We targeted Great Red Book for our afternoon jaunt:

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http://www.mountainproject.com/v/great-red-book/105732647

Then back to camp for food and libations:

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The next day we headed out to Black Velvet Canyon:

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We had a few climbs that we were interested in. Frogland had a party on it and another party almost there, so we kept moving - another trip for this one:

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The stunning Black Velvet Wall:

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We settled on climbing Sour Mash a fun climb with some tricky initial climbing:

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http://www.mountainproject.com/v/sour-mash/105732407

No pictures on-route, but the cholla were in full bloom from a storm a few days earlier:

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Nice shadow and color play on the Calico Hills on the drive back:

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Then it was off to Claim Jumper for our rib fix:

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Where's my ribs?!?
Where's my ribs?!?
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The next day, we headed up to Panty Wall to get some early climbing in before the drive home. The colors and textures at the First Pull-out are wonderful:

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Panty Wall:

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The Muppet dissected her Brock guide and had it re-bound - good idea!
The Muppet dissected her Brock guide and had it re-bound - good idea!
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The climbing is excellent on wonderful patina, and the view doesn't suck, either:

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All too soon it was time to head back into the weather - just south of Beatty, NV:

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Comments
SC seagoat

Trad climber
Santa Cruz, Moab, Bozeman, the ocean, or ?
  May 22, 2015 - 02:34pm PT
Wowsa! Rockin' those Red Rocks. Beautiful pictures.

You two looking good....


Susan
jeff constine

Trad climber
Ao Namao
  May 22, 2015 - 02:43pm PT
LOL!!!
MisterE

Gym climber
Small Town with a Big Back Yard
Author's Reply  May 22, 2015 - 03:17pm PT
LOL!!!

I feel honored that the legendary SoCal climber Jeff Constine would deign to even comment on our low-grade trip report!
thebravecowboy

climber
The Good Places
  May 22, 2015 - 03:24pm PT
Sweet cozy little camper there!

And what a fine time of year to be in that place - the clouds majestic and the temps kind.
johntp

Trad climber
Punter, Little Rock
  May 22, 2015 - 03:28pm PT
I wanna know more about the ribs....
philo

climber
  May 22, 2015 - 03:48pm PT
Oh sweeeet! Such a fantastic place.
Thanks for the mini vacation.
Really dig the lil camper rig.
phylp

Trad climber
Upland, CA
  May 22, 2015 - 03:57pm PT
Vicarious climbing fix! Thanks!
I love Sourmash, such a good route.
MisterE

Gym climber
Small Town with a Big Back Yard
Author's Reply  May 22, 2015 - 04:37pm PT
Uh-oh. Sorry Dwain - we had planned on meeting you in Apple Valley, so we naturally assumed you were there. :(

The ribs - we like ribs and Claim Jumper has some of the best to our tastes. We split a full order and it is plenty.

Mmmmm, riiiibs...

Thanks, Susan!
clinker

Trad climber
Santa Cruz, California
  May 22, 2015 - 05:17pm PT
Beauty scenery.
Ezra Ellis

Trad climber
North wet, and Da souf
  May 22, 2015 - 05:24pm PT
Nice little trip, thank you!!
telemon01

Trad climber
Montana
  May 22, 2015 - 06:39pm PT

Nice!
MH2

Boulder climber
Andy Cairns
  May 22, 2015 - 07:10pm PT
Aaaaaahhh...good to inhale that breath of desert.
the museum

Trad climber
  May 22, 2015 - 07:20pm PT
That's good stuff! Thanks y'all!

the museum
justthemaid

climber
Jim Henson's Basement
  May 22, 2015 - 07:36pm PT
Absolutely mind-blowingingly gorgeous weather for those few days. Couldn't ask for better.

The hoardes DID eventually show up at the Panty Wall BTW. We brought trad gear so we could climb the fun stuff. The sport-noobs gave a round of applause after MR.E topped-out on tiny gear at one point LOL.

Dwain:
DAMMIT!!!!
...

Wish I would have known you were here.

Meh!!! Muppet brain forgot. I thought you were in Cali working this week, or I would have called fer sure :( Did I mention MEH?)
the museum

Trad climber
  May 23, 2015 - 10:05am PT
justthemaid howdy .. mrs. museum loves ur camper..!!

the museum
crankster

Trad climber
No. Tahoe
  May 22, 2015 - 07:37pm PT
Cool pics, cool trailer.
drljefe

climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
  May 22, 2015 - 08:24pm PT
More thoughts on Sour Mash please...

Nice lil trip for ya!
murcy

Gym climber
sanfrancisco
  May 22, 2015 - 08:25pm PT
Stoke!
MikeL

Social climber
Southern Arizona
  May 22, 2015 - 08:27pm PT
Yeah. It's great stuff there.

Cheers. Reminiscing. Wish I were there.
justthemaid

climber
Jim Henson's Basement
  May 22, 2015 - 09:20pm PT
Jefe:
More thoughts on Sour Mash please

Not a casual "girlfriend route"... we'll leave it at that.
Gersh

Trad climber
San Diego, Ca
  May 22, 2015 - 09:50pm PT
Nice TR mister E, I remember a fun jaunt with you up Sahara terror.
neebee

Social climber
calif/texas
  May 23, 2015 - 12:21am PT
hey there say, MR E ... this is really neat stuff... thanks so very much for sharing... hey there to justthemaid, too, :)

Mungeclimber

Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
  May 23, 2015 - 12:27am PT
I loved those black patinae'd cracks on Panty Wall.

Fun times there. Hope all the anchors are in good shape these days.
donini

Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
  May 23, 2015 - 07:13am PT
Nice TR! Imagine having to escape a soggy Bishop in late May!
little Z

Trad climber
un cafetal en Naranjo
  May 23, 2015 - 10:00am PT
dropped-off-the-first-page-like-a-rock bump!

Be-a-u-tiful!
nita

Social climber
chica de chico, I don't claim to be a daisy.
  May 23, 2015 - 10:36am PT
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At first glance, i thought it said ...30 days in Red Rocks...

Thanks for the trip...and photos...
Lucky dogs...
(-;
the albatross

Gym climber
Flagstaff
  May 23, 2015 - 07:43pm PT
Some fun routes! Thanks for sharing, Erik.

Big Mike

Trad climber
BC
  May 23, 2015 - 08:29pm PT
I love that place. So many fun choices. Love the textures too. Thanks for the Pics!
MisterE

Gym climber
Small Town with a Big Back Yard
Author's Reply  May 23, 2015 - 08:56pm PT
Some fun routes! Thanks for sharing, Erik

Hmm, saw your name on a few FA's the last day...nice work!



Panty Raid was a pretty full-on on-sight, BTW - the top is where I got the attention of the gym-climbers. LOL.
Mark Sensenbach

climber
CA
  May 23, 2015 - 11:27pm PT
Sweet, way to get out of town and have some fun.
Reeotch

climber
4 Corners Area
  May 24, 2015 - 07:44am PT
Cool stuff, Eric.

I always thought the face climbing on Black Velvet is the most similar to the Winslow Wall climbing. Love those crisp edges . . .
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