Ascensioni in Wall of Cracks

What a spectacular route, 5 pitches of 3 star funk followed by 4 pitches of varnish plates which are really just runout heady sport pitches. Soon to be repeat ascensionists beware of the convenient ledge half way up pitch 7, the Mississippi mud falcon an emergency landing there, you can get a good look at it on rappel if you really want, should hopefully leave the ledge after the next spot of rain. 11 car to car, fantastic middle of the supermarket bar (????) beers to cap it off

Cold and windy

Arrived in the carpark and the third person i asked turned out to be alex, my climbing partner for the day from utah (splitterland). We trooped up to the wall after brekky in the carpark, i irresponsibly shed a layer to climb and we were off. Nice easy crack/scramble for about 130m. We had rockpaperscissorsd at the bottom to decide who leads odds and i thought id won seconding the 5.12 tips corner but mountain project combined the commonly linked first 2 pitches in the description so with grim acceptance, i staggered up to the interminable .2 crack. The clean run ended early in the game. A few pieces further, i climbed above the gear into a very tenuous position, pulled a cam off my harness, had a footslip and threw the cam off the cliff to grab a crimp and avoid the 3m whipper onto a bomber cam.. coincidentally the very night before, johnny sullivan had recounted this very act from the nico favresse carbondale shortbus video. Maybe he put the idea in my head. I took the whip. Alex was caught between "nice push dude" and "did you just lob my cam off pitch 4 of a multi?". Luckily it landed on the pitch 1 belay ledge and we could easily retrieve it on the rap down. I freed all the moves but doing the pitch as a send would be pump city.. especially as a committed layback (as the description hints). Whoever climbs it that way needs to contact me explaining how they get their fingers through the metal detector at the airport! Alex reckoned he laybacked some of it so maybe i could have asked him. Alex then made the best of a spooky run out 5.10 pitch after recommending out of my arse that we skimp on fist sizes. Then i climbed the 7m slot pitch, setting him up with the creek-style '5.10+' final pitch that turned out to be solid 11c. His difficulties on lead were not felt by me, basking on the ledge after the notch put us on the sunny west face. Hard catches only! We rapped down, packed the bags and rockhopped the pine creek bed back to the cars. A stellar day out on some of the finest red rocks in red rock

Pretty and varied climb!

Starting easy with some 5.8-5.10 pitches, that offer nice climbing. Had to rest twice in the crux pitch. Tricky and difficult to read but can be very well protected. Pitch 5 (the offwidth) is very nice, due to the fact that not really any offwidth technique is needed. The squeeze chimney P6 was fun and much less crazy than expected. The last pitch ends with a pumpy right facing corner with a mix of small to big hands and some overhanging sections. Massive pump.

Epic!

Not sure what I expected. Interesting variety of movement and rock type, but in no way worth the crowds. waiting at the gate at 5:30, still wasn't first party, a group hiked from outside the park at 5am. a total clusterfuck of unnecessary hanging belays and crowds heading up and down. if you get on first, go for it. if there are people ahead of you, go climb something else.

Pre-dawn start to beat the crowds, but bizarrely no other parties that day!

All hanging belays, I lost 2 toe nails for this climb ;o) Can only imagine how chaotic it would be abseiling the route with 4 climbers and 4 ropes at each belay!

os; 2, 4, 6, 8 & 9

Awesome climbing, so exposed, especially with 55 mph winds. Favorite climb at red rocks.

surely one of the best at the grade anywhere in the world. A long walk in, 9 pitches of fantastic climbing, 8 raps and a long walk out. Mega classic doesn't do it justice. Superb and absorbing climbing the whole way. Swinging leads with Lindsay, I had odds.

climbed 7 of 9 pitches

Been trying to get to this one for years. Well worth the wait.

Engagement climb:)

Led every pitch. Fantastic climb!

Cool climb, but too many bolts!

1000 feet of jugs.

The most incredible full body and mind workout I've ever experienced in my Life!

Fantastic route

Swung leads, climbed clean and fast