Red Rocks - East Faces

An oasis of wilderness next to the craziness of Las Vegas, with splitter weather, relatively short approaches and great climbing at all grades, Red Rocks is probably one of the most fun places on the planet for climbers.

This two-tiered panorama, on par with the monsters of Squamish and El Cap, shows all the known routes visible from the main viewpoint, between First Creek Canyon and Pine Creek Canyon/Bridge Mountain. That includes great classics like Crimson Chrysalis, Solar Slab and Blade Runner, and complete obscurities like Boise, Paiute Wall Original Route, Don't Touch That in Front of Grandma and Magic Cheetah King's Lucky Pyramid (bonus point if you can place all four without looking at the caption!).

Route List

1: Lucky Nuts, 5.9, Anderson, Grandstaff, 1977

2: Mudterm, 5.9, Herbst et al., 1976

3: Critical Cams, 5.10d, DeAngelo, Dicredico, 2004

4: Even Men Out, 5.7, DeAngelo, Wilson, 2010

5: Goods Are Odd, 5.8, DeAngelo, Wilson, 2010

6: Balancing Act, 5.9, DeAngelo, Thompson, 2005

7: Moody’s Move, 5.8, DeAngelo, Wilson, 2010

8: Freaker’s Ball, 5.8, DeAngelo, Gomoll, Horna, 2008

9: Dodgeball, 5.8, DeAngelo, King, Liles, 2008

10: Kick in the Balls, 5.8, Hemmes, Kosta, Thompson, 1998

11: Cougar Boy, 5.10c, Barnes, Horna, Thompson, 2008

12: Beerrun, 5.10c, Gleason, Thompson, Wilder, 2007

13: Power to Waste, 5.8, Hermann, Hermann, Kellner, Wilmott, 1995

14: Trihardral, 5.8, Grandstaff, Herbst, Herbst, Urioste, Urioste, 1976

15: Lotta Balls, 5.8+, Grandstaff, Herbst, Herbst, Kaufman, 1977

16: Bruja‘s Brew, 5.9+, Brenchley, Swain, 1991

17: Black Magic, 5.8, Urioste, Urioste, 1978

18: Celtic Cracks, 5.10d, Duncan, Gomoll, 2007

19: The Worried Wives Club, 5.10d, Botsford, DeAngelo, 2007

20: Contrails, 5.10d C1

21: Jet Stream2, 5.10c, Briley, Kincaid, 1998

22: The Guinness Book, 5.9, Smith et al., 1980s

23: The Minotaur, 5.10a, Duncan, Gomoll, 2007

24: Tiers of the Setting Sun, 5.11a, Duncan, Gomoll, 2006

25: Sunset Slab, 5.7, Allison, Booth, Herbst, Morgan, 1960s

26: Lady Luck, 5.7, Bostrom, Conner, DeAngelo, Miller, 2008

27: The Chicken Ranch, 5.6, Duncan, Gomoll, 2007

28: Back Alley, 5.5, Duncan, Gomoll, 2007

29: Champagne Room, 5.9, Duncan, Gomoll, 2007

30: Fossil Record, 5.11c

31: Dying Breed, 5.12b, Handren, 2006

32: Supreme Species, 5.12c

33: Decline of Man, 5.12b, Handren, 2006

34: Impact Event, 5.11d, Horniak, 2006

35: Ten Dollar Toll, 5.9, DeAngelo, Foust

36: Lincoln Tunnel, 5.8, DeAngelo, Foust

37: Movin’ On Up, 5.8, DeAngelo, Foust

38: Canal Street, 5.8, Beauchamp, DeAngelo, Foust

39: Delancey Street, 5.9, Beauchamp, DeAngelo, Foust

40: Clifford Route, 5.9, Clifford et al.

41: Brooklyn Bridge, 5.8, DeAngelo, Rathche

42: Working Class Heroes, 5.8, DeAngelo, McDonald, Noori

43: Great Wide Way, 5.8, Barker, DeAngelo

44: Seventh Avenue Express, 5.9, DeAngelo, Heidemann, King

45: Blue Diamond Ridge, 5.9, Fulton, van Betten, 1997

46: Double D, 5.10d

47: Lady Wilson‘s Cleavage, 5.9, Herbst, Urioste, Urioste, 1977

48: Head of State, 5.11b, Boyce, Willis, 2016

49: Dogma, 5.11c, Lewis, McCray, 1999

50: Pink Tornado Left, 5.9, Conley, Gieseck, 1975

51: Pink Tornado Right, 5.10c, Conley, Gieseck, 1975

52: Scotty, 5.10, Conley, Gilbert, 1978

53: Gwondonna Land Boogie, 5.10a, Broscovak, Conley, 1981

54: Sentimental Journey, 5.9, Hogan, Williamson

55: Evolution Arete, 5.10c C1, Boyce, Urioste, 2022

56: Resolution Arete, 5.11d, Broscovak, Conley, 1981/Harrison, van Betten, 1984

57: The Wicked, 5.11a, Boyce et al., 2017

58: Inti Watana, 5.10c, Clifford, Urioste, 1997

59: Dream of Wild Cheesburgers, 5.9+, Boyce, Willis, 2016

60: Taco Tuesday, 5.10+ C1, Boyce, Chapko, 2022

61: Jedi Mind Tricks, 5.10 A2, Boyce, Willis, 2018

62: Aeolian Wall Original Route, 5.9 A3, Hamilton, Herbst, 1975

63: Woodrow, 5.10a, Harrison, Long, 1981

64: Woman of Mountain Dreams, 5.11a, Krulesky, Moreo, Urioste, Urioste, 1997/Urioste, Uson, 1998

65: Pagan Sacrifice, 5.11c, Johnson, Warren, 1997

66: Gift of the Wind Gods, 5.10d, Clifford, Putman, Urioste, 1996

67: Cactus Connection, 5.11b, Herrington, Weidner, 2012

68: East Ridge of Cactus Flower Tower, 5.8

69: League of Notions, 5.10b, Grandstaff, Moore, 1976

70: Homunculus, 5.10, Anderson, Moore, 1977

71: Cinnamon Hedgehog, 5.10a, Fulton et al., 1996

72: Blood on the Tracks, 5.9+, Herrington, Weidner, 2012

73: The Warrior, 5.11a

74: North Face of Cactus Flower Tower, 5.9, DeAngelo, Duncan

75: Finger Fandango, 5.11a, Obenheim, Smith, van Betten, 1984

76: Afterburner, 5.12a, Mamusia, van Betten, 1984

77: Eliminator Crack, 5.11d, Marsh, van Betten, 1983

78: Transfusion, 5.10b, Goodwin, Larsen, 2006

79: Seppuku, 5.11a, Duncan, Gomoll, 2006

80: OW Negative, 5.10c, DeAngelo, Duncan, 2007

81: Maddie’s Route, 5.9+, Miller, Sindic, 2022

82: Virtue, 5.8, Kuehl, Reger, 2014

83: Vegabondage, 5.11a, Meyers, Ward, 1980s

84: The Ugly Sister, 5.8

85: Beauty, 5.10c, Byrd, Herbst

86: Truth, 5.8

87: Wisdom, 5.7, Herbst et al., 1970s

88: Tuxedo Junction, 5.9, Anagnostou, DeAngelo, Duncan, Miller, 2006

89: Crack McMuffin, 5.7+, Gilbert, Petrilak, Urioste, 1979

90: Impulse, 5.10b, Dezonia, Goodwin, 2006

91: Blood, Sweat and Beers, 5.12b

92: Bloodbath, 5.9, DeAngelo, Ray, 2007

93: Bush League, 5.9, DeAngelo, Duncan, Fisher, Hemken, Unger, 2007

94: Sunspot Ridge, 5.8, DeAngelo, Hegyes, Urioste, Wilder, 2000s

95: Solar Flare, 5.10c

96: Sunshine Boys, 5.9, DeAngelo, Urioste, 2000s

97: Sunburn, 5.7, Anagnostou, Campbell, DeAngelo, Duncan, 2000s

98: Beuhla’s Book, 5.9, Anderson, Grandstaff, 1979

99: Johnny Vegas, 5.7, Cecil, Cox, Hewitt, Schull, 1994

100: Going Nuts, 5.6

101: Change Up, 5.9, DeAngelo, Miller, Wilder, 2000s

102: Arch Enemy, 5.9

103: Solar Slab, 5.6, Hamilton, Herbst, Kaufman, 1975

104: Heliotrope, 5.9, DeAngelo, Hegyes, McPhee, Urioste, 2000s

105: Sunflower, 5.9, Grandstaff, Martinet, 1979

106: Sundog, 5.9+, Prochaska, Urioste, 1997

107: Tickled Pink, 5.11b

108: Beelzebub, 5.11b, Kuehl, 2012

109: B’east Face, 5.10c

110: Wise Guys Off Size, 5.10c, Herbst, Moore, 1973

111: La Muerte, 5.10, Herbst, Moore, 1973

112: Little Brown, 5.8

113: Da Boneyard, 5.10b, Dezonia, Dezonia, Handren, 2006

114: The Unsung, 5.13a/b

115: Rockingstone Groove, 5.9+

116: Fist or Flips, 5.10c, van Betten, Ward, 1984

117: Cumin Traffickin’, 5.10a, 2021

118: Power Failure, 5.10b, Campbell, Fike, Hotz, Krolak, Urioste, Urioste, 1998

119: All You Can Eat, 5.10d, Anagnostou, Conley, Conley

120: Grab’Em, 5.11

121: Unimpeachable Groping, 5.10b, Clifford, Urioste, 1999

122: Ginger Cracks, 5.9, Holbek, Moore, 1977

123: Blade Runner, 5.10b, Janes et al., 2015

124: Spice, 5.10c, Janes, McCullough, 2019

125: Sugar, 5.10d, Janes, McCullough, 2019

126: Waterstreak Chimney, 5.8, Pinjuv, Sutherland, 1997

127: Oregano Fun, 5.10+

128: Old Spice, 5.9+

129: Dry Rub, 5.10+

130: Thyme Alone, C2+

131: The Spice Rack, 5.12+

132: Pepper Mill, 5.11

133: Seasoned Vets, 5.8

134: Chicken Bouillon, 5.9

135: Paris Packed a Purple Pecker, A3

136: After Hours, 5.10b, Pinjuv, Sutherland, 1997

137: It’s a Boy! It’s a Girl!, 5.10d, Clifford, George, Hotz, Urioste, 1997

138: Nerve Ending, 5.10a, Conley, Conley, Liberatore, Urioste, 2007

139: The Pachyderm, 5.9, Urioste, Urioste, 1980

140: Laceration Spur, 5.9, DeAngelo, Raymond, 2000s

141: Spare Rib, 5.8, Urioste, Urioste, 1980

142: The Clod Tower, 5.10b/c, Holbek, Moore, 1977

143: The Disciple, 5.10b/c R, Schook, Wilder, 2007

144: Hook, Climb and Whimper, 5.10a, Carr, Lella, 1989

145: Crimson Chrysalis, 5.8+, Urioste, Urioste, 1979

146: Moderna Pfizer, 5.11a

147: The Agonizer, 5.12d

148: Thag Hog, 5.9

149: Thagomizer, 5.10c, DeAngelo, Duncan, Krajnik, Ray, 2008

150: Far Side, 5.11b

151: Peanut Brittle, 5.7, Urioste, Urioste, 1978

152: Black Dagger, 5.8, Herbst, Wheeler, 1977

153: Cat Scratch Fever, 5.8, Rosholt, Urioste, Urioste, 1977

154: Me, Myself and I, 5.7, Grandstaff, 1970s

155: Stone the Crows, 5.10b

156: Bad Guys Approaching, 5.10c, Finlay, van Betten, 1989

157: Time’s Up, 5.12a, Bradley, Urioste, Urioste, Ward, 1984

158: The Nightcrawler, 5.10c, Urioste, Urioste, 1978

159: Hourglass Diversion, 5.9, Rosholt, Urioste, Urioste, 1978

160: Kentucky’s Finest, 5.11b

161: High Anxiety, 5.10c, Urioste, Urioste, 1978

162: Pro Choice, 5.11a

163: Pro Life, 5.12b

164: Immaculate Conception, 5.11a/b

165: Corruption of the Jesuit, 5.11c/d

166: Senior Dimensions, 5.10c

167: Three Choclateers, 5.10b, Anagnostou, Duncan, 2006

168: Ten Minutes Shift, 5.11b

169: Hueco Thanks, 5.7, Anagnostou, Urioste, 2006

170: Sand Castle, 5.10c

171: Pegg Leg, 5.11b, Weidner, Weidner, 2015

172: Mayday Malefactor, 5.10c

173: Sweet Thin, 5.9

174: Armatron, 5.9, Conley, Johnson, Newberry, Urioste, Urioste, 2003

175: Arms Reduction, 5.9+, Duncan, Gomoll

176: Requiem for a Tadpole, 5.9+

177: Birthday Cake, 5.6

178: Magic Cheetah King’s Lucky Cash Pyramid, 4.9+, Anagnostou, Duncan

179: Deluxe Crack, 5.6, Anagnostou, Duncan

180: Luxor Crack, 5.5, Anagnostou, Duncan

181: Saddle Up, 5.9, Foust, Yasso, 2013

182: Smooth Operator, 5.9, Campbell, Urioste, Urioste, 2008

183: Degunker, 5.8, DeAngelo, Duncan, Hemken, 2008

184: Earnest Stemming Way, 5.8+, Johnson, Urioste, 2008

185: Rose Hips, 5.7, Dabroski, Hoffman, 1999

186: Mz. Why, 5.7, Custer, Ruff, 2015

187: Myster Z, 5.7, Broscovak, Newberry, 2003

188: Geronimo, 5.6, Cramer, Cramer, 1992

189: Nautterjug, 5.11d

190: Juggernaut, 5.10d, Obenheim, van Betten, 1983

191: Cottontail, 5.8, Burkey et al., 1997

192: Don’t Touch That in Front of Grandma, 5.7, Hack, Martin, 2002

193: Stuffed Animals on Prozac, 5.8

194: The Octopus Cave, 5.9, Barnes, Bindner, 2008

195: Luna 5.9+

196: Aquarium, 5.9

197: Rathcke’s Runout, 5.8

198: Moondog, 5.9, Duncan, Urioste, 2007

199: Minnows on Mescalin, 5.8, DeAngelo, Gomoll, 2007

200: Guppies on Ritalin, 5.8, DeAngelo, Duncan, Wilder, 2007

201: Olive Oil, 5.7, Urioste, Urioste, Williamson, 1978

202: Rose Tower Original Route, 5.7, Hamilton, Herbst, 1976

203: Dog Police, 5.10c, Mamusia, van Betten, 1983

204: Without a Paddle, 5.11d, Tupper, 1988

205: Dependent Variable, 5.12b, Tupper, 1988

206: Cold Blue Steel, 5.10b, Mayer, 1988

207: Rabbit’s Arete, 5.10d

208: Cat in the Hat, 5.7, Eisner, Urioste, 1976

209: Black Widow Hollow, 5.9, Herbst, Moore, 1976

210: Pauline’s Pentacle, 5.10a, Grandstaff, Marsh, Schroeder, 1982

211: The Cookie Monster, 5.7, Herbst, Herbst, 1970s

212: The Walker Spur, 5.10b, Harrison, Hill, Long, 1981

213: Pine Nuts, 5.10a, Gill, Ross, Swain, 1998

214: When a Stranger Calls, 5.9, Anderson, Grandstaff, 1981

215: Crunchy Cat, 5.8

216: C11 H17NO3, 5.7, Logerquist, Williamson, 1971

217: Mescalito Regular Route, 5.7, Lansing, Wist, 1968

218: Welcome to Red Rocks, 5.12b, Mamusia, van Betten, 1986

219: Pauligk Pillar, 5.7, Grandstaff, Pauligk, Pauligk, 1981

220: Y2K, 5.10a, Ross, Swain, 1998

221: Ride the Tiger, 5.9, Grandstaff, Nordblom, 1982

222: Centerfold, 5.9+, Hamilton, Herbst, Woodruff, 1977

223: The Flakes of Wrath, 5.10d R, Lowell, Nordblom, 1990

224: Negro Blanco, 5.11a, Harrison, Hill, Long, 1981

225: Paiute Wall Original Route, 5.10b/c, Thompson, Urioste, 2009

226: Pisces Wall, 5.10d A3, Briley, Fulton, 1997

227: Nowhere Man, 5.8, Urioste, Wilcox, 1990s

228: The Hidden Persuaders, 5.9, DeAngelo, Wilson, 2011

229: Rawalpindi, 5.7

230: Birdlaw, 5.10b

231: The Big Horn, 5.8+, Grandstaff, Herbst, Herbst, McMackin, 1970s

232: Birdland, 5.7+, Burton, Limage, 2001

233: Tinkerbellfusse, 5.8 X

234: Spectrum, 5.11a, Grandstaff, Smith, 1989

235: Brass Balls, 5.10d, Borroughs, Fike, 1997

236: Ripcord, 5.12a, Nordblom, Smith, 1989

237: Freebull, 5.11b, Grandstaff, 1980s

238: Cut Away, 5.10d, Nordblom, Smith, 1989

239: Sea of Holes, 5.10b R, Nordblom, Smith, 1980

240: Black Hole, 5.10c, Nordblom, Smith, 1980

241: Sky Dive, 5.11c, Bentley, Smith, 1989

242: Arachnoworld, 5.4

243: Zen and the Art of Web Spinning, 5.4

244: Sniveler, 5.5 R

245: Heavy Spider Karma, 5.6

246: Topless Twins, 5.9, Broussard, Grandstaff, 1980

247: Raptor, 5.10c, Marsh, Nordblom, 1990

248: Mushroom People, 5.10d, Child, Diegleman, Grandstaff, 1979

249: Bush Pilots, 5.10a, Marsh, van Betten, 1984

250: Fungus Folks, 5.11b, Grandstaff, 1982

251: No Laughing Matter, 5.10a, Child, Grandstaff, 1979

252: Serious Business, 5.11a, Marsh, van Betten, 1982

253: Alternative Facts, 5.11c, Wasiak, 2017

254: Varnishing Point, 5.8+, Hamilton, Herbst, 1976

255: Go Greyhound, 5.11a, Crawford, 1983

256: Simpatico, 5.10a, Bentley, Smith, Stone, 1980

257: The Bus Stops Here, 5.8 R, Crawford, 1983

258: Terminal Velocity, 5.13a, Mayer, Tupper, 1989

259: Orange Clonus, 5.10d, Herbst, Kaufman, 1977

260: Forget Me Knot, 5.11b, Tupper, 1985

261: SlabbaDabbaDo, 5.11b, Tupper, 1985

262: Straight Shooter, 5.9+, Herbst, 1975

263: Sidewinder, 5.11d, Dennison, Ellis, 1991

264: Shadow Play, 5.11-, Ruff

265: Casper the Friendly Offwidth, 5.8, Custer, Ruff, 2016

266: Prelude, 5.7, Ruff

267: The Itsy Bitsy Spider, 5.10, Custer, Ruff, 2020

268: Promote the Segregation, 5.9, Hoover, Mercer, 2012

269: Winter Wanderland, 5.5, Custer, Ruff, 2017

270: Good Day Sunshine, 5.5, Custer, Ruff, 2017

271: Box of Rain, 5.7, Custer, Ruff, 2017

272: The Stick Slip Phenomenon, 5.9, Custer, Ruff, 2017

273: Abstinence, 5.8+, Custer, Ruff, 2018

274: Bill and Fer’s Excellent Adventure, 5.9+, Kelly, Thiry, 2020

275: F-16 Fighting Falcon, 5.9, Kelly, Thiry, 2020

276: Cœur d’Alene, 5.7, Boone, Horne, 2018

277: Boise, 5.7, Boone, Horne, 2018

278: Idaho Falls, 5.8, Boone, Horne, 2018

279: Stanley, 5.7, Boone, Horne, 2018

280: F-117 Stealth Nighthawk, 5.8, Kelly, Thiry, 2020

281: Commuted Sentence, 5.9+, Burkey, Swain, 1999

282: Doin’ the Good Drive, 5.9, Beck, House, 1998

283: Car Talk, 5.9, Burkey, Swain, 1999

284: A Simple Expediency, 5.8+, Beck, House, 1998

285: They Call the Wind #!&%, 5.8, Krolak, Swain, 1999

286: Sex in the Scrub Oak, 5.7

287: Ignore the Man Behind the Screen, 5.6

288: Belief in Proportion to the Evidence, 5.10a, Beck, George, Krolak, 1999

289: Common Bond of Circumstance, 5.9+, Beck, Haase, 1999

290: Radio Free Kansas, 5.7+, Beck, Krolak, 1999

291: Flight Path, 5.10b, Beck, Haase, 1999

292: Gemstone, 5.10b, Nordblom, Stone, 1985

293: Fear and Loathing, 5.10d, Harrison, Nordblom, 1982

294: Tri-Burro Bridge, 5.10b, Burkey, Downing, Swain, 1999

295: Pier-Less, 5.10c

296: Crazy Girls, 5.10a, Egbert, Wonderly, 1988

297: Coffee Generation, 5.11a, Broussard, Crawford, Harrison, 1984

298: Bridge of Sighs, 5.9

299: Robin Trowel, 5.7

300: Bromancing the Stone, 5.10d, Glassberg, Weidner, 2015

301: Near Death Star, 5.9+, Elliot, Paul, 2023

Updates

Sept 12, 2023: Minor update to top and bottom empty space to facilitate framing.

March 7, 2024: Minor graphic design update.