You can search the SuperTopo database of climbing routes by route name (e.g. search for "the nose"), rating (e.g. try a search for "5.9"), destination name ("red rocks"), or formation ("el capitan"). For example, to find all the 5.8 routes, just search for "5.8". To find all the 5.8 routes in Yosemite, search for "5.8 yosemite".
Route Name |
Formation |
Climbing Area |
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Review |
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Castle Rock |
Bay Area, California USA |
1 |
5.10a |
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| Epinephrine 5.9, Black Velvet Canyon
Epinephrine ascends the ominous 600-foot-tall chimney.
Photo:Greg Barnes |
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Black Velvet Canyon |
Red Rocks, Nevada USA |
15 |
5.9 |
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| Cat in the Hat 5.6, Mescalito South
Cat in the Hat is the friendliest and most popular route of its grade in Red Rocks.
Photo:Greg Barnes |
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Mescalito South |
Red Rocks, Nevada USA |
5 |
5.6 |
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| Crimson Chrysalis 5.8, Cloud Tower
The classic Crimson Chrysalis ascends beautiful Cloud Tower.
Photo:Sarah Felchlin |
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Cloud Tower |
Red Rocks, Nevada USA |
9 |
5.8 |
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| Black Orpheus 5.10a, Black Orpheus Wall
Black Orpheus ascends a break in a huge overhung headwall via a cleanly fractured dihedral.
Photo:Greg Barnes |
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Black Orpheus Wall |
Red Rocks, Nevada USA |
11 |
5.10a |
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| Frogland 5.8, Whiskey Peak
Frogland has varied climbing, a bit of routefinding, and a slightly runout slab crux.
Photo:Greg Barnes |
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Whiskey Peak |
Red Rocks, Nevada USA |
6 |
5.8 |
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| Solar Slab 5.6, Solar Slab Wall
Photo:Eric Ponslet and Lucie Parietti |
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Solar Slab Wall |
Red Rocks, Nevada USA |
7 |
5.6 |
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| Dark Shadows 5.8, Mescalito North
Dark Shadows follows a black, polished dihedral up Mescalito.
Photo:Greg Barnes |
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Mescalito North |
Red Rocks, Nevada USA |
4 |
5.8 |
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| Dream of Wild Turkeys 5.10a, Black Velvet Canyon
Over 1000 feet of amazing climbing on Black Velvet Wall.
Photo:Greg Barnes |
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Black Velvet Canyon |
Red Rocks, Nevada USA |
11 |
5.10a |
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| Lotta Balls 5.8, Lotta Balls Wall
Lotta Balls Wall is located at the entrance to First Creek Canyon.
Photo:Larry De Angelo |
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Lotta Balls Wall |
Red Rocks, Nevada USA |
3 |
5.8 |
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| Prince of Darkness 5.10c, Black Velvet Canyon
Prince of Darkness is a classic bolted face route up Black Velvet Wall.
Photo:Greg Barnes |
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Black Velvet Canyon |
Red Rocks, Nevada USA |
6 |
5.10c |
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Eagle Wall |
Red Rocks, Nevada USA |
9 |
5.11c |
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| Heavy Spider Karma 5.6, Brass Wall
The Brass Wall as seen from the approach into Pine Creek Canyon.
Photo:Sarah Felchlin |
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Brass Wall |
Red Rocks, Nevada USA |
1 |
5.6 |
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| Sour Mash 5.10a, Black Velvet Canyon
Sour Mash is an overlooked awesome varied climb.
Photo:Greg Barnes |
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Black Velvet Canyon |
Red Rocks, Nevada USA |
7 |
5.10a |
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| Ragged Edges 5.8, Ragged Edges Wall
The Ragged Edges area in Willow Spring is the most accessible crag in the main canyons at Red Rocks.
Photo:Sarah Felchlin |
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Ragged Edges Wall |
Red Rocks, Nevada USA |
2 |
5.8 |
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