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The Red Man climbs Sour Mash and Crimson Crystalis in Red Rock, Nevada.
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Pine Creek Canyon
Risky Business 5.10b
2 pitches
November 4th, 2007
R. and C. Gmoser
This is 3 routes right of Dark Shadows.  It starts out with some run out face climbing past two bolts.  Once past the crux you can place a few small cams behind the small flake.  The climbing is easier from here to the chains anyway.  [...]

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Black Velvet Canyon
Black Velvet Wall
Sour Mash 5.10a
6 pitches
November 3rd, 2007
R. and C. Gmoser
This is another outstanding route on the Black Velvet Wall. The climbing is more varied and, I found, a little harder overall, than on Dream of Wild Turkeys. Prepare for rope drag on the second pitch with some long slings. [...]

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Black Velvet Canyon
Black Velvet Wall
Dream of Wild Turkeys 5.10a
11 pitches
November 1st, 2007
R. Gmoser, O. Sofer, K. Mager and M. Delesalle
This is an outstanding route on excellent rock. It follows natural weaknesses up the impressive Black Velvet Wall. The 2nd pitch is incredible. The fourth pitch has an offwidth which can be avoided [...]

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First Creek Canyon
Alcohol Wall
Gin Ricky 5.10c
2 pitches
October 31st, 2007
R. Gmoser, O. Sofer, F. Camire and Sandy
This climb offers 55m of top quality finger crack in a clean right facing corner. The crux is slick and strenuous because it is hard to stick your right foot. There is excellent protection throughout the climb and [...]

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Pine Creek Canyon
Cartwright Corner 5.10a
3 pitches
October 30th, 2007
R. Gmoser and O. Sofer
In the guidebook, Red Rock Canyon a Climbing Guide, this is a 5 star 5.10b route with four pitches. The book says the first pitch is a little less than excellent which is no lie. This pitch climbs up a watercourse [...]

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Pine Creek Canyon
Slot Machine 5.10c
1 pitch
October 27th, 2007
R. Gmoser
I went to have a go at this climb which also starts at the same place as Dark Shadows.  The moves up to the thin looking crack semi protect with small cams but I didn’t feel secure enough with my gear or climbing to push up to [...]

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Pine Creek Canyon
Chasing Shadows 5.10a
1 pitch
October 27th, 2007
O. Sofer and R. Gmoser
I think this is the name of this climb. I’ll have to confirm. From the 2nd belay station on Dark Shadows, you climb the wide crack to the right. You don’t need gear larger than a #3 Camalot although larger gear [...]

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Yosemite
Royal Arches Area
Serenity Crack 5.10d
3 pitches
October 24, 2007
O. Sofer and R. Gmoser
What a great climb. If you can handle the first section of run out, you shouldn’t have too much trouble on the rest of it. There is a crux on the second pitch when you step over to the right hand crack. [...]

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Yosemite
The Pee Pee Pillar 5.10a
1 pitch
October 23, 2007
O. Sofer and R. Gmoser
This is 30m of hand and finger crack in a right facing corner. The right hand wall is slick, so you have to watch your footwork. There are two cruxes. One at the bottom in the crack to the left [...]

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