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The Red Man climbs Sour Mash and Crimson Crystalis in Red Rock, Nevada.
This film can also be viewed at: The Red Man

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I’ve posted an album of pictures from our trip to Yosemite and Red Rocks at: 2007 Climbing Trip Photos
for all you all with some time on your hands.
My bro has another album at: Brother’s Climbing Pics

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Juniper Canyon
Cloud Tower Area
Crimson Crystalis 5.8
8 pitches
November 5th, 2007
C. and R. Gmoser, K. Mager and M. Delesalle
This must be the most popular multi pitch route in Red Rocks and it deserves to be. It is steep, not too hard and it has excellent climbing all the way up. The moves are all very [...]

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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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First Creek Canyon
Lotta Balls Wall
Black Magic 5.8
2 pitches
October 31st, 2007
R. Gmoser and O. Sofer
This climb has a fun first sequence that is protected with bolts.  After this we climbed up to the second belay station on Lotta Balls and rapped down.

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First Creek Canyon
Lotta Balls Wall
Lotta Balls 5.8
2 pitches
October 31st, 2007
R. Gmoser and O. Sofer
An excellent climb.  You will remember it for the climbing on the little balls.   These were described by one of our friends as erect nipples.

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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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