North American Classic Climbs
Crimson Chrysalis
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Crimson Chrysalis |
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Slide Show
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Description |
Climbers* |
Photo* |
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Red Rocks panorama. Cloud Tower is on the right (N) side of Rainbow Mtn, the peak that looks like a pyramid. |
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GD |
10/01 | ||
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From the Pine Creek parking area. Cloud Tower is the vertical pillar just left of the biggest shadow. |
LC |
GC |
10/22/02 | ||
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The tower from the approach. The crack left of the shadow is the start. |
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GC |
10/22/02 | ||
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Leading pitch 2. Quite typical of all the pitches in the dihedral. |
GC |
LC |
10/22/02 | ||
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Leading pitch 3. |
GC |
LC |
10/22/02 | ||
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Following near the top of the big dihedral. |
JM |
GD |
10/01 | ||
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Leading pitch 4, about to break out of the dihedral. |
GC |
LC |
10/22/02 | ||
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The belay ledge at the top of pitch 4. |
LC |
GC |
10/22/02 | ||
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Following pitch 5. |
LC |
GC |
10/22/02 | ||
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A typical anchor. |
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GC |
10/22/02 | ||
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Looking down most of the tower from the light-colored area above the dihedral. |
LC |
GC |
10/22/02 | ||
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Finishing pitch 6. |
LC |
GC |
10/22/02 | ||
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Typical face climbing just below the headwall. |
LC |
GC |
10/22/02 | ||
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Wandering up the amorphous face on pitch 7. |
GC |
LC |
10/22/02 | ||
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Leading out for pitch 8. |
GC |
LC |
10/22/02 | ||
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Just crossing the geologic discontinuity on the headwall. |
unknown |
GC |
10/22/02 | ||
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The crux part of the headwall. |
LC |
GC |
05/95 | ||
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Leading the upper headwall, pitch 8. |
GC |
LC |
05/95 | ||
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Arriving at the top of the route. |
LC |
GC |
10/22/02 | ||
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Looking back up the tower from near the base at two parties on the headwall. |
unknown |
GC |
10/22/02 | ||
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The tower from across the valley - 2 climbing parties on the route. |
unknown |
GC |
05/98 | ||
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A party of three nears the headwall pitches in this profile view. |
unknown |
GC |
11/09/05 | ||
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The Eleven-Mile Campground a few miles east of the park boundary is home to the vast majority of climbers during their stay at Red Rocks. (This panoramic view is best in its larger version.) |
unknown |
GC |
11/12/05 |
*Climbers & Photographers: Gary Clark, Lynn Clark, Guillaume Dargaud, Jennifer Mariani
