La Madre climbing
265 routes
The limestone of the La Madre Mountains, on the north side of Red Rock, from Box Canyon and Rodeo Wall east to The Gun Club and Lone Mountain at the edge of town. Almost all bolted sport climbing.
Access
Much of the range is the La Madre Mountain Wilderness, managed jointly by the BLM (Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area) and the Forest Service (Spring Mountains National Recreation Area). In the wilderness, no motorized vehicles or mechanized equipment, and no gluing, chipping or chiseling of the rock.
Areas
- Box Canyon (29)
- Crustacean Crag (14)
- La Madre Bouldering (12)
- La Madre North (42)
- La Madre Peaks (6)
- Lake Mead Buttress (17)
- Lone Mountain (69)
- Rodeo Wall (10)
- The Gun Club (66)
Hikes, approaches and descents
- Trail from Buckskin Cliff Shadows — Class 2
- Approach to The Fire Wall — Class 2
- Approach to Crustacean Crag (north start) — Class 2
- Approach to Crustacean Crag (south start) — Class 2
- Alternative descent to single rappel, Lake Mead Buttress — Class 3
- Descent walk off Lake Mead Buttress to Buckskin Cliff Shadows — Class 2
- Approach to Lake Mead Buttress — Class 2