Nautilus
5.11d sport · 110 ft · 19 bolts · ★★★★
Upper Tier has 13 routes, from 5.10+ PG13 to 5.12b; 3 are harder.
First ascent: Thomas Gilmore Feb 2023
Description
Another great route. Sustained climbing with cruxs at each perma. The grade has been suggested anywhere from 11c-12a. You decide.
Location
Between Spinal tap and Nudibranch
Protection
70m rope, 19 bolts
Hikes, approaches and descents
- Approach to Crustacean Crag (north start) — Class 2
- Approach to Crustacean Crag (south start) — Class 2
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.
More routes on Upper Tier
- Adrift 5.10b
- Ammonite 5.11+
- Atlantis 5.10b
- Barnacle 5.12a
- Brachiopod 5.11a
- Crynoids 5.11a
- Invertebrates 5.10+ PG13
- Naegleria Fowleri 5.11c
- Neptune's Kiss 5.12a
- Nudibranch 5.12b
- Spinal Tap 5.11+
- The Crusty Crab 5.10b