Neptune's Kiss
5.12a sport · 100 ft · 15 bolts · ★★★☆
Upper Tier has 13 routes, from 5.10+ PG13 to 5.12b; 1 is harder, and 1 other is the same grade.
First ascent: Sam Boyce, Lani Chapko Jan 2021, FFA: Josh Diggs Feb 2023
Description
Another classic of the crag. Bouldery crux off the ground leads to sustained 5.11 climbing
Location
Between Barnacle and Nautilus. Has tan powder coated bolts at the start in orange rock
Protection
70m rope, 15 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
- Nautilus 5.11d
- Nudibranch 5.12b
- Spinal Tap 5.11+
- The Crusty Crab 5.10b