Triassic Sands

5.10 trad · 5 pitches · 700 ft · ★★★★

First ascent: J. Herbst, L. Hamilton, 1972; FFA J. Herbst and many others, 1979

Access

The 13-mile Scenic Drive requires a timed-entry reservation October to May and has seasonal gate hours. Calico Basin and Kraft Mountain sit outside the Scenic Drive and need no reservation.

Wet rock: Aztec sandstone loses much of its strength when wet. Do not climb for at least 24 to 48 hours after rain or snowmelt, or holds break off and routes are permanently damaged.

Ranked in

• #3 in Best 5.10 multipitch climbs at Red Rock
• #3 in Best climbs in Black Velvet Canyon, Red Rock
• #15 in Red Rock classics: the 50 highest-rated climbs

More routes on North Face

• Kenny Laguna 5.10d PG13
• Perplexity 5.10d
• Rain Dance 5.10a
• Closed on Monday 5.10a
• Amber 5.10b
• Bourbon Street 5.8
• Mazatlan 5.10d
• Sand Felipe 5.10-
• Geriatrics (aka Ben Dover Beelzebub) 5.12-
• Return To Forever 5.10d
• Ixtlan 5.11c
• The Delicate Sound of Thunder 5.11b
• Tales from the Gripped 5.11c
• Cole Essence 5.11c
• Frogland 5.8
• Quarantine Crack 5.10+
• Open-and-Shut 5.10d
• Desert Wave 5.11b
• Our Father 5.10c/d R
• Bourbon Hangover 5.8+
• Miss Conception 5.10+
• Sandblast 5.10- R
• Archaeopteryx 5.11a R
• Matzoland 5.12a/b
• Only the Good Die Young 5.11b/c
• The Misunderstanding 5.9
• Wholesome Fullback 5.10b
• Canadian Club 5.8

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