Pro Life
5.12b trad · 4 pitches · 400 ft · ★★★☆
Route 13 of 30 from left to right on Brownstone Wall, with Pro Choice on its left and Immaculate Conception on its right. Brownstone Wall has 30 routes, from 5.5 to 5.12b; this is the hardest.
First ascent: Unknown.
Description
Pro Life is a great pitch of thin face climbing on some of the most bullet-proof varnish Red Rocks has to offer. Well protected and excellent. Done on it's own, probably 2 stars (as is Pro Choice), but when combined with that route the outing is a 3 star day. Pro Life is definitely the better of the two lines.
Protection
Single set to 1.5" is adequate. An 80 meter rope will allow you to rap back down to the Party Ledge.
Hikes, approaches and descents
- Fastest Juniper Approach — Class 2
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.
More routes on Brownstone Wall
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- Birthday Cake 5.5
- Cat Scratch Fever 5.8
- The Nightcrawler 5.10+
- Me, Myself and I 5.7
- Hueco Thanks 5.7
- Three Choclateers 5.9+ PG13
- Peanut Brittle 5.7 R
- Arms Reduction 5.9
- Hourglass Diversion 5.9
- Ten Minute Shift 5.11+
- J + J Swerve 5.10-
- High Anxiety 5.10 PG13
- Senior Dimensions 5.10b R
- Corruption of the Jesuit 5.11c
- Requiem for a Tadpole 5.9+
- Kentucky's Finest 5.11b PG13
- Armatron 5.9-
- Sand Castle 5.10a/b
- Black Dagger 5.8 PG13
- Mayday Malefactor 5.10c
- Pro Choice 5.11a
- Sweet Thin 5.9
- Time's Up 5.12a
- Immaculate Conception 5.11b
- Chocolate and Cheese 5.11c
- Poopship Destroyer 5.10-
- Stone the Crows 5.10
- Voodoo Lady 5.11c