Danielle: This shot is taken looking the opposite way through the corridor. We climbed mostly off to the left, which you can't see. It's a clear shot of the climber straight ahead hanging from the bolt, who had just taken a *very* nasty fall.

Tad: As Danielle said, this shot is looking up the corridor in the opposite direction from where the last picture was taken. You can see someone climbing Rebel without a Pause, one of the classic climbs in the corridor. It is rated 5.11a. Actually, while we were there, the climber you see on this climb fell a few feet to the bolt you see him hanging from, and banged his knee against the rock, possibly dislocating it. I can climb that hard in the gym, and I might be able to toprope it (with a few falls) outside, but my lead climbing ability tops out around 5.10a, a whole grade easier.

Notice all of the white marks on the rock. It is from climbers chalking up their hands to keep the sweat at bay. From the amount of chalk here, you can see that it is a very popular place to climb.

Danielle and I did three routes on the left hand wall (which is really the same wall as the right hand wall in the previous picture). The routes were named Thermal Breakdown, Crude Street Blues, and Crude Behavior. These three climbs were also rated 5.9+, and were great fun. These were our first three routes at Red Rocks, and were a good starting choice. For me, Bonaire and Bon Ez were harder to lead.