A friendly reminder about rain and Red Rock sandstone, and how the twain do meet.
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I have been seeing a lot of partner request posts for now through late December, and I know that some of you may not be familiar with our local geology. |
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+1 |
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+1 and head for Lee Canyon and do some skiing instead in the cold weather coming in. |
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Only bad things can happen when people don't heed the desert warnings |
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Good post. I was out their last week and was surprised how damp it was in the shade even though it hadn't rained in days. We approached Crimson Chrysalis and decided not to climb it because the ground looked wet still. It was a heart breaker because it was a perfect day and we were alone. Doing the right thing sucks!!! |
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Had an friend climb @ RR 24 hrs after 8 hours heavy rain. 8 cu. ft chunk broke off an overhang-stitches inside & outside cheek, jaw wired. Not pretty. Sandstone not very strong to begin with, & loses 1/3 to half its' strength when saturated. Good warning post. |
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Yep, due to the forecast- climbing in Red Rock is out, flight lesson is out, but skiing in Mammoth IS IN!! Woohoo! |
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Thanks for pointing that out John, I have edited the post slightly to be more accurate. |
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Bah! I've kept a keen eye on the weather for over 3 weeks in hopes of getting down there. Alas, school, and wet weather have thwarted any attempt to climb real rock. Hoping it clears soon! |
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Their is always J Tree. You can climb five minutes after the rain stops. |
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Yeah that sucks Greg :( |
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I've seen some sick looking ICE lines up the canyons in the past. |
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That would actually be cool to see Josh, even if it was just pictures. I don't see the ice up there that often, but I don't look for it much either, ice climbing isn't my bag. |
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Anybody have any rain totals for the West side of Vegas or a weather station in the NCA? |
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Might be a little early for Ice lines to be forming. Nice to see reported 7" at Lee Canyon. Now for a bit more snow up there; I can go backcountry out of bounds. |
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wrh.noaa.gov/mesowest/getob… gets you to recent rainfall and temps in Red Rock
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forecast.weather.gov/MapCli… gives a nice forecast for RRCNCA. Enlarging the map and clicking on the various canyons and formations gives slightly different forecasts, depending on the location and elevation.
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3.5" so far and counting since Friday. We're screwed for a while. Time to go skiing. |
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Yeah, it's looking like we may be able to get onto the real sunny stuff, maybe Sunday or Monday if we get a little wind with the sun. I'm going to take a walk out to Moderate Mecca Sunday and see what it looks like. Another storm is predicted on Thursday so we will have to wait and see what happens. The canyons are done until sometime in January. |
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This video posted yesterday shows some pretty good runoff in Red Rock. Wild.
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Hey all, I hope everyone takes into consideration the amount of rainfall over the last week in comparison to the last year in total for Las Vegas. It will take at least a week for the sport routes to be fully dry due to the amount of precipitation that has graced Sin City. If you are on a road trip, or local, please use good judgement if you plan on roping up. The sandstone here is fragile; the routes in the calico hills change annually. |