late exit passes

regarding the late exit passes for the loop road, will they tell you how many passes they have issued for a given route on a given day. Just thinking that would be a good way to predict and avoid traffic jams on the most popular routes (besides just avoiding those routes). has anyone heard of this being possible?

I don't know the answer to your question, but I'd bet you could call the BLM and ask them:

blm.gov/nv/st/en/fo/lvfo/bl…

I have to agree with killing in the name of. Just wake up early and go and get your route finished. We always were waiting in the line at the gate at 6AM. Nicer to do it that way anyways because then you get to hike in the cool.

If you call for the late exit pass, you talk to an answering machine (in our case it was) so you can't ask anything - or you can but you won't get an answer :-)
But you can post here what you will do, so we avoid to be in the same route :-)

If you call for the late exit pass, you talk to an answering machine (in our case it was) so you can't ask anything - or you can but you won't get an answer :-)
But you can post here what you will do, so we avoid to be in the same route :-)

Thanks I figured as much. I will stick to plan A, getting up early and having an alternative climb in mind. Come to think of it I guess the BLM does have much better shit to do than spend half the day on the phone with me when I should be out climbing!

I know most Canadians don't want to hear this as their friends go back and tell them about the same routes over and over, but honestly, the trade routes are not necessarily the best ones or even close, at their respective grades. They are some of the oldest and most traveled...and have throngs of folks on them during weekends....but don't have the better movement or features compared to other routes, many times, right next to them....most folks don't seem to mind climbing in this style, folks above and below, more of a social experience I guess.... but if you want more of a true adventure climbing experience, peruse MP or SP for some hidden gems. In my index, I do recommend which ones those are, by grade and number of pitches. Enjoy your trip.

Red Rock Index

Thanks, Dow.

I have actually been going over your SP postings quite a bit the past weeks and they have been most helpful. I think we are going to try to do a couple of the trade routes on the slower mon-wed weekdays possibly, and hit some more obscure, adventurous climbs on the more busy fri-sun. I am super excited for the trip, it will be my second to Red Rock, but last trip my wife was pregnant so we stayed pretty close to the road, finally going to get my hands on the walls I had been drooling over from afar!

Greg, I am still finding refreshing new experiences in the canyons and have climbed over 300 multi-pitch routes at Red Rock...Joanne Urioste pointed me in this direction just this past week and I really enjoyed it, a more direct line than Resolution Arete, but again, most just want to focus on one route on that wall. The positioning and aesthetics were actually better on this one. I should be in the campground this Wed through Sun myself with an Aussie clan. Cheers and have a safe trip down.

Woman of Mountain Dreams, 5.11a, 16 Pitches

Wow Dow,
that looks like an epic adventure for sure! definately consider it if we are feeling up to a route of that size.