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Lower Red Tail Rock Climbing

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Routes in (c) Lower Red Tail

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	Black Friday S 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Devil May Care S 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Eye S 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Freudian Slip S 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Guilt Trip S 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Hiking With Howie S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Ides of March S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Just Lead It S 5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c
	Love, Honour, and Belay S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Mother Superior S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Preface S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Second Balcony Jump S 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Skullduggery TR 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Sport Climbing is Neither S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Spring Fingers S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Sursum Corda S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Thinbar T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	What's Left S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	What's Right S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Wildlife Crossing S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b

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Description

Full of many quality 5.8 to 5.10 typical Skaha edgy face climbs. Mostly sport. A popular starting area for climbers new to the area.

Getting There

This is the part of the Red Tail Group you come to first when approaching from the parking area as you start to ascend out of Shady Valley past The Fortress. You can get to Lower Red Tail by going up the hill before or after Another Buttress.

Missing Routes

The following routes in this area are missing from Mountain Project. Please take the time to add these if you've climbed them!

Different Reality, mixed, 8
Wildlife Crossing, sport, 10b
The Risk Is All, trad, 8
Thinbar, mixed, 8
Skullduggery, sport, 6
Black Friday, sport, 6

20 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Lower Red Tail

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b 17 ● Freudian Slip Sport
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 29 ● Mother Superior Sport
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 11 ● Love, Honour, and Belay Sport
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 20 ● Guilt Trip Sport
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 25 ● Sport Climbing is Neither Sport
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 11 ● Spring Fingers Sport
5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c 21 ● Just Lead It Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 29 ● What's Right Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 14 ● Ides of March Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 40 ● Hiking With Howie Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 31 ● What's Left Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 58 ● Preface Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 16 ● Sursum Corda Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 5 ● Wildlife Crossing Sport