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BETA PHOTO: South Face of Windy Peak

Description 

A south facing crag with a variety of routes from 5.7 - 5.9. Climbs are about 5 pitches or so.


Getting There 

Directions are found in the Windy Canyon description. The descent is easy by Red Rocks standards - follow cairns off the back of the rock to a gully. Follow this down a short ways, looking for a small saddle on the left. Cut over to this saddle and then down ledges to the base of the face.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for South Face:
Jubilant Song   5.8     Trad, 8 pitches, 800 feet, Grade III   
Hot Fudge Thursday   5.9     Trad, 6 pitches, 650 feet, Grade II   
Western Swing   5.10     Trad, 8 pitches, 800 feet, Grade III   
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The right side of the south face of Windy Peak.

Thriller 5.9  NV : Red Rock : ... : South Face
Start in a low angle crack halfway between Ain't No Saint and Saint Stephen; climb up to an easy ramp. The second pitch goes up easy rock to a belay beneath a steep section of the ramp. Climb the steep section, then a crack system on the main wall to your left. A short rappel takes you to a good belay position in the gully at the base of a varnished wall. Sustained climbing along the left crack leads to a belay in the broken rock above. Then routefind up and left for two pitches, ...[more]   Browse More Classics in NV


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Windy Peak South Face

BETA PHOTO: Windy Peak South Face

South Face, Windy Peak in the afternoon.

South Face, Windy Peak in the afternoon.

Very prolific prickly pear cactus on the approach.

Very prolific prickly pear cactus on the approach.

Playing around in the Football Field on our way to climb Windy Corner. Jonny positioned there for scale, really! Note the handsome Windy Peak behind him, and the huge orange roof of Jubilant Songs classic Pitch 4 "Under The Roof Traverse!" <br />

Playing around in the Football Field on our way to...

Beautiful views await you climbing routes on Windy Peak! (Looking southeast) <br /> <br /> <br />Taken from the final pitch of Jubilant Song, and Windy Corner 11/25/09

Beautiful views await you climbing routes on Windy...

A nice view looking south towards Mt. Potosi from high up on Windy Peak. <br /> <br />Taken 11/25/09

A nice view looking south towards Mt. Potosi from...

S Face of Windy Peak (center of photo)

BETA PHOTO: S Face of Windy Peak (center of photo)

approach

approach

one of the many unfriendly plants on the approach

one of the many unfriendly plants on the approach

perfect summit lighting

perfect summit lighting

another spiny Windy Peak resident

another spiny Windy Peak resident

interesting dichotomous branching

interesting dichotomous branching

more Windy Peak summit porn

more Windy Peak summit porn

yet another summit shot

yet another summit shot

looking toward the Calico Hills

looking toward the Calico Hills

Windy Peak at sunrise. March 2010

Windy Peak at sunrise. March 2010

Windy Peak, looking up from the base of Jubilant Song. March 2010

Windy Peak, looking up from the base of Jubilant S...

Pools on the summit of Windy Peak. March 2010

Pools on the summit of Windy Peak. March 2010

Gnarled old snag on the summit of Windy Peak. March 2010

Gnarled old snag on the summit of Windy Peak. Marc...

Windy Peak.

Windy Peak.


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By George Bell
From: Boulder, CO
Apr 22, 2009

Windy Peak summit is 6246'. Vertical gain from the parking area to the summit is about 2000'.