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Shining Path Bouldering

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Routes in Shining Path

L › R R › L A › Z

	Ariana V6+ 7A R
	Big Delicious V2+ 5+ R
	Fully Fledged V3+ 6A+ R
	Shining Path, The V12 8A+ R
	Top Access V1+ 5 R

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Elevation:	4,364 ft	1,330 m
GPS:	36.1205, -115.49696 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Shared By:	James Braithwaite on Nov 1, 2023
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Access Issue: Red Rock RAIN AND WET ROCK: The sandstone is fragile and is very easily damaged when wet. Details

Holds rip off and climbs have been and will continue to be permanently damaged due to climbers not respecting this phenomenon. After a heavy storm, the rock will remain wet, sometimes for several days. PLEASE DO NOT CLIMB IN RED ROCKS during or after rain. A good rule of thumb is that if the ground near your climb is at all damp (and not powdery dry sand), then do not climb. There are many alternatives (limestone, granite, basalt, and plastic) nearby.

HUMAN WASTE Human waste is one of the major issues plaguing Red Rocks. The Las Vegas Climbers Liaison Council and the AAC provides free "wag bags" in several locations (Black Velvet, First Pullout, Kraft Mtn/Bouldering, The Gallery, and The Black Corridor). These bags are designed so that you can pack your waste out - consider bringing one to be part of your kit (just like your rope and shoes and lunch) no matter where you go. Once used, please dispose of them properly (do not throw them in the toilets at the parking area).

Description

Massive varnished boulder with some of the best highballs in all of Red Rock

Bring a rope and harness, as all up climbs and down climbs on the boulder are serious endeavors and rappelling will be easier.

The best way to get on top of the boulder is by climbing Top Access V1 and carrying a rope with you, lead style.

There are two bolts in great condition on top of the boulder and with some rope maneuvering every part of every problem can be worked on a top rope. Also bring rope protection if you plan on taking falls while working the climbs. The rock has many edges.

Getting There

To avoid as much bushwhacking as possible with pads, I advise taking the wash path to Baraka first, then taking an immediate right after the boulder to go 50 yards uphill. (This is about the midway point for the whole approach, 30 minutes)
From here (pictured) turn left and bushwhack through a faint climbers trail that rarely sees pads. After another 50 yards you will squeeze by a white boulder in the trail (pictured) and begin trending left.
At this point you will be in line with some very large boulders down in the wash (pictured).
Take the first steep hill you can find to go back down into the wash (further trails are actually more difficult to go down despite it looking nicer to go that way).
Once you are back in the wash, stay in it and head upstream for another 20 minutes until you can see the large Shining Path boulder up a hill to the right.
The easiest way to get to the boulder is to hike up a relatively steep slab and scramble past large rocks in a few small canyon-like formations created by erosion. This will lead you to the immediate base of Ariana and The Shining Path. The only other way to reach the boulder involves hiking all the way around and then climbing through small brush covered paths that are extremely difficult with a pad and would take an extra 15-20 minutes.