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Red Rock. Any walls get Verizon service up high?

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Jon H · · PC, UT · Joined Nov 2009 · Points: 118

I'm in in Vegas for work and I will have a single day free so I'm hoping to do a nice long sport or gear route. Unfortunately, I have an important phone call scheduled for 3 p.m. I had resigned myself to just going cragging, but I'm wondering if anyone knows of any walls where you get solid Verizon reception once you are a couple pitches up. I've got no problem making this 15-minute call from a hanging belay. Anyone have any beta and can help me salvage the day?

Bonus points if you want to suggest a route. Primary criteria is something straightforward, with bolted belays/easy retreat/minimal chances of an epic. Probably looking for something 6-10 pitches in the 5.9 - 5.10 range if the crux is on gear, or up to 5.11b/c for cruxes on bolts. Double bonus if it has a summit ledge or nice flat ground that a reasonably fit duo could reach before 3 p.m to make the call and then start rappelling down as soon as it's over.

Kevin Heckeler · · Las Vegas, NV · Joined Jul 2010 · Points: 1,638

Coverage is hit/miss, but mostly hit.  I know Willow Springs and Sandstone quarry have given me grief trying to make calls (also Verizon).  Also have to be mindful if you head into a canyon, you may end up losing signal as well depending on possibly very minor features killing the signal.  I'm still trying to wrap my head around exactly where the tower is, if it's on Blue Diamond it doesn't explain a few of my recent reception issues.

Saul Carrillo · · Moab, UT · Joined Dec 2017 · Points: 0

Unimpeachable groping might work for ya. 7 pitches of moderate 10 climbing. Super fun route!  There's also a nice big belay ledge where I chatted with my sister from and I have verizon. hope that helps!

M Santisi · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Mar 2014 · Points: 2,037
John Wilder wrote: Anything with line of sight to Blue Diamond should be fine- I get service all over the park.

Edited- if you end up cragging, make sure you’re at or above the loop road- plenty of service at the Gallery and Stratocaster, not so much at Sweet Pain or Dog Wall.

Sour Mash would fit your criteria.  There’s quite a few bolts on the route but I believe the crux of the route was protected by gear, easy retreat if needed, and it’s 6 pitches although it can be done in less.  I have Verizon and don’t have any real service at that wall on the ground but once I’m a few pitches up a get suprisingly good service and data.  I remember the belay ledges not being huge but I want to say the last belay before you rap was actually fairly spacious.  Can’t be 100% sure on that part though.

Josh Lipko · · Charlotte · Joined Jun 2014 · Points: 10

I have AT&T and my partner has Verizon. We both got excellent service atop the Nightcrawler. It does have bolted belays a pedestal ledge after the 4th pitch. You could also take it to the summit of Brownstone Wall.

Jon H · · PC, UT · Joined Nov 2009 · Points: 118

Thanks everyone for the beta. Went up on Monday to do DOWT/Sour Mash but we wound up getting rained out. A brief rainburst blew through just as we were hiking up to the base. It only rained for 30 minutes, but it was enough to leave standing puddles on the boulders on the ground, so we decided to be good climbing citzens and hiked out to get all you can eat sushi at Sushi Koma.

Observation for future inquiries: I had good 4G Verizon service on most of the drive into BVC, the parking lot was so-so (good enough to text for sure, but data was iffy), and decent service on the entire approach. Black Velvet faces straight back out towards town so I'm quite confident you would get solid service on the wall itself.

Andrew Yasso · · Las Vegas, NV · Joined Sep 2012 · Points: 215

You get good service from pitch two on up usually. If you're climbing on the Epinephrine side of BV wall you won't get service until you're halfway up the chimney's, and preferably outside of them. You'll get service everywhere above though, and on the entire descent until you get below the frogland descent gully for a little bit. Once getting out of that gully though, it's plentiful again.

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Nevada
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