Crimson Chrysalis, 5.8+

Lat/Lon: 36.10810°N / 115.4894°W- Click for Satellite Image
Crimson Chrysalis is a fine route, suppose to be one of the best in Red Rocks.   It is
steep and sustained thus garnishing that reputation.   I am going to refer you on to
two other websites.   In my opinion, all you need is this written beta and the topo map
from SuperTopo.com. Cheers.

Notes: Finally climbed in Red Rocks, first time....did Dark Shadows Friday afternoon
and Crimson yesterday....had Crimson Chrysalis to ourselves yesterday, never saw
another soul, kind of shocked...even got a late start out of the campground....think it
was too cold for most of the others...there were 4 parties ahead of us on Dark
Shadows Fri though....not for Dow....not the serenity I am used to in the Canadian
Rockies...It was windy so the descent off of Crimson was a pain....but well worth it,
nice and sustained the whole way...Radek's notes are beyond the norm, better than
any guidebook. (Chris's (SuperTopo) topo is on target except for pitch 3, shorter than
100') I agree with about everything Radek describes including the 4th pitch being the
best, etc. Some of those later pitches are a little run out...I think Radek said of pitch 8,
"questionable pro" when faced with that flaring crack...I would go so far to say no pro
and just ran it out. Wind will play havoc on your ropes. This is always a windy area,
one of the reasons the sandstone is actually better here, due to wind
erosion/compaction....very judicious rope handling to say the least, spending a night
at this elevation can be a lot colder than you think....cheers