Chsyler Crack Pk to Tinaja Pk loop:
alternative to free-climb.
(Red Rock near Las Vegas NV)

Pics by Harlan W S
Feb 01 2022

See this info on Chrysler Crack Scramble, this for Tinaja Peak Crux
Tracy volunteered to help me test a "safer" way to take people over this loop. Only the first peak (Chrysler Crack) has any class 4/5, and some nasty exposure. The 1st link above gives directions. The 1st part of this route is basically the "walk-off" for the Chrysler Crack rock climb. The crack itself is rated 5.9, but the walk-off is just 5.2.  I've done this many times without gear, but this trip was intended to test a "protected" approach. We used 100' 8mm rope and two slings, plus one ascender for "comfort" (slid up the second line at 2nd crux).

Please do not put fixed lines on this route; leave it as a fun challenge.  Besides, rock climbers would remove fixed lines very quickly.

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Jan 1 trip in red; added
section for Feb 1 in blue.
Hike starts at Sandstone
Quarry off Red Rock loop, as
described here.
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Zoomed out for context
 01a
1st sight of Chrysler
Crack Peak on walk
in along Sandy
Corridor. I try to
stay R on higher
ground.
01b
The 1st crux, as
described here. There
is an excellent side-
pointing horn on the wall
to my back (south). I
tied a 2' loop with a
fig8-on-a-bight and
put the loop over the
horn, and used one
line to belay
 02
Sandy Corridor is
>50' below.
 03
Past 2nd crux,
Tracy winds around
the north side on
mostly "walking
terrain" to summit.
04
View down Chrysler
Crack itself, on N
side of peak.
 05
Tracy above ~90'
drop to bottom of
5.9 section.
 06
Tracy comes down
same stretch as in panel
above. A bit steep,
but there are subtle
friction holds.
07
Tracy is at top of 2nd
crux, preparing to
rap down.
 08
Tracy at bottom.
An arrow points to west-
pointing (hidden) flake
anchor.
 09
Tracy negotiates exposed
ledge that leads to Chrysler
Crack (5.9) base.
Alternately, one can keep
higher on rock to left and
downclimb (class 4) and
jump.
10
We rapped into the deep
slot SE of 1st crux; there
is an excellent pillar
natural anchor. The
slot bottom is ~35'
below pillar.
 11
Tracy at bottom\of slot
 12
Next we head E on the
continuation of Sandy
Corridor.
13
Head L up sandstone
ramps, then to 3rd
W-trending gully on
L side
 14 15
Tracy comes up that
3rd gully.
16
We wound around
W side of P1, and now
take another gully to
top. To get to P2,
one must descend back
down over ramps
in back (W) of Tracy,
then cut sharp R (N)
 17
Chrysler Crack Peak
is lump in back, L
 18
Tracy on P1, Bridge
Mountain on skyline
at far L
19
We've descended the
ramps, and now head
to a notch to cross
the valley to P2.
 19a
From notch, view E to
P2. We will go R, then L
up a hidden slot.
 20
View down E,
Tracy stems
hidden slot.
21
On P2, view NNE
 21a
Why one cannot
simply drop E
of P2
 22
View S as Tracy
drops into wash
with trail for
Calico Tank.
23
Tracy starts up
Tinaja
 24
Near top of
Tinaja, view W
over nicest tank
 25
Tracy on top of
Tinaja
26 27
View E to
RedCap
 28
29 30
Descending
Tinaja.