Crimson Staircase

H.W.Stockman
Dec. 11, 2021

A gpx file (to use at you own risk) is here: cstair.gpx

I'm putting this up more than 50 months after the trip, so there are clearer instructions.
Please see here for background.
The peakbagger page is here. Please study the maps in the first two photos to understand the directions. Note the A, B, C and D.
Kevin thought we would needs lots of gear, despite my assurances. Once on the rock, both Kevin and Erica were chill.

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Navigation to the
1st climb area is
fairly easy with a GPS
track. A,B,C D
denote "decisions."

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You can park on
the wide shoulder of
Valley of Fire road near
36.42724, -114.49011
to begin.
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I think this is
Crimson S. as
you head NNW
away from
parking.
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This is ~ A after
I completed the
"switchback" and
look back across
the route. Climbing
over the lump at L
avoids cliffs.
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Now we are below
B, the ribs. It may
look hard, but it's
almost walkable,
with care taken for
the best ways across
the gullies between.
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This is below
the chute C. There is
a very hard chute
before the "correct"
one; if it looks too
hard, keep going!
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Erica and Kevin
come up the correct
chute C
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Now we'e at D,
where one climbs
up a ramp on
Climber's R of
a boulder.
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On top, View N.
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View ~S
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Kevin builds
up cairn
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View ~SE
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No one needed
the handline to
descend chute C.

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The traverse back
to rib-top (B)
is a walk, but not
a place to slip
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Heading down
the ribs at B
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Coming down
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Way out
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We actually started
the day on 5-arch