Josh Gale on first pitch of DarkShadows. Route continues up,up,up and follows crack system in center of photo just above and left of climber. A summertime MUST DO in Red Rocks Nv.

Ninfa putting the new Acopa's to the test on Dark Shadows (super sticky by the way

Joan following the perfect crack on pitch 5 of Cat In the Hat.

Stephen Schmid raps off Cat in the Hat in Red Rocks.

what a great belay ledge...it don't get no better. Oh, not a bad climb ether

Erin coming up Cat in the Hat on a beautiful sunny day. Thanks to John for the photographic eye.

A beautiful day for a wonderful climb, courtesy of the skill and lead of Vegastradguy. Spent a week in Red Rocks before the casino opened.

here i am following a multi pitch...my first ever! perfect weather, perfect climb. i'm not sure if the climb is cat in the hat, but for some reason, that's the name that comes to mind.

beautiful rock, gorgeous day; perfect save for the bountiful bumblies.

Dave Vuono on pitch 6, 5.11, of Spectrum. Pat Tracy

Dave Vuono on pitch 6, 5.11, of Spectrum. Pat Tracy

This is me running up pitch 5 of Birdland in Red Rocks. It's getting very late in the day and as I headed up the last pitch the wind picked up and the sun dropped. Had epic potential, but we managed to knock out the raps and got down safe and sound.

With David belaying and taking the picture from below, Ori's climbing the 5th and last pitch

Katie leading pitch 4 of Cat in the Hat. We thought we were going to be in the sun all day, but ended up being in the shade, and it was cold!

Katie leading pitch 4 of Cat in the Hat. We thought we were going to be in the sun all day, but ended up being in the shade, and it was cold!

Katie leading pitch 4 of Cat in the Hat. We thought we were going to be in the sun all day, but ended up being in the shade, and it was cold!

Katie leading pitch 4 of Cat in the Hat. We thought we were going to be in the sun all day, but ended up being in the shade, and it was cold!

Me about to start the 5th pitch traverse on Cat in the Hat. The was the only pitch on the climb that we were in the sun.

Sactowclimber leading the 5th pitch traverse on Cat in the Hat. The first moves off the belay are actually down-climbing to attain a good ledge.

Sactowclimber leading the 5th pitch traverse on Cat in the Hat. The first moves off the belay are actually down-climbing to attain a good ledge.

1.5 hour hike into cat in the hat, 8 hour climb, 2 hour rap, and 1.5 hour hike out. Makes for a great day in the summer (when there is that much daylight).

This view is from the top of Olive Oil.Cat in the Hat is on the right....somewhere!

Dark Shadows ...first three pitches are great ***

Just in case you ever doubt that this route can be crowded. This was taken at about 1 in the afternoon. The climber on the right is rappelling the route (in a party of 4 that included myself), the two on the left are part of a party of 6 that was heading up. There were 6 more folks at the base racking up when we touched down. Yeah, good times....

Moe, I mean Pete, I mean alex cruising the first couple pitches of Dark Shadows sporting a top of the line bike helmet.