Austin and I arrived in Red Rocks at 4 am on the morning of April 9th. We drove to the campsite completely exhausted only to find that all of the campsites were full. We really had no idea what to do, and the climbing area did not open until 6 am, so we decided to head back into town and take a nap inside the Tahoe in the parking lot of the nearest grocery store. We managed to get a couple hours of sleep in, fairly uncomfortable sleep by the way, and then headed out to the climbing area for our first climb of the trip. We had decided to start on a mellow route that we could finish quickly since we were both really tired. The route was fun, however, it took much longer than we expected because we were stuck behind a few other parties who were all going pretty slowly. I guess that is what we get for climbing an easy and popular route. We followed that up with a climb of Frogland the next day. Frogland is a 5.8, 760 ft. climb that was really enjoyable. Austin and I have been switching leads on all the climbs; I have been leading the first half and Austin the second.
Last night it rained so today we have been forced into taking a mandatory rest day. The rock here is sandstone, and when it rains the rock becomes brittle and breaks easily which is why you have to wait about 24 hours before you can climb again after it rains. So we are taking full advantage of our rest day. We headed into town, and I was able to take my first shower in 5 days, and it was great! Right now we are at the The Coffee Bean sipping on a latte and using their free wireless internet. Well, I guess it is not totally free since we have to pay for coffee, but I love coffee so it works out wonderfully.
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