Crags
Red Rocks
United States guidebook sector.
Sector guide
Black Velvet Canyon
Browse 148 climbs in this Red Rocks sector, with practical notes for the approach, base, and suitability.
climbs
148
Every climb in this sector is listed below.
Grade spread
A quick feel for the sector
Every climb is listed below, easiest first.
Grade system shown: French
137 climbs · 4b to 7c+ · most at 6a–6c+
- 4a–4c 3
- 5a–5c 39
- 6a–6c+ 74
- 7a–7c+ 21
Full breakdown (17 grades)
4b
1
4c
2
5a
8
5b
8
5c
23
6a
10
6a+
9
6b
14
6b+
16
6c
12
6c+
13
7a
5
7a+
8
7b
1
7b+
3
7c
2
7c+
2
Grade system shown: V-scale
11 climbs · V0 to V5
- V0 1
- V1 4
- V2 4
- V3 1
- V5 1
Full breakdown (7 grades)
V0
1
V1
3
V1-2
1
V2
3
V2-3
1
V3
1
V5
1
Route list
Every climb in Black Velvet Canyon
Sorted from easiest to hardest.
| Route | Grade | Stars | Ascents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microbrew | 4b | – | 0 |
| First Grader | 4c | – | 0 |
| Lazy Buttress | 4c | – | 0 |
| Back to Basics | 5a | – | 0 |
| Ballantine Blast | 5a | – | 0 |
| Basilisk Fang | 5a | – | 0 |
| Diagon Alley | 5a | – | 0 |
| Falling Rein | 5a | – | 0 |
| Schaeffer's Delight | 5a | – | 0 |
| The Chamber of Secrets | 5a | – | 0 |
| The Fright of the Phoenix | 5a | – | 0 |
| Bourbon Hangover | 5b | – | 0 |
| Bourbon Street | 5b | – | 0 |
| Canadian Club | 5b | – | 0 |
| Crown Royal | 5b | – | 0 |
| Frogland | 5b | – | 0 |
| Gentle Ben's Afternoon Delight | 5b | – | 0 |
| Get Rad | 5b | – | 0 |
| Teabob | 5b | – | 0 |
| Arrow Place | 5c | – | 0 |
| Azkaban Jam | 5c | – | 0 |
| Cadillac Crack | 5c | – | 0 |
| Circus Act | 5c | – | 0 |
| Closed on Monday | 5c | – | 0 |
| Dark Arts | 5c | – | 0 |
| Epi Arete | 5c | – | 0 |
| Epinephrine | 5c | – | 0 |
| Great Expectations | 5c | – | 0 |
| Headlamp Mechanics | 5c | – | 0 |
| Jugs on Drugs | 5c | – | 0 |
| Leaky Facet | 5c | – | 0 |
| Malicious Mischief | 5c | – | 0 |
| Moaning Myrtle | 5c | – | 0 |
| Quarantine Crack | 5c | – | 0 |
| Refried Brains | 5c | – | 0 |
| Rita Skeeter | 5c | – | 0 |
| Shaken, Not Stirred | 5c | – | 0 |
| The Misunderstanding | 5c | – | 0 |
| The Prism Corner | 5c | – | 0 |
| Two in the Busch | 5c | – | 0 |
| Wax Cracks | 5c | – | 0 |
| Wish Bone | 5c | – | 0 |
| Bone Saw | 6a | – | 0 |
| Dream of Wild Turkeys | 6a | – | 0 |
| Overhanging Hangover | 6a | – | 0 |
| Poultroonicus aka Moving Over Stone | 6a | – | 0 |
| Rain Dance | 6a | – | 0 |
| Sand Felipe | 6a | – | 0 |
| Sandblast | 6a | – | 0 |
| Sour Mash | 6a | – | 0 |
| Step Into The Squeezer | 6a | – | 0 |
| The Gobbler | 6a | – | 0 |
| Amber | 6a+ | – | 0 |
| Children of the Sun | 6a+ | – | 0 |
| Git From Here You Dogs | 6a+ | – | 0 |
| Miss Conception | 6a+ | – | 0 |
| Norepinephrine | 6a+ | – | 0 |
| Rock Warrior | 6a+ | – | 0 |
| Spark Plug | 6a+ | – | 0 |
| Wholesome Fullback | 6a+ | – | 0 |
| Yellow Brick Road | 6a+ | – | 0 |
| American Flesh Dance (Combination of The Flesh plus American Ghost Dance) | 6b | – | 0 |
| Black Mamba | 6b | – | 0 |
| Black Sun | 6b | – | 0 |
| Cornucopia | 6b | – | 0 |
| Desert Solitude | 6b | – | 0 |
| Handbone | 6b | – | 0 |
| Johnny Come Lately | 6b | – | 0 |
| Millepede | 6b | – | 0 |
| Prince of Darkness | 6b | – | 0 |
| Return To Forever | 6b | – | 0 |
| The Dementor | 6b | – | 0 |
| The Fiddler Roof | 6b | – | 0 |
| Tranquility Base | 6b | – | 0 |
| Triassic Sands | 6b | – | 0 |
| Brownline | 6b+ | – | 0 |
| Burros Gone Wild | 6b+ | – | 0 |
| Fiddler on the Roof | 6b+ | – | 0 |
| Kenny Laguna | 6b+ | – | 0 |
| Mazatlan | 6b+ | – | 0 |
| Mr. Natural of the Desert | 6b+ | – | 0 |
| Mustang Cracks | 6b+ | – | 0 |
| Open-and-Shut | 6b+ | – | 0 |
| Our Father | 6b+ | – | 0 |
| Perplexity | 6b+ | – | 0 |
| Sick for Toys | 6b+ | – | 0 |
| Smooth as Silk | 6b+ | – | 0 |
| Steel Monkey | 6b+ | – | 0 |
| Texanephrine | 6b+ | – | 0 |
| Twixt Cradle and Stone | 6b+ | – | 0 |
| Yucca Butt | 6b+ | – | 0 |
| Archaeopteryx | 6c | – | 0 |
| Clipper | 6c | – | 0 |
| Cole Essence | 6c | – | 0 |
| Desert Wave | 6c | – | 0 |
| Sandstone Samurai | 6c | – | 0 |
| Sourpuss | 6c | – | 0 |
| The Delicate Sound of Thunder | 6c | – | 0 |
| The Dragon | 6c | – | 0 |
| Three K | 6c | – | 0 |
| Velveeta | 6c | – | 0 |
| Velvet Revolver | 6c | – | 0 |
| Western Spaces | 6c | – | 0 |
| All the Right Moves | 6c+ | – | 0 |
| Cutting Edge | 6c+ | – | 0 |
| In Absentia | 6c+ | – | 0 |
| Ixtlan | 6c+ | – | 0 |
| Kidney Stone | 6c+ | – | 0 |
| Lizard Locks | 6c+ | – | 0 |
| Lone Star | 6c+ | – | 0 |
| Only the Good Die Young | 6c+ | – | 0 |
| Plein Air | 6c+ | – | 0 |
| Tales from the Gripped | 6c+ | – | 0 |
| Texas Hold 'Em | 6c+ | – | 0 |
| The Breathing Stone | 6c+ | – | 0 |
| Yellow Rose of Texas | 6c+ | – | 0 |
| Arch Rival | 7a | – | 0 |
| Mustang Corner | 7a | – | 0 |
| My Little Pony | 7a | – | 0 |
| Tri Tip | 7a | – | 0 |
| West Edge Lane | 7a | – | 0 |
| Ancient Futures | 7a+ | – | 0 |
| Chinese Handcuffs | 7a+ | – | 0 |
| Geriatrics (aka Ben Dover Beelzebub) | 7a+ | – | 0 |
| Matzoland | 7a+ | – | 0 |
| Pegasus | 7a+ | – | 0 |
| Seduction Line | 7a+ | – | 0 |
| The Rube Goldberg | 7a+ | – | 0 |
| The Velveteen Rabbit | 7a+ | – | 0 |
| K-Day | 7b | – | 0 |
| Papillon | 7b+ | – | 0 |
| The Madcap Laughs | 7b+ | – | 0 |
| Wax Cracks Extension (Open Project) | 7b+ | – | 0 |
| Texas Tower Direct | 7c | – | 0 |
| The Velvet Tongue | 7c | – | 0 |
| Desert Gold | 7c+ | – | 0 |
| The Shuffle | 7c+ | – | 0 |
| Chapter 11 | V0 | – | 0 |
| Abridged | V1 | – | 0 |
| Cause for Comotion | V1 | – | 0 |
| Plot Twist | V1 | – | 0 |
| Bookshelf Traverse | V1-2 | – | 0 |
| Can I Help You? | V2 | – | 0 |
| Prologue | V2 | – | 0 |
| Stick to the Plot | V2 | – | 0 |
| Agriculture | V2-3 | – | 0 |
| Double Quarter Pounder | V3 | – | 0 |
| Pink Hammer, Dicks Out | V5 | – | 0 |
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