Some people love the details, like How many climbs are there? How many vertical feet will you be climbing? How many trad versus sport climbs will you be doing? How will you deal with the summer heat? What's your plan?

If you are one of those people, this page is for you! 

THE NUMBERS

• There are 237 climbs (That number keeps increasing as people add climbs, as of June 2022 it is 242)
  • 49 sport, 10 toprope, and 183 trad climbs.
  • This number was obtained by reconciling the Handren guidebook with Mountain Project (MP) (the Handren book has climbs not included in MP and vice-versa). If one resources calls a climb 5.7 and the other does not, we included it.
  • One X-rated climb was eliminated from the list.
• We will climb over 52,207 vertical feet (5th class terrain, excludes approaches). 
• 33 of those trad climbs are over 500 feet in length. 
• The longest climb is 1800 feet. 

THE PLAN (orange words are post-facto commentary - updating the plan with reality...)

• SUMMER 2019 - Started this Thing
  • We began this escapade in June 2019 - when it's triple-digit hot. We continue to climb through the summers. Here's how we deal with it.  
    • Arrive at the parking lot by 5 a.m. (avoiding the loop since it opens at 6 a.m.).
      
    • We began by focusing mostly on Kraft and Red Springs areas. We have completed all of the 5.7 climbs currently listed in Kraft and Red Springs.  
    • We have other heat management techniques - see Managing the Desert Heat: https://www.climbonmaps.com/desert-heat.html
• SUMMER 2020 - Continued this thing
  • Focused on climbing in Calico 1, 2, and Sandstone Quarry in the early morning, since those areas are in the shade. We arrived when the gates opened at 6 a.m. and climbed until around 10 a.m. when the shade left and the temps were getting hot!
  • As of 2023 we have all of the 5.7 climbs done in Calico 1, there is one obscure trad climb climb remaining in Calico 2 (Split Crack), and one toprope chimney climb left in Sandstone Quarry. We will nab those this summer. 
• THE BIG CLIMBS OR LONG APPROACHES
  • Climbs that are more than 3 pitches or have an approach longer than 45 minutes mostly need to be tackled in the cooler weather. 
    • Some climbs are very deep in the canyons with several 5.7s clustered together. We will need to get permission from the BLM to camp so we can knock out those climbs over a couple of days - rather than hiking in and out to do each climb (which would be akin to torture...). 
  • The longest climbs ideally need to be done in the Fall before snowy, icy weather hits (or in the Spring if we don't get to them). In the winter, many of the highest peaks have pockets of shade with ice that doesn't melt until spring. These sheets of ice can be very dangerous on a climb or on the walk-off. 
  • We also try to hit shady multi-pitch climbs before the winter. Not only for the reason described in the bullet above, but even without ice, they can be damn cold.
• WINTER CLIMBING
  • Moderate length multi-pitch climbs on sunny walls will be the goal here. The big challenge here is competing with the other climbers during peak season. The climbs we hit during this period tend to be crappy unknown climbs that no-one gives a shit about. 
    
  • Avoiding classics during peak season is a challenge.
  • Big climbs can be a challenge in the winter because of ice and snow in the shadows and at elevation.
    
• COVID 2020 -2021 and INJURIES 2021-2023
  • COVID and injuries definitely have impacted progress, but we are still plugging away!

​List of WTF 5.7 Tour: Red Rock Canyon Climbs By Area & Alphabetical