Nevada · Rock climbing · Las Vegas

Blood Wall

Blood Wall in Nevada has 13 climbing routes with 9 difficulty grades, offering bouldering pads and traditional climbing.

13 routes
5.7 – 5.12c
Trad · Bouldering

Blood Wall is a climbing area in Nevada's Rainbow Mountain Wilderness, managed by the Bureau of Land Management's Red Rock/Sloan Field Office. It sits within the wilderness, about 0.1 mile from Cactus Flower Tower and Cactus Flower Tower Summit, and 0.2 mile from The Triad. The area has 13 routes, all but one of which are trad, with grades ranging from 5.7 to 5.12c. The hardest is The Main Vein at 5.12c, and the easiest is Crack McMuffin at 5.7. Venipuncture is a 5.12a/b trad route. The Triad and Oakey Buttress are also close by, and the N Oak Creek Canyon hike starts about 0.3 mile away. For an overnight stay, Red Rock Canyon Campground is about 6 miles off.

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