Red Rock Nevada (01/2002)
About the trip
This was my very first trip after first creating my life list. Overall, it was a great trip and exactly what I had hoped it would be. A gateway to a good deal of new and rich experiences. I met a lot of great new people, had a chance to fall in love with rock climbing, experienced one of the most beautiful desert areas in the US, and saw just how out of shape i had let myself get!
My Red Rocks Pages
- Red Rocks is a great place to climb and if you are at all interested in what i paid and how i got there, check out my Plan and Cost page.
- Since this was my first trip, it was my first opportunity to buy gear! Oh, what a wonderful thing new gear is. :-) Check out the Gear List for this trip which includes my reviews of how each particular item performed for me.
- My Trip Log is also included if you're interested in what happened over the course of the week. More than likely, the only person who will ever read this is me when im feeling a bit nostalgic. But hey, maybe someone will be relaly bored one day and need something to do.
- Check out the Photo Gallery for pics of the trip and area we climbed.
About Red Rock Nevada
Located just a short drive west of the Las Vegas Strip, with its glittering hotels, world-class restaurants, and unmatched entertainment choices, Red Rock Canyon is an oasis in a neon desert. It's one of the best places to climb in the US as evidenced by the number of climbers who make there way out there every year.
The Red Rock Canyon area is, arguably, the most beautiful area in Nevada—perhaps the southwest. Whether you are a rock climber, a hiker, a rock hound, or just appreciate the beauty of wild horses, bighorn sheep, and wild burros roaming free, this part of Nevada is just for you.
About the Guide - Quest
I first visited Quest when I was a Junior in College. I went with our Student Government as part of the training and team building weekend. Once I got on the high ropes course, I was hooked. I was so intersted I started talking to the guides and found out that they offered extended trips open to non students. If you are interested in beginning in outdoor sports, I would recomend them as good way to get your first exposure.
QUEST is an outdoor adventure and recreation program at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania serving students and the general public. Quest offers exciting, outdoor and educational courses, mostly at the beginner and intermediate level, in Pennsylvania, the United States, Africa, South and Central America and Europe. People of all ages and backgrounds participate. Many courses are in response to organizations who ask us to design special outdoor experiences for them. Led by Roy Smith, the man responsible for bringing Outward Bound to higher education in the late 60’s, Quest is a great way to get introduced to outdoor sports.
To find out more information about quest, go to http://quest.bloomu.edu or just give Roy a call. I’m always surprised that the man who made the ascent of the last unclimbed 20,00' mountain in the Andes and a year later led a team which made the first crossing of the Sea of Cortez in kayaks often answers the phone within the first few rings. And if you don’t get the man who in 1976 led a National Geographic supported expedition, which made the first winter crossing of the Alaska Brooks Range--a 400 mile, forty-day journey, leave a message. He’ll call you back!