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Red Rock Rendez-vous March 28, 2011

La version française juste après ;)

I'm currently traveling in the United States. I first flew to Las Vegas, to take part in the Red Rock Rendezvous, one of the biggest climbing festival in the USA.
I have always loved climbing at the Red Rocks and this event was the perfect pretext to come back and climb on this amazing and unique sandstone. Furthermore, it was a great opportunity to meet up with friends from all over the places.

Basically, the RRR allow people to take part into clinics such as "Intro to Sport Climbing" or "Self Rescue": With all the possible themes in between : trad climbing, fall safe, footwork and techniques, etc...
All those clinics, supported by sponsors, are taught by well known climbers or alpinists : Peter Croft, Mark Synnott, Joe Kinder, Lisa Rands, Jonathan Siegrist, Emily Harrington, Kevin Jorgenson, etc...
And obviously, there are great slides shows and parties on evenings.  

I found the concept very interesting with a perfect organization. And above all I really enjoyed helping people to improve their climbing and was rewarding by their smiles, happiness and thanks.

The photos below tell the rest of the story,,, (credit : Eric Odenthal)
Special thanks to Elliot ;)

Un petit mot sur ma première "mission" au pays de l'Oncle Sam. Après un voyage de plus de 40h dû à un problème de transmetteur, je suis finalement arrivée à bon port. C'est à dire à Las Vegas. Je connais bien cette ville mais je ne m'y ferai jamais. Démesure, irréalite tout n'est qu'apparence et mirage. Mais les Red Rocks sont la, avec son grès unique et exceptionnel à grimper.
Je voulais aussi prendre part au Red Rock Rendezvous, un des plus grands festival de grimpe aux USA. Un bon prétexte, si besoin l'etait, pour revenir grimper ici. Et avoir la possibilité de voir un bon nombre d'amis grimpeurs venus de part et d'autres du pays pour cet évènement.

Le RRR est tout simplement un grand rassemblement où toute personne inscrite peut participer à différents types d'ateliers. De l'atelier qui reprend les bases pour les débutants aux ateliers plus techniques des manip de sauvetages et des techniques d'artif:
Chaque atelier, soutenu par un sponsor, est effectué par des grimpeurs connus : Peter Croft, Mark Synnott, Joe Kinder, Lisa Rands, Jonathan Siegrist, Emily Harrington, Kevin Jorgenson, etc...
Et bien entendu des slides show et soirées festives.

Personnellement j'ai bien aimé ce concept avec une parfaite organisation. Et partager ma passion avec d'autres, les aider à progresser et voir leur sourire et joie est toujours un grand plaisir pour moi.

Le reste en images par Eric Odenthal
Et un grand merci à Elliot qui se reconnaitra...

Le fabuleux grès rouges des Red Rocks
The marvelous red sandstone of the Red Rocks

Le camp de base du Red Rock Rendezvous avec son mur, ses stands et le massif des Red Rocks en arrière plan
The Red Rock rendezvous base camp with its wall, booths and the Red Rocks on the background

Joe Kinder happy and ready to go

Beth Rodden and myself. So nice to see her again ! Ouch... Jetlag...

"Mon" petit groupe de grimpeurs bien sympas en quête de conseils techniques et placement des pieds...
Ha ha here was my happy group for the clinic "footwork and techniques" special french style ;)

Shingo et son atelier de trad - Shingo working on his trad clinic

Sackline, burritos and drinks

Want some beer ?

with your pancakes ?

Love this rock !

See you next year at the Red Rock Rendezvous !

Red Rocks... May 24, 2009

There are some climbing areas that I have always enjoyed and where I will always return with lots of pleasure.
The Red Rocks are one of those places. I love the sandstone there and the feeling of being in the middle of such a massive rock formation colored in red, purple and beige...
Red rocks is a great place for moderate climbs, bouldering and long multipitch trad climbing route.

That was an ideal place for me to start climbing again outside.

                                                    

        The Trophy Wall a nice steep place to get back your power and endurance

     

The Red Rocks chapter of my trip ended with the Miami Vice party. Gunnar, a friend of ours, celebrated his Birthday in this huge mansion in Las Vegas. Most of the people were climbers, skydivers or base jumpers, and were all dressed in 80's 'Miami Vice' costumes. The 2 days we spen in the mansion felt like a little time warp ;-                                                

                                      Gunnar and Kevin playing the role of Sonnie Crockett and Tubbs

                                                                       The Miami Vice crew

       

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