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A climber at Red Rock Canyon

I watched a climber working up a tan sandstone wall at Red Rock Canyon in November 2026. I was up on the slabs across from it, with people and gear down in the wash and the Calico Hills stacked up behind. It topped out around 64, the sky was completely clear, and the wind never really got going, maybe 6 miles an hour.

The Calico Hills are a well known stretch of sandstone in Red Rock Canyon, and people come here to scramble and climb on them. It was a great afternoon to be out, with the late sun lighting up the white and red rock and the shadows already stretching across the desert floor.