Sand Castle, 5.10c

1st Pitch- 180’- 5.9+/ There are several options to complete this pitch. There is a thin corner to the left and there is a thin seam above some easy run out straight below the roof. I chose the direct version. I was a bit tentative about the rock, but the direct seam protected moderately well. As the wall reaches more varnish above, I chose to venture right, up into the pod. There is a run out (5.10a) section up and left through the varnish that leads directly to underneath the roof as well. The pod area made for a comfortable belay on good gear. Sand Castle, 5.10c, 4 Pitches, South Brownstone Wall, Juniper Peak, Red Rock, NV, February, 2011