The Warrior, 5.11a

7th Pitch- 150’- 5.8/ The rock quality did start to deteriorate on this final pitch, which is typical for Red Rock peaks. For the most part, climb straight up through horizontal breaks. Many of the better gear placements are in varnished horizontal slots. The final portion of this pitch gets a bit more vertical requiring you to weight the holds and I did break a foot edge during this last section, thus tread lightly. Straight up the wall leads to a fixed belay next to a dead tree (2011). It is at this juncture that the Warrior connects into the top of Cinnamon Hedgehog. 5th class up and left in a gully past a huge tree leads to the summit. The Warrior, 5.11a, 7 Pitches, Cactus Flower Tower, Red Rock, NV, October, 2011