Sweet Thin, Red Rock, NV

October 10, 2021
Red Rock, NV
Sweet Thin 5.9+

We're back climbing at Red Rock for a week and are starting out on a route that caught my eye a while back. Sweet Thin is named for its 4th pitch flake that is amazingly thin. Laura and I got an early start and made the fairly long hike into the Brownstone Wall.

When we arrived, there was a party gearing up in front of us getting ready to jump on Sweet Thin. We waited patiently since we had all day and the sun was shining. The route follows the first 2.5 pitches of Megatron and then cuts to the left and climbs to a fun, thin flake. Climbing the flake, you feel it flex under your weight so moving right and up the bolted face is where the route leads. One wide pitch and a few more fun and interesting pitches of 5.8 climbing and you're on top of the Brownstone Wall.

We agreed that Sweet Thin was among our favorite routes to date at Red Rock and would definitely climb it again. Laura and I arrived at the summit around noon and while hiking off, decided to try Megatron since the day was still early. When we reached the base of the route again, there was a slower group on the first pitch of Megatron. We discussed options and decided to try a route that parallels Megatron. Requiem for a  Tadpole is the route we chose. Laura wanted to lead the first 5.7 pitch so off she went...

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