My 93 year old grandpa lives in Scottsdale. This affords an escape from the cold of the Pacific Northwest by way of dry, hot desert rock. Melissa and I joined some friends down in Vegas for a pre-Thanksgiving climbing trip. New traditions, anyone?
We climbed a variety of sandstone – hard (for us) sport, trad, and top roped some crazy looking lines. New friends, new routes, and a ton of fun. I’ll be back.
![Cool sandstone rock at Red Rock Canyon.](https://i0.wp.com/www.mattkurjanowicz.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/redrocks2019-016-scaled.jpg?fit=672%2C896&ssl=1)
![Me trying to find Meetup wall. PC Melissa](https://i0.wp.com/www.mattkurjanowicz.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/redrocks2019-2000-scaled.jpg?fit=672%2C504&ssl=1)
![Lily setting up a rappel at the top of a route at Meetup wall.](https://i0.wp.com/www.mattkurjanowicz.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/redrocks2019-024-scaled.jpg?fit=672%2C789&ssl=1)
![Julia climbing at Meetup wall.](https://i0.wp.com/www.mattkurjanowicz.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/redrocks2019-026-scaled.jpg?fit=672%2C896&ssl=1)
![Sunset from walking out of meetup wall.](https://i0.wp.com/www.mattkurjanowicz.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/redrocks2019-1001-scaled.jpg?fit=672%2C896&ssl=1)
![Anna and Amanda on their way to Moderate Mecca.](https://i0.wp.com/www.mattkurjanowicz.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/redrocks2019-036-scaled.jpg?fit=672%2C423&ssl=1)
![Melissa climbing From Soup To Nuts, 5.7.](https://i0.wp.com/www.mattkurjanowicz.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/redrocks2019-044-scaled.jpg?fit=672%2C896&ssl=1)
![Melissa and I at the top of the first pitch of Big Bad Wolf (5.9). PC Anna Hurst](https://i0.wp.com/www.mattkurjanowicz.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/redrocks2019-2003-scaled.jpg?fit=672%2C896&ssl=1)
![Melissa walking through a slot canyon en route to panty wall.](https://i0.wp.com/www.mattkurjanowicz.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/redrocks2019-063-scaled.jpg?fit=672%2C896&ssl=1)
![Ryan Leading Cover My Buttress, 5.5.](https://i0.wp.com/www.mattkurjanowicz.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/redrocks2019-065-scaled.jpg?fit=672%2C896&ssl=1)
![View from en route of Tonto (5.5).](https://i0.wp.com/www.mattkurjanowicz.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/redrocks2019-089-scaled.jpg?fit=672%2C896&ssl=1)
![Melissa climbing Sea of Troubles (5.9)](https://i0.wp.com/www.mattkurjanowicz.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/redrocks2019-103-scaled.jpg?fit=672%2C896&ssl=1)
![Last sunset of the trip, from the top of Sea of Troubles.](https://i0.wp.com/www.mattkurjanowicz.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/redrocks2019-104-scaled.jpg?fit=672%2C504&ssl=1)
![Desertgiving 2019 - Jason, Me, Melissa, Amanda, Lily, Ryan, Julia, Anna](https://i0.wp.com/www.mattkurjanowicz.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/redrocks2019-2008-scaled.jpg?fit=672%2C491&ssl=1)