The Las Vegas Strip shone brightly as nighttime neared, and we began to rappel down again. We felt confident with a little work and a lot of luck we could figure out a way to retrieve the rope and continue rappelling, but we likely would do so in darkness. Our lifeline to the safety of terra firma got jammed in a small crack. We are tired, thirsty and hungry.Īnd that’s when it happened - our rope became stuck. As we rappel down the route we just climbed, we marvel at the sunset and try to beat the impending darkness. It’s 7 p.m., and we’ve been climbing since 6 a.m.
My wife, Tonya, and I dangle several hundred feet off the ground on Crimson Chrysalis, a famed rock climb in Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area just outside of Las Vegas. A day trip to Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area provides a welcome contrast to the glitz of the Strip.
