Mid May Amanda Mac ( Level 2 Patient Access Rep. ) and I left our apartment to have an ordinary workout at the BaseCamp Climbing Gym above Virginia Street. The gym was temporarily closed due to construction in other parts of the hotel, a 6yr long ongoing renovation process. We decided to make a trip out to Thomas Creek in South Reno above the Galena community. For our climb we did the brief 5.9 pitch known as Orange Marmalade. Mountain Project reviews consider this route to be sandbagged, though I can't say with much certainty if this is in fact the case or not. Of the climbs at Thomas Creek this may be my favorite. I have yet to climb the Torch Light route, or the blocky choss lines on the East side of the area, but I have climbed every other line at some time or another, and I can attest that this line is among the more clean and secure routes for this area. For locating Thomas Creek the Mountain Project directions are your best source of information, additionally I have provided a picture below of the goat trail leading from the "mountain bike" trail which is used to access this area. A closer look at this photo and you can see the base of Thomas Creek crag at the top of the photo. If you don't mind a short but arduous approach and a little bit of choss this is a great summer location given the cool breeze of the canyon and the constant afternoon shade topography.
Personal Review of Area : Rock/Climb Quality 3/10 - Size 2/10 - Accessibility 6/10
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