"Went up Rainbow Direct for the first time! First half was premier scrambling, second half had plenty of ropes to feel safe except towards the end where you'll have to do some exposed low 5th class climbing to get up to the summit. All in all a great adventure, thank you to all who maintain this route." — MikeERodriguez • Sep 8, 2025

"This route has become one of my favorites. The last time I did it I added Juniper and Gunsight, which really doesn't extend the trip time by much time, distance or elevation. This trip was up the Gunsight Notch and directly to Walk Up Wall from there. The crack on the north side of Rainbow Wall looks intimidating, but actually it is really not too bad. You feel protected on a lot of the climbs...that have permanent ropes for assistance. Overall, a great route and day! " — Heartattackbruce • May 13, 2025

"Last year I made it only half way due to lots of water in the canyon. I returned on the day when the canyon was almost dry. Still lots of boulder hopping and climbing. The crux is a scary 50m Class 4 downclimb. It felt like low Class 5 to me." — Taras • Dec 19, 2024

"This was an attempt to do what is known as the Trifecta, or Triple Crown hike to Bridge, Rainbow and Wilson in Red Rock. We had cached water the week before the hike which we thought would help us with less weight the day of the hike and that we have plenty of water to get us through the big day. It turned out to be a hot day for a hike like this. All of us where feeling slightly dehydrated, even after consuming all the water we had cached. We knew that it was going to be a tough hike, but for some reason we underestimated it. Doing the three BIG peaks, which two of the members pulled off, was about 8000 feet of elevation gain and nearly 22 miles. The temperature wasn't conducive for such an undertaking for four of us....me included. We made the decision at the turn to go down to Wilson, from the limestone ridge, to return to our shuttle vehicle we had set up the day before and skip Wilson. It was the right decision for us since we felt dehydrated and we wanted to be finished before dark. Congratulations and applause to the two members (Carlton and Cameron) that completed this awesome undertaking. " — Heartattackbruce • Sep 21, 2024

"Attempted to go up the rainbow w/ ledges route but didn't have a rope on me to get up the waterfall traverse at the bottom of the amphitheatre. Instead I opted to check out the walk up wall which was in good condition. Summited Rainbow Wall at sunset, and rainbow peak shortly after. Copious amounts of water on oak creek descent if you have a water filter!" — MikeERodriguez • Jun 23, 2024

"5.17.24~8.4 miles, 1,700’ in 4hrs…This may not even fit the criteria for an attempt since I wasn’t very close to the goal but I did intend to get there. Got an early start at 5:15am for a hot day but this route from Lovell Cyn is sooo fucking long, I lost patience and focus when looking at rainbow from the crest trail on the ridge. I should have just kept my eyes on the ground and continue to move forward. I know better. I’m posting an attempt just so I can put flower pics on here. It was really cold at the start at 57deg but when returning back down rocky gap, it got very warm at 9am. I Will keep at it til I get in better Mtn shape (body and mind) I feeling rusty. Harlan Stockman made an amazingly thorough report on how to climb this peak on his web page and also gave me tips on all the strategies with water, webbing protection. Thanks again. " — paula.raimondi • May 17, 2024

"Always a fun loop that can be modified in many ways...adding or subtracting peaks on the way. It's fun to see the expressions on the faces of the team when they do the Rainbow Direct route for the first time. " — Heartattackbruce • Apr 21, 2024

"Great route. Lots of climbing and scrambling thats not too exposed. There is really just one section at the beginning that exposed. Really should bring a 50 foot rope for a rappel. There are two bolts to use for this. " — derek-puraVida • Mar 24, 2024

"Had a fun time going up and down the direct route. We had a team of seven, which is a large group for this route, but everyone kept moving from one challenge to the next so that there weren't long waits. Great team effort. " — Heartattackbruce • Nov 25, 2023

"This six peak route was stitched together by taking several segments of other routes and linking them up for one great, challenging, fun route. We took minimal, short breaks in order to assure that we could get it done in a reasonable amount of time....being that no one we knew had ever done it, so the time to complete was a guesstimate. Nine hours later we arrived back at the car, completing an epic, loop adventure. If you use the attached track, please be aware that there may be sections of it that you might not want to attempt unless you are used to climbing Class 4/5 without ropes. What a day!" — Heartattackbruce • Oct 22, 2023