Journal of Alta California

Venture at Your Own Risk

Recommendations for the best of California and the West

SPORT CLIMBING

CALICO BASIN, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA

A mere 20 miles from Sin City lies another alluring place to test your luck: Calico Basin. The geographic marvel features gorgeous sandstone walls where rock jocks of different skill levels can try their hand (and foot) at sport climbing—in which ascents have

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