Red Peak: South Face

The first picture shows Red Peak (13189 feet), the Red Diamond Ridge, East Red and East East Red, from the South Summit of Buffalo on May 30, 2008. This shot shows the many avalanche chutes, and also the great skiing off the summit of Red. One can ski any of the obvious lines. This valley is my backyard, as I access it directly from my house. Red Diamond Ridge is my name for the rugged rock ridge connecting the two summits of Red. I’ve climbed it four times (one 5.6 pitch). I have skied from the summit of Red four times, from the summit of East Red once (in January), and from the summit of East East Red three times (twice to the north and once to the south). The best ski line on the south face is the one that drops from Red’s summit and then trends just a little to viewer’s right to the prominent intersection of two avy paths (D5). This line is easily seen from Wildernest and Mesa Cortina.