Tucson Bouldering - issues and ideas

Anybody want to go to the Panther Peak Boulders tomorrow?

I was out there today and finally realized how much bouldering there is to be done. Way more than any one or two people should have to themselves. Hundreds of problems, some of them may be the best in town. The walk is about 45 minutes up and 30 back, most of it flat. The rock takes some cleaning but has been well worth the effort. This place has to be seen to believe the size.

A community website would be a great idea for the Tuscon bouldering community. All that is needed now is someone like 30something stay-at-home dad that has lots of time on his hands, intimate knowledge of the boulders, and would like to manage the site. Does anyone know someone like this in the area?

Nice conversation Joey. Glad to see you making an impression down there.

This is THE new Tucson bouldering area: Panther Peak

rick,
After you left I started working on a line on the other side of that boulder on the long overhanging side. A few tricky moves lead to more jugs high of the deck. I was so tired that I fell off of great holds 15 feet up a couple times. That's sure to be a popular problem.

To those of you who consider yourselves real boulderers, this is your chance to climb the proudest lines around.

yes, the boulders look good, and the lines are different than anything else found on mt. lemmon. but there is some serious effort that needs to be put into this place before it is even close to being called worthwhile.. definitely reminds me of camelback.

so i guess that it is a good thing that the weather has finally begun to change--perfect timing to make things happen out there.

the hike isnt bad, it's just long. once a trail is blazed through, it wont be so bad. it will just be interesting to see what the finished product looks like after all of the cleaning that needs to be done.

Place looks like fun. Definitely a Camelback esque area, which means with work there will be tons of good bouldering.

Just got back from a week out of town. You guys finished cleaning all the boulders at Panther already, right?

I'll likely be heading out there Tuesday and Thursday this week, if anyone is interested in cleaning and climbing new lines.

joe,

im game for thursday. ill give you a call!