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The Tool Shed Rock Climbing
Routes in The Tool Shed
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Brokehold Mtn S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b |
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Bromancing The Stone S 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c |
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Crying Game, The S 5.12c/d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b |
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Don't Ask S 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a |
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Don't Tell S 5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a |
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Eye Of The Tiger S 5.12c/d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b |
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Foreclosure S 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Free to Be Me S 5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b |
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Homme Improvement S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a |
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Honeymoon's Over S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c |
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No Nudes is Good Nudes S 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b |
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Oddball S 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c |
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Repo Man S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a |
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Storming The Castle S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b |
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Swap Meat S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a |
| Elevation: | 3,000 ft |
| GPS: |
32.25743, -110.64944 Google Map · Climbing Area Map |
| Page Views: | 22,033 total · 164/month |
| Shared By: | jbak x on Apr 5, 2013 |
| Admins: | adrian montaño, Greg Opland, Brian Boyd, JJ Schlick, Kemper Brightman, Luke Bertelsen |
Description
Before there was a gym in Tucson, I used to come out to TV to boulder after work. I'd look up at this cliff and try to picture routes. The first time I went up and looked at it up close, I was spooked by all the big loose blocks. It was scary just to stand under it. When Joe and I worked up the nerve to rap down it, we redacted.
We also found several fixed pieces and quite a few old bolts on the upper part of the face where the rock is more solid. Apparently there was a "portaledge party" (don't ask) here in the early 80s.
This crag has cleaned up to the point that I can actually recommend it now. Several of the routes are outstanding. If you like climbing 12s, this crag might be right up your alley. All of the full-length routes except for the "bookends" are within a letter grade of 5.12. Don't Tell, Eye of the Tiger, Storming the Castle and No Nudes are excellent.
Getting There
Park at the upper falls pull-outs. Look East... there it is !
20 min drive from Le Buzz. 10 min stroll to crag.
Someone clued me in that the Shed is not quite EASY to find.
So... Drive east on tanque Verde road. Go past houghton. Keep going. After a while tanque Verde changes its name to Redington road. Keep going. After crossing Del Salto creekbed, the road becomes winding and steep. Then the pavement ends and it becomes graded dirt. Very soon a trailhead for the LOWER falls (on your right), and a big parking area (on your left) will appear. This is NOT where you park for the Shed. Keep going.
After a quarter mile or so the road bends north and goes uphill. There are many little parking spots here. Park. Find a high spot and look east. There it is !! If you drive into the next set of switchbacks above the parking, you have driven too far. Look at the maps down in the comments.
As you hike to crag you will quickly see an official sign about flood danger. This tells you that you are on the right trail.
As you near the crag, the trail branches. The climber trail goes left, the sunbather/boulderer trail goes right, then heads steeply down to the wash. If you are heading steeply down, you have gone too far and missed the branch.
As you get even with the crag, another branch heads right over to it.
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