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BETA PHOTO: This is the white rock with "Amateur Hour"


Description 

NW facing white rock with grey bands seen from the Molino Overlook parking circle. It is a short distance SW along the ridge from where the trail to the Ruins meets the ridgeline.

If anybody knows the "established name" for the rock or has a better idea, let me know.


Getting There 

Park as for the Ruins at the Molino Overlook (MP 4.7) and start hiking on the trail to the Ruins. Just before the last steep section the trail dips down slightly at a small drainage with a tree. From here it is an easy diagonal up and right to the base of the rock, following terraces and deer trails. About 20 min.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Amateur Hour Crag:
1,2,3 Stop   5.8+     Trad, 1 pitch, 100 feet   
Farm Team   5.8+     Sport, 100 feet   
Back In The Shadow Again   5.9     Sport, 60 feet   
Post-Op Therapy   5.10     Sport, 60 feet   
Micro Classic   5.11-     Sport, 30 feet   
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Senior Saga 5.10+  AZ : Mount Lemmon (Santa Catalin... : ... : Amateur Hour Crag
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Derek up high on his new route...

Derek up high on his new route...

Derek going up the "Running Man"

Derek going up the "Running Man"

Notice how wet his shoes are...he did the FA in the rain, good job Dic!

Notice how wet his shoes are...he did the FA in th...

This is the "Micro Buttress". Three very short routes add up to fun.

This is the "Micro Buttress". Three very short ro...


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By 1Eric Rhicard
Nov 1, 2012

This crag is now a good place to go for the moderate team or group. You will have fun.

By Windy Pete
Dec 23, 2012

"You will have fun" It has been so ordered!
Have to agree Eric. Nice job packing it in on the 30'ers. How you saw those lines I'll never know; and the other climbs, quality. BTW while I saw that Minarete protects with some gear, the description says "sport." Don't know if that's a big deal, but to an unobservant newbie...

By Matt martinez
Mar 31, 2013

Had some issues finding it with the directions here (might be that my friend and I are a little challenged). Not sure what the ruins are as described, but from the Molino parking area, you can see the face directly south and UP at the top of the ridge. Only face with similar properties (white with grey stripes). Hope that helps anyone stuck wondering; read "wandering"