Arizona is purported to have more exposed rock than any other state in the US. The bad news is that it isn't ALL climbable. The good news is that a BUNCH of it is great for pulling on! Granite, dacite, basalt, limestone, gneiss, monzonite, welded tuff, and a thousand other kinds of the hard stuff.
From the Grand Canyon, Flagstaff and Paradise Forks in the north, to the crags of Granite Mountain, the Superstitions, and Queen Creek, and finally south to Mount Lemmon and Cochise Stronghold, we have it all! Cracks of all sizes, wide, thin, edges, pockets, jugs, sport, trad, bouldering, big walls, no approach, big hike...whatever you're psyched about! The one thing we're a little short on in most areas is crowds, but that's a good thing.
We also have the best year 'round climbing possibilities in the country with crags at just about every elevation imaginable. Between that and the large percentage of sunny days, there ain't a whole lot more you could ask for!
The Prow is one of the classic routes at the Forks and Northern Arizona. Protected by almost all .75 or green camalots this route starts at the base of a good ole fashion OW, once you lead it clean there is no shame starting on the pillar. From there the well protected small hand crack heads up and up, finally turning into a decent hand crack and then topping out at the top of the cliff. ...[more]
By Anthony Stout Administrator From: Albuquerque, NM May 10, 2008
It appears that the GPS coordinate for Winslow Wall need to be deleted or re-done. It puts the area up beyond the North Pole and distorts the entire Arizona map!
I was driving from Phoenix to Tucson and saw some beautiful rock in the Picacho area. Or at least I think that's where it was. Is this area developed. Does it have a different name? What's the scoop?
Hey Jellie, the large formation on your right is the Picacho Peak State Park, a protected area with camping, hiking and a scramble with steel-cables to the summit
Picacho Peak will be closed from July 1 to Oct 2008 for construction of a new visitor center. A plethora of pics & historical beta is available online by googling. Best time is cooler temps Nov-March
Across from Picacho is a climbing area known as Newman Pk; it has some big rock. It is also an adventurous climbing area, rickd has some info on this site.
Just a heads up - Larada's Army Surplus in Mesa is having a 50% off sale on everything in the store. Camping stuff, thermals, shirts ect ect ... They evern have climbing books 50% off. I got weekend rock for 10 bucks.
word...except those older guys from Colorado that we met that were working on routes in the Upper Devils Canyon area...Any 70 year old woman that can climb 5.10 is alright by me - come on back!
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