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DescriptionFun trad, sport, and bouldering on a fun wall. the rock here varies from very good to very bad. make sure you assess the bolt situation from the ground, some lines have very old bolts. i have unscrewed many bolts by hand (for safety, if they were fallen on, they were coming out anyway.) other than that, great sport climbing is to be had. there is a great (but sharp) 5.13 on the backside, as well as great 5.6s. the only problem with the area is the absence of multitudes of moderates. Getting Therefrom Prescott, go north on 89. the cliff is obvious on the right. right before the "adult boutique". The ClassicsMountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for High Rappel Dell:
French Tickler 5.8 Trad, 1 pitch, 60 feet
Guillotine 5.8 Trad, 1 pitch, 90 feet
King Cling 5.10a Trad, 50 feet
Co-op Crack 5.10b Trad, 2 pitches, 120 feet
Seige 5.10 R Trad, 2 pitches, 150 feet
Cerebral Palsy (Barber Route) 5.11c PG13 Trad
Fred 5.12- Trad
Featured Route For High Rappel Dell
Fred 5.12- AZ : Granite Dells/Watson Lake D... : High Rappel Dell
If you are looking for hard trad in the Prescott area you have plenty of options, but don't miss out on this J-Treesque finger system. Start out on good holds/jams and climb up to a small left facing dihedral. Move up over a small bulge and you are staring down the crux. There are a handful of different ways to do this section, though it doesn't seem all that much harder than anything else on the route. After the crux, Fred keeps his eye on y...[more] Browse More Classics in AZ
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