Arkansas & Traverse Wall

Description 

Two cliffs across the canyon from the Warm Up Wall. The Arkansas Wall is the left cliff, overhanging and a bit dirty on the left side and roughly vertical but cleaner on the right. There are about half a dozen lines, the best being the classic, technical right arete. The Traverse Wall has a couple decent steep problems on its left side, but the main attraction is the difficult, undercut traverse from left to right. This traverse is one of the finest problems at Kelly. Landings on the Traverse Wall are good if a bit rocky, while the Arkansas Wall's base is a bit slopey and sketchy in spots.

Getting There 

From the Trailer Park go left, walk for a couple minutes and look for the Warm Up Wall on the right. The Arkansas and Traverse Walls are slightly farther down the canyon on the left.

The Classics

Featured Route For Arkansas & Traverse Wall

The Traverse V7-8  AZ : Kelly Canyon : Arkansas & Traverse Wall

The best traverse (really the only traverse that gets done) at Kelly Canyon. Very steep, but secure pulls out the overhang lead to pumpy, increasingly difficult sloper and crimp moves with heelhooks and bad feet, finally reaching nice pockets about halfway across. Easier moves on mostly good holds end at a jug just left of the tree. Every single move on this problem is awesome (yes really.)...[more]   Browse More Classics in AZ