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Oak Creek Canyon

Submitted By: Josh Janes on May 27, 2008
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Oak Creek Canyon, AZ. March 09.


Description 

This area includes all the climbing that is accessible from highway 89 as it heads south from Flagstaff. Basically, it includes everything from the Pumphouse Wash and The Overlook down to Sedona city limits. More specifically, this includes Slide Rock State Park, the Oak Creek Waterfall area, the Coke Wall, and all the other miscellaneous sandstone climbs in Oak Creek Canyon.


Getting There 

Take 89 south from Flagstaff, or north from Sedona.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Oak Creek Canyon:
Angel's Delight   5.7+     Trad, 1 pitch, 100 feet   The Overlook
Morning's Mourning   5.8+     Trad, 1 pitch, 80 feet   The Overlook
Orange Out Direct   5.9     Trad, 1 pitch, 70 feet   The Overlook
Isaiah   5.9     Trad, 1 pitch, 70 feet   The Overlook
Amateur Hour   5.9     Trad, 1 pitch, 90 feet   The Overlook
Devil's Deed   5.9     Trad, 1 pitch, 100 feet   The Overlook
Sparky And The Firedog   5.10a     Trad, 1 pitch, 85 feet   The Overlook
Left Trinity Crack   5.10-     Trad, 1 pitch, 80 feet   The Overlook
Black and Tan   5.10     Trad, 1 pitch, 100 feet   The Waterfall : The Main Amphitheater
Middle Trinity Crack   5.10b/c     Trad, 1 pitch, 90 feet   The Overlook
Book Of Friends   5.10c     Trad, 3 pitches, 250 feet   Miscellaneous Routes
Spite and Malice   5.10+     Trad   The Waterfall : The Left Wall
Smoke Big Doobs, Suck Big Boobs   5.10+     Trad, 1 pitch, 100 feet   The Waterfall : The Left Wall
Brother From Another Mother   5.10d     Sport, 1 pitch, 100 feet   The Waterfall : The Right Wall
Lord Humongous   5.11     Trad, 1 pitch, 100 feet   The Waterfall : The Main Amphitheater
False Prophet   5.11c     Trad, 1 pitch, 90 feet   The Waterfall : The Main Amphitheater
Ultimate Finger Crack   5.11+ PG13     Trad, 1 pitch, 165 feet, Grade II   Pumphouse Wash : The Ultimates/Mexican Pocke...
Giardia Crack   5.11+     Trad, 90 feet   The Waterfall : The Left Wall
Linger Fickin Good!   5.11+ A0     Trad, Aid, 1 pitch, 90 feet   The Doctor's Office & The P...
The Center of Singularity   5.13b     Sport, 1 pitch   Slide Rock State Park
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Featured Route For Oak Creek Canyon
Perhaps the best basalt pitch in Arizona: Tomas Robison stems wide on the ultra-classic Black and Tan.

Black and Tan 5.10  AZ : Oak Creek Canyon : ... : The Main Amphitheater
Furthest route right on the right side of the ampitheater. It is easily discernible by the double roofs at the top of the pitch. Start climbing up blocky rock/with cracks to the start of the dihedral. From there, jam, stem, and pull to the first roof which is the crux. Exiting the right side requires a big move... The next roof is cruiser getting to the anchors. ...[more]   Browse More Classics in AZ


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By Richard Fernandez
From: Flagstaff, AZ
Jun 11, 2009

Looking for info/history on Pumphouse area, specifically the lower section accessed from the bridge, anyone? There seems to be a bit of work put into some fun routes, also stumbled upon a hidden .12 or .13, yikes, looks stellar! Thanks!

Richard