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There Will Be Blood 

The Main Amphitheater

Submitted By: Josh Janes on Jun 14, 2009
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Description 

The Main Amphitheater is the stunning section of tall, steep rock in the middle of The Waterfall area. It includes all routes to the right of The Sword and Blade Runner, and to the left of Three Sheets To The Wind (Lord Humongous being the right margin of the Amphitheater).


Getting There 

See the general directions for The Waterfall.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for The Main Amphitheater:
Black and Tan   5.10     Trad, 1 pitch, 100 feet   
Lord Humongous   5.11     Trad, 1 pitch, 100 feet   
False Prophet   5.11c     Trad, 1 pitch, 90 feet   
There Will Be Blood   5.12d     Trad, Sport, 1 pitch, 100 feet   
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Featured Route For The Main Amphitheater
Starting the steeps on the FA.

Could Be Worse 5.11d  AZ : Oak Creek Canyon : ... : The Main Amphitheater
This long pitch offers some enjoyable vertical climbing to a stance below a severely overhanging corner. Above this things get steep and funky... there are some seriously strange moves up through the upper half of the route: quick, three-dimensional thinking is key. Totally unique and classic. Identify the route by looking for a distinct overhanging column high on the wall (just left of center in the main Amphitheater) that appears to be partl...[more]   Browse More Classics in AZ


Photos of The Main Amphitheater Slideshow Add Photo
A shot right from the anchors of Death and Taxes. You can see a rope on a project. To the right is Rough Around the Edges. To the right of that you can see the zig-zag vertical section of Counter Curse. Fade to Black in the distance.

A shot right from the anchors of Death and Taxes. ...

A shot from the Left Wall. You can see Rough Around the Edges on the cusp of the tan rock. Then Counter Curse, Dark Arts, Speaking In Tongues, Fade To Black, Pyrokinesis, and a climber low, on Black and Tan for perspective.

A shot from the Left Wall. You can see Rough Arou...