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Black Sunday 
Cat Claw 
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King of Pain 
Live Oak 
Mixed Feelings 
Mystical Adventures 
Palo Verde 
Pam's Jam 
Political Asylum 
Pomey Direct 
Two Cams and a Jam 
Wish You Were Here 
Worm 
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Cactus Flower East 


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Submitted By: Orphaned on Jan 31, 2006

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Description 

Cactus Flower East is a low-slung wall of cracks and face climbs located to the north and a little east of the main Peak area. There are a number of routes here on crystalline desert granite. The classic testpiece of the area is the ultra-thin King of Pain.


Getting There 

Hike up the tourist trail from the visitor's center (looks like a big smooth dirt golf cart path). Continue on past the sign marking the climber's trail to the peak area and the trail flattens and drops a little bit. A spur climber's trail heads north in the direction of Cactus Flower East.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Cactus Flower East:
Live Oak   5.7     Trad, 1 pitch, 45 feet   
Zenolith   5.9     Sport, 1 pitch, 30 feet   
Two Cams and a Jam   5.9     Trad, 50 feet   
Banana Crack   5.9     Trad, 50 feet   
Facist Pig   5.9     Trad, 1 pitch, 45 feet   
King of Pain   5.10a     Sport, 1 pitch, 45 feet   
Black Sunday   5.10a/b     Trad, TR, 1 pitch, 45 feet   
Wish You Were Here   5.10b     Sport, 1 pitch, 30 feet   
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Featured Route For Cactus Flower East
King of Pain

King of Pain 5.10a  AZ : Central Arizona : ... : Cactus Flower East
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By Pete Hickman
From: Tacoma, WA
Nov 24, 2007

This is a great place to practice placing gear because the climbs are so short and have a whole lot of options for placements.

By MacM
From: Cave Creek/Preskitt, AZ
Dec 10, 2012

Worth noting that in the last year there have been about 10 bolts added for anchors at the top of the lower tier, nice for the TR enthusiasts.

-Mac, PPG