Mountain Project: Climbing Central Arizona

Cold day in January 2007. Photo by Aaron Locander...

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for The Pond:

Pocket Warmer 5.6 Sport, 1 pitch, 45 feet

Chutes and Ladders 5.7 Sport

Easy Pool 5.7 Sport, 1 pitch

Sappy Love Song 5.8 Sport

Nothing Shocking 5.8 Sport, 55 feet

Dead Pool 5.8 Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet

Follow Your Heart 5.8 Sport, 1 pitch, 50 feet

Arete Horizon 5.10a Sport, 75 feet

Pocket Puzzle 5.10a Sport

Pocket Pow-Wow 5.10a/b Sport, 1 pitch, 60 feet

Pocket Party 5.10 Sport, 1 pitch, 75 feet

In Seam 5.10c Sport, 1 pitch, 70 feet

Nothing Lasts Forever 5.10c Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet

Space Hog 5.10c Sport, 1 pitch, 65 feet

Close Call 5.10c Sport, 75 feet

The Big Weld Show 5.11a Sport, 90 feet

Main Squeeze 5.11a Sport

The Soft Parade 5.11b Sport, 1 pitch, 85 feet

Mona Lisa 5.11b Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet

Desert Devil 5.13a Sport

Featured Route For The Pond

The FA on his work. Nice looking line Fred!

Adamantasaurus Flacciphallicus PhD 5.11a AZ : Central Arizona : ... : The Pond

Bouldery start onto a technical face and up various interesting bulge-like features. Pull over last bulge on dark, solid rock. A bit crispy in spots due to newness. Belaying off of the large boulder at the bottom is possible once the leader is well off the ground. It can be started from the direct bottom via the jug or by traversing in from around the corner to the left; same rating either way....[more] Browse More Classics in AZ

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BETA PHOTO: Can anyone identify this route at the Ponds (runs ...	BETA PHOTO: Looking west...unidentified route is on flat face ...	BETA PHOTO: Approach up the rocks to reach the Pond Area
Photo taken January 23, 2010, after a huge rainsto...	Here's the trail up to The Pond - no climbing up t...	Jeffrey Gibson on Arete Horizon
rapping up a great day at the pond	Heath climbing for the first time at Queen Creek, ...	Scott on an unknown 5.6, 12 of 40
BETA PHOTO: The Pond's parking area, from above.

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By J tot
From: Tempe, AZ
Jan 18, 2011

This would help a lot more if someone familiar with the area put up a beta topo of the wall... or numbered the route names left to right or something like that.

By Ben Beard
From: Superior, AZ
Dec 21, 2011

Josh, you could buy a Marty guide for a few bucks.

By Ben Beard
From: Superior, AZ
Feb 3, 2012

the description should really recommend climbers to go under the bridge to cross. Simply stay on the trail from the parking lot along the guard rail until you meet the bridge. There is an easy down slope to get under the bridge.

By Stefanie S.R.
Feb 19, 2012

To avoid confused climbers, when you cross the bridge (over or under) walk to the right of the pond, over or traverse. Then look for the blue hand line to up and it becomes obvious where to go after that.

By Austin Sobotka
Jan 7, 2013

me and my partner were the last group to leave this past saturday, on our way out i found a single shoe under pocket puzzle. it's a right foot evolv defy. message me if its yours and i'll get it to you

By GregC
Feb 20, 2013

The approach here is pretty hairy. Of course there are likely dozens of ways. If you are visiting for the first time, you will likely be soloing a 5.2 scramble.

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