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Carney Springs Wall Rock Climbing

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Routes in Carney Springs Wall

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	De Grazia T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Honeymooners P1 Variation, The S 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Honeymooners, The T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Norton's Notion T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	To Air is Human T 5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c

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Elevation:	3,838 ft	1,170 m
GPS:	33.40218, -111.37855 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Access Issue: PLACING BOLTS IS ILLEGAL IN THE SUPERSTITION WILDERNESS! Details

In the early '90's the USFS banned all placement of bolts in the Superstition Wilderness. This unfortunately includes replacement of existing bolts. Violating this ban may result in climbing restrictions on this beautiful area. Please think twice and go bolt somewhere else.

Description

Carney Springs Wall is North-east (NE) facing; lots of sun on the wall into the early afternoon (even during winter). Look for a large NE facing wall with lightly colored rock in a distinctive pattern.

Rock quality on CS Wall is decent, but not as good as Bark Canyon. Although the wall may be seen from the road, this is a fairly remote area.

Getting There

Accessed via the Carney Springs road. Carney Springs road (no longer open for vehicles) connects to the Peralta Road. Look for a parking area and a gate on your left as you make a sharp right hand turn (road here trends NE) on Peralta Road. The parking area is about a mile or so before you get to the Peralta Trailhead.

Although a gate now blocks driving access to the end of the road, a 12 minute walk gets you to the fence from where the trail starts. The Carney Springs Wall (and the Acropolis) can easily be seen from the road (looking W-NW). Most of the original trail is difficult to find. Thus, expect about 2 hour approach to the base of the CS wall.