Moving to Patagonia AZ

So this summer I'll be moving to Patagonia, AZ (1 south of Tucson) anybody out there know of work in the area and or climbing that's not all the way out to the Stronghold or up at the Lemmon?

Advice?
Beta?
Ideas?
Offers of Charity?

The Dry is good winter limestone sport climbing. It's on the west side of the San Pedro Valley, on the east side of the Wetstone Mountains.

The Mustang Wall is on the west side of the Wetstones. Mostly vertical or slightly slabby limestone sport.

If you don't mind developing, there's plenty more limestone down there. My friend found some good granitish stuff too, though I don't know where it was in that area.

NW of Patagonia is Babo and Mendoza.

There is some climbing on Elephant Head in the Santa Ritas near you.
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The Stronghold is not that far away, but it's pretty toasty in the summer. Head high on Mt. Lemmon for comfort. Otherwise, I hope you've got a high choss tolerance.

Learn your birds.

No I know the Stronghold is not "that" far away nor is the lemmon just looking for the daily fix (sounds like its time for a sweet woody). Thanks for the beta, been developing choss in North/Eastern NV for quiet sometime now so the tolerance is high.
Yep the birds are a must with the TNC's sanctuary in the area.
Thanks again folks, and if you come up with anything else or are looking to go choss hunting please look me up I'll be living at the Mountessori school in Patti.

RedRockRat wrote:No I know the Stronghold is not "that" far away nor is the lemmon just looking for the daily fix (sounds like its time for a sweet woody). Thanks for the beta, been developing choss in North/Eastern NV for quiet sometime now so the tolerance is high. Yep the birds are a must with the TNC's sanctuary in the area. Thanks again folks, and if you come up with anything else or are looking to go choss hunting please look me up I'll be living at the Mountessori school in Patti.

If you like choss, you'll love the choss in this southern Arizonan sandbox, and you won't have to share much either. I second the recommendation for something on Elephant Head (as well as Babo & Mendoza, but those are probably as far as Cochise or Lemmon). It's an awesome formation to climb. The established routes are long and not the stuff "daily fixes" are made of, but there's a lot of rock there with plenty of potential for shorter FAs.

Patagonia is an awesome oasis in the desert. Larry made mention of learn your birds. That is because there is a bird sanctuary in the area with a constantly flowing stream that is a great place to hang on hot summer days. Be aware that the area is a hotbed for illegal immigration, and smuggling. Pack heat when in the backcountry(trust me on this)!!!

I spend a lot of time in Rio Rico - there is little work there - Patagonia is a rural place - but you are smack dab in the middle of one of the hottest controversial areas in the state.
There is good hiking in the mountains owned by the Nature Conservancy -
Climbing in the Stronghold is awesome and close to you although its quite hot right now
Lemmon affords cooler temps and a variety of climbing - North about an hour...
That being said, there is a great community of climbers so you have that going for you.

Keep you powder dry!
Climb On