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Location: AZ : Southern Arizona : Mount Lemmon (Santa Catalin... : Milagrosa Canyon (La Milagr...
By: Joe Kreidel When: Dec 11, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: Wow, looks great! Thanks for putting in the time to put that together.
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Location: AZ : Southern Arizona : Mount Lemmon (Santa Catalin... : Mount Lemmon Highway (Catal... : Windy Point West : ... : Agatha Christie (Direct) (5.8)
By: Joe Kreidel When: Dec 10, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: Is this the same Don Buland who hangs out in the bars, telling all the ladies what a stud Jon is?
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Location: NV : Christmas Tree Pass : Photo
By: Joe Kreidel When: Nov 27, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: Have those boulders been climbed? They look amazing!
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Location: AZ : Southern Arizona : Tucson Area Bouldering : Panther Peak : HUB : The Hubris Hole (V2)
By: Joe Kreidel When: Nov 27, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: This tall problem was climbed ground up, so there are still some loose holds that will break. There is a loose block at the lip of the hole, and take extra caution up high.
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Location: AZ : Southern Arizona : Mount Lemmon (Santa Catalin... : Mount Lemmon Highway (Catal... : Lower Highway : ... : Heal Hooks (V1+)
By: Joe Kreidel When: Nov 26, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: There are a couple different variations you can do on this one. Topping out way right makes the topout much more difficult. Or, make one or two moves on the rail, then go straight up to a white incut rail, then to a small crimp on the vertical headwall, then up to the ledge. A little easier, but very fun.
The easiest walk off is by climbing ABOVE the tree, walking to the right over the tree, then down.
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Location: AZ : Central Arizona : Queen Creek Canyon : Lower Devil's Canyon : Lower Devil's East (LDE) : ... : Photo
By: Joe Kreidel When: Nov 26, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: Outsourcing your work now, eh Geir? Hope to get out here soon, the more pictures I see, the more enticing it looks!
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Location: AZ : Southern Arizona : Mount Lemmon (Santa Catalin... : Mount Lemmon Highway (Catal... : Lower Highway : Molino Basin Boulders
By: Joe Kreidel When: Nov 24, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: This is a nice little bouldering area, whether you are looking for some fun, easy problems or some mutant-hard projects. The setting is hard to beat, as well.
I know people have been climbing here for a while, but with a paucity of information regarding climbs in this area, we have been adding problems with names we have given them. If you have climbed these problems before and had a name for them, let me know and we'll revert to the original name.
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Location: AZ : Southern Arizona : Tucson Area Bouldering : Panther Peak
By: Joe Kreidel When: Nov 20, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: The hike is well worth it if you are prepared to hike, and prepared for a little choss. There are some real good boulders here, but there is still a fair amount of loose rock. Many problems are cleaning up nicely, but others still need more traffic. And there are still PLENTY of new lines if you are willing to put in the effort of cleaning them up a bit.
There are some new topos, and hopefully more soon, at www.boulderingtucson.com.
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Location: AZ : Southern Arizona : Tucson Area Bouldering : Panther Peak : Beast Boulder : Righteous Beast (V6+)
By: Joe Kreidel When: Nov 17, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: This problem has been re-sent, and is an absolute classic. Bomber rock (now that it has cleaned up a bit) and fantastic movement through 20 feet of roof. This problem would be a classic in Hueco, and is certainly one of the best in Tucson.
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Location: AZ : Southern Arizona : Tucson Area Bouldering : Panther Peak : HUB : Fat Hunk of Burning Love (V4 R)
By: Joe Kreidel When: Nov 13, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: This is the obvious and striking overhanging prow on the far right side of the roof. Great job on a pretty bold ascent.
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Location: AZ : Southern Arizona : Tucson Area Bouldering : Panther Peak
By: Joe Kreidel When: Nov 10, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: Come on out, mobley! There will be plenty of FAs still up for grabs.
Climbing here takes a lot of initial cleaning, but once it is cleaned a little and climbed a few times, the lines are real good. Small feet will continue to break for a while, but most of the handholds on the established climbs should be solid. Lines here should be kept natural - no chipping or drilling, and no gluing. The rock here is highly featured, and there should always be another way to climb through a section.
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Location: AZ : Southern Arizona : Tucson Area Bouldering : Panther Peak
By: Joe Kreidel When: Nov 5, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: If anyone checks this place out any time soon, I'd love to hear your thoughts about the area and what you guys climbed. This place is cleaning up pretty well and the problems that are going up so far are very high quality.
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Location: AZ : Southern Arizona : Tucson Area Bouldering : Panther Peak : Beast Boulder : Righteous Beast (V6+)
By: Joe Kreidel When: Nov 5, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: A key cobble used in the crux section of this climb came off today (the big jug Chris is heel hooking in the photos). The problem is harder now, but probably even a little better. An open project once again.
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Location: AZ : Southern Arizona : Tucson Area Bouldering : Panther Peak : Split Boulder : Disasterpiece Theater (V1)
By: Joe Kreidel When: Nov 3, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: One star might actually be a bit too generous. Could be fun if it cleans up a little more.
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Location: AZ : Southern Arizona : Mount Lemmon (Santa Catalin... : Ventana Canyon : Ventana Canyon Bouldering : ... : Werewolf Bar Mitzvah (V4+)
By: Joe Kreidel When: Nov 2, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: Goofy name comes from the fact that this was climbed by full moon, the night after Halloween, and this:
..which I can never get out of my head.
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Location: AZ : Southern Arizona : Tucson Area Bouldering : Panther Peak
By: Joe Kreidel When: Nov 1, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: The hike is long, but not as bad as it looks. It is also real easy to chase shade here, so when it is warm (but not too hot) like now, the hike is a bit worse, but the climbing is nice.
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Location: AZ : Southern Arizona : Mount Lemmon (Santa Catalin... : Mount Lemmon Highway (Catal... : Lower Highway : ... : Just Punishment (5.12)
By: Joe Kreidel When: Oct 21, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: Strong work, Geir! Sounds like an appropriate name, too.
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Location: AZ : Southern Arizona : Mount Lemmon (Santa Catalin... : Mount Lemmon Highway (Catal... : Windy Ridge : Matterhorn Boulder
By: Joe Kreidel When: Oct 13, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: I started a Tucson bouldering thread so we could discuss these an other issues in a more convenient an easy to follow place.
www.mountainproject.com/v/arizona__new_mexico/tucson_boulder>>>
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Location: AZ : Southern Arizona : Mount Lemmon (Santa Catalin... : Mount Lemmon Highway (Catal... : Windy Ridge : ... : Wooglin's Revenge (V4)
By: Joe Kreidel When: Oct 11, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: We also didn't commit to the topout, so our judgment isn't too trustworthy! Beautiful problem, though.
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Location: AZ : Southern Arizona : Mount Lemmon (Santa Catalin... : Mount Lemmon Highway (Catal... : Windy Ridge : Zschiesche Boulder
By: Joe Kreidel When: Oct 11, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: Some really good problems on this boulder. Be prepared for a tricky descent. We downclimbed the backside, which is essentially a 30 foot 5.8 slab with a few really balancy spots. Have your spotter down there with a pad or two for protection.
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Location: AZ : Southern Arizona : Tucson Area Bouldering : Silverbell Boulders
By: Joe Kreidel When: Oct 11, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: Trey -
Sorry if I was unclear. According to these officers, the land is public land and we are allowed to climb here.
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Location: AZ : Southern Arizona : Tucson Area Bouldering : Silverbell Boulders
By: Joe Kreidel When: Oct 9, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: I can confirm that the boulders are now on public land, and bouldering is allowed. A couple months ago while bouldering at the upper boulders at night, three local Sheriff's deputies trudged up the hill to investigate calls about "weird lights radiating from the hillside". After making sure we weren't armed lunatics or escaped felons, they told us we were fine climbing there because it was indeed public land.
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Location: AZ : Southern Arizona : The Dry Canyon : Spinal Twist (5.12)
By: Joe Kreidel When: Oct 9, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: As of 10/08 there are two biners on the chains for lowering. Lowering off and cleaning the first three draws is still difficult, though.
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Location: AZ : Central Arizona : Queen Creek Canyon : Lower Devil's Canyon : Lower Devil's East (LDE) : Photo
By: Joe Kreidel When: Oct 7, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: That's a pretty serious tease. WOW, looks great!
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Location: AZ : Southern Arizona : Mount Lemmon (Santa Catalin... : Mount Lemmon Highway (Catal... : Windy Ridge : ... : Big Bad Wolf (V9)
By: Joe Kreidel When: Oct 6, 2009 | view comment >> |
Comments: I also think a big problem here is that Tucson bouldering doesn't seem to have a well documented history, and the bouldering 'scene' seems to come in waves, occasionally fizzling out a bit, sometimes resurging. This can make it hard to know what has been done before and what hasn't, what things are named, etc. The McMillen guide is good but not comprehensive, and has anyone younger than 40 ever seen a copy of "Bouldering Beyond Campbell"? Maybe my perspective is a little off, though, being a rel... more >>
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