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Location: AZ : Cochise Stronghold : Owl Rock : Nightstalker (5.9)
By: Mark Abbott When: Jan 28, 2007

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Comments: The route faces southeast. The start is tucked behind a huge boulder that makes up one side of the starting stem.

There is a 4th bolt, among the chickenheads/plates about 15 feet below the summit.

The following gear is enough to keep almost any leader happy, seriously:
-- One set of wired nuts.
-- One #4 Camalot (for the first wide crack you pass; a #3 can be made to work if you're skilled).
-- One #2 Camalot (for a crack about half way up, just after pulling the c... more >>


Location: AZ : Cochise Stronghold : The Wasteland : The Wasteland (5.8)
By: Mark Abbott When: Oct 20, 2006

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Comments: The route-finding on this route is highly inobvious, especially the first pitch. The descent too is unusually tricky. One's best bet for the first time up this route is to go with someone who has done it before.