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Crags Against Humanity Rock Climbing

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Areas in Crags Against Humanity

Discard Pile., The 0 / 7 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

Draw Pile., The 1 / 14 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 15

Expansion Pack., The 1 / 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

High Stakes Lounge 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Players Club 0 / 9 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 9

Short Stack., The 0 / 8 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8

Small Ball Wall 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

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Elevation:	4,000 ft
GPS:	32.32441, -110.70682 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Description

Crags Against Humanity are a collection of roadside cliffs low on Catalina Highway with routes aimed primarily at the beginner and intermediate Mt. Lemmon climber. With a large collection of routes rated 5.9 and under, uber-friendly bolt spacing and convenient access, its easy to see why "Crags" has quickly become the most heavily used (read: crowded) low elevation cliff.

If you can bear the ambiance of traffic and gunfire (shooting range is just up the highway) you'll find a full grade range from 5.5 to 5.12 with climb angles ranging from slab to overhung, and the real gems featuring big, chunky holds, and landing in the 5.7-5.9 range.

The cliffs get shade from about mid morning on, which means that you can comfortably climb here up until it is pushing well into the 90’s in Tucson.

Given the traffic these crags get, its especially important to top-rope on your own gear and limit your environmental impact as much as possible.

Getting There

Drive up Catalina highway until just past milepost four. There is a large pullout on your left directly at a drainage with culvert going under the highway - park here.

There is a worn in access path that begins near the downhill end of the pull out just left of a small mesquite. The path contours the cliff directly under the climbs. Please stay on the path going to and from the climbs.

51 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Crags Against Humanity

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b 60 ● Dronemaster Flash Sport, TR Short Stack.
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 163 ● Moral Ambiguity Sport Draw Pile.
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 123 ● Hindsight is 2020 Sport Draw Pile.
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 170 ● Spontaneous Conga Line Sport Draw Pile.
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 57 ● Mt. Lemmon Short Bus Sport, TR Short Stack.
5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c 84 ● Full Hindsight Sport Draw Pile.
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 176 ● Walking the Plank Sport Draw Pile.
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 117 ● With a Bullet Sport Draw Pile.
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 80 ● 90 Days in the Hole Sport Discard Pile.
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 57 ● Entertainment Tonight Sport Draw Pile.
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 48 ● Reverse Cowgirl Sport Draw Pile.
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b 91 ● Morgan Freeman's Voice Sport Draw Pile.
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 38 ● Spray Tan Handy Man Sport Expansion Pack.
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a 46 ● From Russia With Love Sport Expansion Pack.
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b 43 ● Alternative Fact Checking Sport Expansion Pack.