Arizona

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Welcome to Arizona! 

Arizona is purported to have more exposed rock than any other state in the US. The bad news is that it isn't ALL climbable. The good news is that a BUNCH of it is great for pulling on! Granite, dacite, basalt, limestone, gneiss, monzonite, welded tuff, and a thousand other kinds of the hard stuff.

From the Grand Canyon, Flagstaff and Paradise Forks in the north, to the crags of Granite Mountain, the Superstitions, and Queen Creek, and finally south to Mount Lemmon and Cochise Stronghold, we have it all! Cracks of all sizes, wide, thin, edges, pockets, jugs, sport, trad, bouldering, big walls, no approach, big hike...whatever you're psyched about! The one thing we're a little short on in most areas is crowds, but that's a good thing.

We also have the best year 'round climbing possibilities in the country with crags at just about every elevation imaginable. Between that and the large percentage of sunny days, there ain't a whole lot more you could ask for!

Featured Route For Arizona

Kingpin 5.10 PG13  AZ : Granite Mountain : Middle Section

This is a great line that links some prominent features up the steep section left of the Great Roof. This line gives a taste of everything. Technical stemming, splitter jamming, exposed face wandering, and cruiser giant corner at the top.Pitch 1. Scramble up and into a left facing dihedral via cracks and ramps to belay on perch. Pitch 2. The gear on this pitch is small maybe PG13. Technical (burly) stemming and some thin gear will take you up...[more]

Add Photo Photos of Arizona

Ajo Mountains, AZ. Photo by Blitzo.	always a bit gripped at the practice cliff.	On your hottest day, I'll be kicking clients in th...
Agathalon. Photo by Blitzo.	Spider Rock. Photo by Blitzo.	Sonoran Desert. Photo by Blitzo.
Arizona sunset. Photo by Blitzo.	Another Arizona sunset. Photo by Blitzo.	Monument Valley. This may be in Utah. It's right o...
Canyon De Chelly. Photo by Blitzo.	Ocotillo. Photo by Blitzo.	Klondyke wall in southern az is big and adventurou...
Arizona is blessed with tons of rock. Anyone ever...	Pina Blanca Lake Close to Mexico	On the border of Mexico but the mountains are in A...
This rock not far from Nogalas Arizona.	Catalina Mountains Tucson AZ	Road up Mt Lemmon just before windy point.
Natural bridge on Mt Lemmon.	Manzanita tree.	It Stormed all day but what a Sunrise The Homestea...
Saguaro in bloom-AZ state flower. Photo by Blitzo.	Saguaro mutation-Saguaro National Monument. Photo ...	Ocelots. Photo by Blitzo.
sad that windy walks no longer exists, the finest ...	a few more red tile roofs, but this was only 1990	Saguaro along the Mt Lemmon Highway.
My best memory of Flagstaff is on the rail guard.	OK, this was worth getting up at 5:30 a.m. for. A...	The west slopes of Mt Humphreys, highest point in ...