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

Jump Back Jack Crack 5.10c  AZ : Granite Mountain : Right Section

I was worked by this "odub", and had to bail off high on the pitch using my #6 Friend and a sling. It was great! This is a single pitch of un-relenting OW. Two different starts are available. The one on the left looks harder than the one I chose on the right. While potentially easier, the rope seems to run over a sharp-ish edge when leading the right start, and some crumbly footing. Both starts are about 4.5 inch cams or so. After that, it ...[more]

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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 ...