Fun trad, sport, and bouldering on a fun wall. the rock here varies from very good to very bad. make sure you assess the bolt situation from the ground, some lines have very old bolts. i have unscrewed many bolts by hand (for safety, if they were fallen on, they were coming out anyway.) other than that, great sport climbing is to be had. there is a great (but sharp) 5.13 on the backside, as well as great 5.6s. the only problem with the area is the absence of multitudes of moderates.
Getting There
from Prescott, go north on 89. the cliff is obvious on the right. right before the "adult boutique".
If you are looking for hard trad in the Prescott area you have plenty of options, but don't miss out on this J-Treesque finger system. Start out on good holds/jams and climb up to a small left facing dihedral. Move up over a small bulge and you are staring down the crux. There are a handful of different ways to do this section, though it doesn't seem all that much harder than anything else on the route. After the crux, Fred keeps his eye on y...[more]
High Rappel Dell
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