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Neptune

Submitted By: Eric Rhicard on May 7, 2008
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Description 

This is the first formation on the left as you descend the gully. There are a number of good routes here with the red wall routes generally being harder and more intimidating.


Getting There 

Drop down the gully as described in the Reef of Rocks "Getting There" section.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Neptune:
Jaws   5.8     Trad, Alpine, 2 pitches, 200 feet   
Warm and Free   5.10- PG13     Trad, Alpine, 2 pitches, 250 feet   
Rapture of the Steep   5.10     Trad, Alpine, 2 pitches, Grade II   
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Featured Route For Neptune
The Neptune. Jaws is in the upper left part of the picture in the corner where the black face and the green face meet.

Jaws 5.8  AZ : Mount Lemmon : ... : Neptune
While this route only checks in at a mere 5.8, you'll find it to be a worthy outing if you enjoy clean wide cracks. The grade doesn't reflect the nature of the climbing - it feels BIG in every sense of the word.Belay on a good ledge at the base of the offwidth which is about 70' off the deck (gear: chockstone, two .75's which may be tricky to find, and/or #5 Friend.) There are two ways to get to this point: either climb directly up (5.11), ...[more]   Browse More Classics in AZ