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Submitted By: Andrew Ryder on Sep 21, 2009
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Description 

Keep walking past the first cluster of boulders for a few minutes to find another, smaller cluster of boulders. There are many high quality problems here.


Getting There 

Walk down the canyon from the parking, past the first area until you reach another grouping of boulders right on the trail.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Second Area:
Black Ice   V2     Boulder, 15 feet   
Big Arete   V3-4     Boulder, 16 feet   
Happy Puppy   V6-7     Boulder, 10 feet   
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Featured Route For Second Area
Big Arete

Big Arete V3-4  AZ : Oak Creek Canyon : ... : Second Area
Looming behind the other boulders is this tall, beautiful arete. Climb it by the right side. Start on the obvious large jug and go to a right hand gaston, slap to the arete, then bust some slightly scary layback moves until you can reach the lip. Scoot right a bit to top out. Classic!...[more]   Browse More Classics in AZ