The Anvil Boulders

Nuria bouldering on one of the many quality proble...

Description 

The Anvil Boulders make up one of the best bouldering sites in all of Sedona. A short approach and bomber sandstone makes the problems fun. The best guide to the area was created by Jason Henry and is available as a free download on the Vertical Relief Climbing Gym web site:

http://www.verticalrelief.com/LocalAreas/AnvilBoulders.aspx

Getting There 

The Anvil Rock area is located at the north end of Sedona off Highway 89A. Park at the first pullout on the west side of the highway after leaving town. From here, cross the road, jump the barrier and scramble down the steep slope below. Cross Oak Creek at the lowest looking spot then walk east for about three minutes to the boulders. The Anvil Rock sport climbs are located on the cliff band 3 minutes uphill from the boulders.

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Featured Route For The Anvil Boulders

Mars Attacks V10  AZ : Sedona : ... : The Anvil Boulders

This viciously overhanging line of sidepulls and pinches is one of the hardest and prettiest boulder problems in Sedona. Start with a flat crimp and a pinch and make desperate, precise moves out the opposing sidepull features to reach a decent sloper and the difficult sloping topout. Also known as "The Crystal Pinch."...[more]   Browse More Classics in AZ

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Nuria sampling some fine sandstone bouldering.	Eliminations abound on this warm-up.	Nuria on the warm-up.
The V5+ testpiece of the main boulder.