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H.S. Canyon

Submitted By: Mike on Jul 7, 2009
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Description 

A remote & very scenic area with few established routes and heaps of potential. Steep, tall walls of mostly super-hard coconino sandstone reward the few who venture this far.


Getting There 

When the road turns to dirt, check the odometer and drive about 3.5 miles to the signed Secret Canyon Trailhead on the left. This is roughly 1 mile past the signed Brins Mesa Trailhead.

Hike the Secret Canyon Trail for around 1/2 mile, then turn left on the signed H.S. Canyon Trail. Follow this for roughly 2 miles until it ends in H.S. Canyon at a large cairn. From there you can look up to the left and see obvious large, steep wall. There are other nice walls with lots of potential on the way, so look around.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for H.S. Canyon:
The Golden Spike   5.11+     Trad, 5 pitches, 600 feet, Grade IV   
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Featured Route For H.S. Canyon
Joe Garcia milking a no-hands rest just below the crux of the first pitch of The Golden Spike in Sedona, AZ.

The Golden Spike 5.11+  AZ : Sedona : ... : H.S. Canyon
This is an outstanding climb up a long, sustained, & aesthetic line on mostly bullet-hard rock. You get some of everything on this route, from tips to chimney, plus a face-y crux. Once at the base, it would be pretty hard to get off-route.P1: (5.11-) Climb the left side of the small pillar, then continue up the clean fingers corner. Pass a small roof to the left, then continue up crack past another roof to 2-bolt anchor with fixed 'biners. (m...[more]   Browse More Classics in AZ