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Description 

This south facing rock makes a nice outing during the winter and has some nice variety of both grade and type (trad and sport, 5.8-5.12). Note that some of the routes need two ropes. Some nice ones here include "One Green Spot" (5.9+ sport), "Parallel Ventures" (5.10b bolts/small gear), and "Crooked Sky" (5.10d face/gear).


Getting There 

Park in the lot at milepoint 4.7 and take the steep trail which starts at the north end and follows over the east ridge. Once atop the ridge and just past a fence the trail will continue down to the rock.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for The Ruins:
One Green Spot   5.9     Sport, 1 pitch   
Home on the Range   5.10a     Trad, Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet   
No Excuses   5.10-     Sport, 40 feet   
Techno Savage   5.10-     Sport   
Parallel Ventures   5.10b     Trad, Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet   
The Relic   5.10     Trad, 1 pitch, 45 feet   
Primal Sledge   5.10     Sport, 1 pitch, 60 feet   
Four Crows   5.10     Sport, 2 pitches   
Medicine Bag   5.10     Sport, 1 pitch   
Crooked Sky   5.10b/c     Sport, 1 pitch, 100 feet   
Black Feather   5.10+     Sport, 1 pitch   
Duh Bulge   5.11a     Sport, 1 pitch   
The White Eyes Arrive   5.11-     Sport, 1 pitch, 30 feet   
Jug Hunter   5.12-     Sport, 70 feet   
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Andrew Haag speeding up Techno Savage

Techno Savage 5.10-  AZ : Mount Lemmon (Santa Catalin... : ... : The Ruins
I think this is a really fun route, very good positive edges and sustained. The only drawback is it's short. Another 40 feet of the same and it'd get three stars. Well worth doing....[more]   Browse More Classics in AZ


Photos of The Ruins Slideshow Add Photo
After blowing the onsight on this route (Primal Sledge) about a year earlier, I took the opportunity to check it out while rapping down "Home on the Range"..And thankfully got the redpoint a few minutes later..Love the snow near Helen's Dome in the background..

After blowing the onsight on this route (Primal Sl...

Ryan Suedkamp climbing at the Ruins.

Ryan Suedkamp climbing at the Ruins.

Onsighting some of what "The Ruins" has to offer....thanks as always......

Onsighting some of what "The Ruins" has to offer.....

K-Leigh @ the Ruins 1/15/11

K-Leigh @ the Ruins 1/15/11


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By 1Eric Rhicard
Apr 13, 2006

A great winter crag with a pulse raising approach.

By Christian
From: Tucson, Az
Jan 7, 2007

This lot is below the fee area, so if you have a choice of which car to drive up to this lot, take the crappiest one you can.

I've driven my cracked-windshield older truck up there plenty of times, but when we took my wife's brand-new car somebody decided to take a handful of gravel and throw it at the windshield while we were out of sight.

By Geir
From: Tucson, AZ
Jan 18, 2010

For those of you who use Google Earth, I've put together an approach map. You can download it from www.geir.com/googleearth/lemmon/

Enjoy!

By Gordon88
Jan 7, 2013

GPS Coordinates
+32° 19' 25.45", -110° 41' 35.39"
32.323736, -110.693164

The Trail was VERY easy to follow though. Was there for my first time yesterday.