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The Windy Corner area, from the road.

Description 

Windy Ridge covers climbs from Geology Vista (mp 14.3) up to the Matterhorn (mp 15.7).

A good variety exists here, with some very high quality routes to be found at Middle Earth. The Outback also has a high concentration of sport climbs. Cragging at this elevation can be a little too hot in summer, and potentially quite cold in winter, making spring and fall the best seasons.


Getting There 

Catalina Highway.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Windy Ridge:
Side Pulls   V3     Boulder, 10 feet   Matterhorn Boulder
The Flake   V5     Boulder, 15 feet   Matterhorn Boulder
Seam   V7     Boulder   Matterhorn Boulder
Big Bad Wolf   V9     Boulder   Matterhorn Boulder
Jewel Thief   V10     Boulder, 18 feet   Matterhorn Boulder
Standard Route   5.4     Trad, 200 feet   Matterhorn
The Golden Egg   5.9     Sport, 1 pitch, 45 feet   Goosehead
Silmarillion   5.10     Sport, 150 feet   Middle Earth
Middle Earth   5.10     Sport, 155 feet   Middle Earth
Pull Me Up   5.10+     Sport, 1 pitch, 120 feet   Middle Earth
Credibility Gap   5.10c/d     Trad, 1 pitch, 100 feet   Goosehead
The Planet Eater   5.11     Sport, 2 pitches, 160 feet   Middle Earth
The Breeze   5.11c     Sport, 40 feet   Middle Earth
Delirious   5.12a     Sport, 60 feet   Middle Earth
El Torito   5.12a/b     Sport, 35 feet   The Helmet
The Crossing   5.12b     Sport, 40 feet   The Helmet
Irresistable   5.12b     Sport, 70 feet   Middle Earth
Dwarf Toss   5.12c     Sport, 35 feet   The Helmet
Freeloader   5.13-     Sport, 55 feet   The Helmet
Ninja   5.13     Sport, TR, 1 pitch, 50 feet   Lizard Rock
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Featured Route For Windy Ridge
Sticking the hardest move of the bottom half. Photo by Claire Bukowsi.

Death Warmed Over 5.13a/b  AZ : Mount Lemmon (Santa Catalin... : ... : Goosehead
Death Warmed Over is one of the best bouldery routes on Mount Lemmon. Follow thin and rounded edges through tensiony and powerful moves. A hard finish guards the chains. The moves are unusual and very fun. A quickdraw (or even a single biner) on the last bolt blocks a crucial hold, so I would recommend leaving this bolt unclipped.Though short, the route is sustained, and there aren't any "easy" moves to speak of. The rock, while sharp, isn't as bad as it might seem from the ground, though t...[more]   Browse More Classics in AZ


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Only trouble makers hang out under brigdes.

Only trouble makers hang out under brigdes.

Very cool! Natural bridge just off the road after windy point.

Very cool! Natural bridge just off the road after ...

Facing towards "Hitchcock"

BETA PHOTO: Facing towards "Hitchcock"