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Outcroppings
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Access Issue: Fire Closure
Details
The Forest Service as closed all areas in Mount Lemmon until November 1, 2020 because of recent forest fire activity. Climbing is not permitted at this time.
Description
Outcroppings is comprised of three walls, each distinct in character and aptly named: Cave Crag, Incinerated Ridge Wall, and Tall Wall. This area was developed around 2007-2008 by Tony Lusk, Tony Horness, Andy Tretiakoff, and Dave Weeks.
The crags are generally south facing, but at this elevation should be climbable on all but the hottest days of summer. The rest of the year should be ideal assuming it's not snowed in. Rock quality is generally excellent with a few exceptions, particularly on Cave Crag. Climbs range in grade from about 5.6-5.10 and most everything is bolted.
Getting There
Take Mt Lemmon highway to MP 19.4 (just before Ranger Station) take a left* onto Organization Ridge road, go 0.3 miles and park at Palisades Trailhead parking. Walk 50'-100 ft further on the road in the direction you have been driving to the path on the left. (photo.) Go uphill to black stump, follow the well-worn path and cairns to a large cairn (photo) about 10min in. Left goes to Boy Scout wall, straight ahead goes to Cave Wall, Tall Wall and Incinerated Ridge. You come out on the top of Cave /Tall Wall (15-20 min from car). Go right and down over some slabs to reach the climber’s-left side of “Incinerated”. From the top another path seemed to lead left and down, presumably to the far right side of Cave. * The gate may appear to be CLOSED until you drive right up to it. Once you are down at Incinerated Wall, a short steep path leads from the far right side down to the base of Tall Wall.
[Hide Photo] go PAST the drainage until you see the trail marked in the photo. follow this trail past the blackened stump and over the hill toward the crag. once you find the trail it's fairly easy to follow.
[Hide Photo] the Outcroppings. Once you identify em, you can see them from everywhere.
[Hide Photo] You should be able to pick up the trail and cairns in the yellow shaded area. There were enough little cairns to make me laugh more than once so you shouldn't have any troubles once you find them.
[Hide Photo] Cairn about 10 min. "in". Go straight for Outcroppings, go Left for Boy Scout Wall
[Hide Photo] Used Garmin to track our route back from Tall Wall
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I am going to go to the routes tomorrow and will assess what needs to be done. I will probably pull all of the hangers off tomorrow. Sep 23, 2011
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Eric's a fairly forward thinking guy but that's asking a lot. Feb 7, 2014
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