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1 - Lower Highway Climbing

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Areas in 1 - Lower Highway

Amateur Hour Crag 5 / 10 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 15

Astoria 1 / 0 / 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

Boot Hill 9 / 27 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 31

Bug Spring Wall 9 / 15 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 18

Business Time Wall 9 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 10

Cactus Ranch 0 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Choo Choo Rock 2 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Club Med 1 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Crags Against Humanity 2 / 39 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 41

Five-Thirteen Wall 1 / 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

Forgotten Wall, Control Tower & Up The Creek Wall 14 / 30 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 44

Garc Onilom 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0

Gatehouse, The 3 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Hairpin Boulders 0 / 2 / 2 / 55 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 57

Hairpin Turn Area 11 / 35 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 40

Hidden Jewels 7 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8

It Cliff 1 / 11 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 12

Keyhole Rock 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Lost Wall 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Molino Basin Boulders 0 / 0 / 0 / 31 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 31

Pinhead Wall 5 / 16 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 21

Prison Camp (Gordon Hirabayashi) Area 25 / 23 / 5 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 43

Rivendell 1 / 10 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 10

Ruins, The 7 / 27 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 30

Stonewall (aka Airmen Peak) 14 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 14

Sun Spot Crags 15 / 29 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 44

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Crag 4 / 11 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 15

Train Station 1 / 12 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 13

Wall of the Flying Scorpions 0 / 13 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 13

Weathertop 11 / 10 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 18

Elevation:	2,500 ft
GPS:	32.337, -110.69 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Shared By:	James DeRoussel on Jul 11, 2010
Admins:	Greg Opland, Luke Bertelsen, JJ Schlick

Description

This area covers climbs from the bottom of the highway (milepost 0) up to Kessler's Corner (milepost 8.6).

The lower portion of the Catalina Highway offers varied climbing in a Sonoran Desert setting. Warm temps among towering saguaro cactus make climbing here a unique experience.

Rock quality in this area tends to be poorer and more varied than higher on the mountain, so take that under consideration. Still, in the winter months, the crags here are hard to beat for climate and accessibility.

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Catalina Highway

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Classic Climbing Routes at 1 - Lower Highway

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5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 82 ● Solitary Sport, TR Prison Camp (Go… > Alcatraz Wall
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 89 ● Moral Ambiguity Sport Crags Against H… > Draw Pile.
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 74 ● A Big Black Deck Sport Crags Against H… > Draw Pile.
5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c 115 ● St. Valentines Day Massacre Trad, Sport Prison Camp (Go… > Mr. Meanor Wall
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 104 ● Guanica Sport 2 pitches Hairpin Turn Area > Left Hand Wall
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 88 ● Spontaneous Conga Line Sport Crags Against H… > Draw Pile.
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 81 ● Walking the Plank Sport Crags Against H… > Draw Pile.
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 68 ● With a Bullet Sport Crags Against H… > Draw Pile.
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 78 ● 40 to Life Sport Prison Camp (Go… > Mr. Meanor Wall
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 60 ● Virgin's Airline Sport Forgotten Wall, Contr…
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 64 ● Black Feather Sport Ruins
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b 66 ● English Breakfast Crack Trad Sun Spot Crags
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b 97 ● Go Speed Racer Sport Pinhead Wall
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c 138 ● Armed Robbery Sport Prison Camp (Go… > Jailhouse Rock
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b 70 ● Sentenced To Hang Sport Prison Camp (Go… > Jailhouse Rock