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2 - Bear Canyon Climbing

Climbing Area Map

Areas in 2 - Bear Canyon

Agave Spires Area 4 / 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 9

Andy Cook Wall 0 / 8 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8

Cashew Boulders 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Cataract Boulders 0 / 0 / 0 / 22 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 22

Chessman Area 18 / 43 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 59

Chimney Rock 28 / 5 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 33

Chocolate Agave 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Cornerstone 6 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

Dr. Death, Littleland and Environs 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Grain Silos 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Green Slabs Area 30 / 10 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 36

Hearthstone 7 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 10

Insectarium, The 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0

Lost Hawk 3 / 7 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 10

Nursery, The 5 / 1 / 10 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 14

Old Man Stone Face and Hollin Walls 8 / 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 10

Over The Hill 0 / 13 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 13

Paradox Rock 3 / 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 9

Peanut Boulders 0 / 0 / 0 / 31 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 31

Pharaoh 10 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 13

Pumphouse 0 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Pumphouse Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Pyramid, The 2 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Ripple Wall 6 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8

Rock of No Name 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Rollinstone 8 / 11 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 18

Sphinx 8 / 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 14

Wailing Wall 4 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8

Elevation:	5,000 ft
GPS:	32.37349, -110.69243 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Shared By:	James DeRoussel on Jul 11, 2010
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Description

This area covers climbs located from Kessler's Corner (milepost 8.7) up to Rollinstone
(milepost 13.3).

Bear Canyon, due to it's exposure, provides a shady setting among ponderosa pine surprisingly low on the mountain. A number of quality crags are found here including Chimney Rock, which hosts some uber-classic trad pitches, and Friction Rock, home to one of the Catalinas perennial ice climbs, The Stain.

Camping and restrooms are available here as well.

Getting There

Catalina Highway

355 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at 2 - Bear Canyon

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 128 ● Standard Route Trad 5 pitches Chimney Rock
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 131 ● George's Buttress Trad, TR Chimney Rock
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 48 ● Here and Gone Trad Green Slabs Area > Green Slabs (S Face)
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 139 ● Puppy Chow Sport Lost Hawk
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 61 ● Yurt Monkey Trad Green Slabs Area > Green Slabs (S Face)
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 129 ● Stoner's Boner Trad Chimney Rock
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 102 ● Mistaken Identity Trad Chimney Rock
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 171 ● Chihuahua Power Sport Lost Hawk
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 75 ● Dog Daze Sport Lost Hawk
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 36 ● Cripple Creek Trad 3 pitches Pharaoh
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b 103 ● Centerpiece Trad Chimney Rock
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 55 ● Single Lens Reflex Trad Chimney Rock
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 52 ● Crows Nest Trad 2 pitches Chimney Rock
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 88 ● Two Kings And A Pawn Sport Chessman Area > 4 - Queen
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b 33 ● Heelium Sport Chessman Area > 5 - Bishop