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This area includes all bouldering in the Tucson region, with the exception of bouldering areas in the Santa Catalina Mountains (Mount Lemmon). See Mount Lemmon (Santa Catalina Mountains) for bouldering there.

While southeastern Arizona is host to many superb sport and trad climbing areas, one common complaint is the lack of quality bouldering. Compared to many other areas of the country, this is a fair complaint. However, there are some decent options, and new bouldering areas are being developed all the time.

Joe Kreidel's website, boulderingtucson.com, is perhaps the best resource for detailed and up to date information on Tucson bouldering.   Website defunct for some time now.

http://www.oldpueblobouldering.com/ contains significantly more information on the various areas for Tucson bouldering than what is available on MP at the moment.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Tucson Area Bouldering

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
V0 4
 26
● Big Bulge Easy
Boulder
Gate's Pass > Problem Child
V1 5
 9
● Left-Right Traverse
Boulder
Gate's Pass > Problem Child
V1 5
 32
● Cracked Face
Boulder
Gate's Pass > Broken Rubber Boulder…
V1-2 5
 29
● Big Undercling
Boulder
Gate's Pass > Problem Child
V4 6B
 20
● Main Upper Prow Jug to Left
Boulder
Gate's Pass > Son of Broken Rubber…
V4 6B X
 5
● The Humbler
Boulder
Gate's Pass > Late Boulder
V4 6B
 9
● Shelf traverse
Boulder
Gate's Pass > Late Boulder
V4+ 6B+
 14
● Northwest Face
Boulder
Gate's Pass > Late Boulder
V5 6C
 14
● Fault Finder
Boulder
Gate's Pass > Son of Broken Rubber…
V6 7A
 22
● The Rails
Boulder
Silverbell Boul… > Javelina Cave & the A…
V6 7A
 31
● Broken Rubber
Boulder
Gate's Pass > Broken Rubber Boulder…
V6+ 7A
 5
● Righteous Beast
Boulder
Panther Peak > Beast Boulder
V7 7A+
 6
● Right Arm Problem
Boulder
Gate's Pass > Son of Broken Rubber…
V7-8 7B
 13
● A-Frame Crimps
Boulder
Silverbell Boul… > Javelina Cave & the A…
V10 7C+
 4
● Farstrider
Boulder
Gate's Pass > One Eye Boulder
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Big Bulge Easy Gate's Pass > Problem Child
 26
V0 4 Boulder
● Left-Right Traverse Gate's Pass > Problem Child
 9
V1 5 Boulder
● Cracked Face Gate's Pass > Broken Rubber Boulder…
 32
V1 5 Boulder
● Big Undercling Gate's Pass > Problem Child
 29
V1-2 5 Boulder
● Main Upper Prow Jug to Left Gate's Pass > Son of Broken Rubber…
 20
V4 6B Boulder
● The Humbler Gate's Pass > Late Boulder
 5
V4 6B X Boulder
● Shelf traverse Gate's Pass > Late Boulder
 9
V4 6B Boulder
● Northwest Face Gate's Pass > Late Boulder
 14
V4+ 6B+ Boulder
● Fault Finder Gate's Pass > Son of Broken Rubber…
 14
V5 6C Boulder
● The Rails Silverbell Boul… > Javelina Cave & the A…
 22
V6 7A Boulder
● Broken Rubber Gate's Pass > Broken Rubber Boulder…
 31
V6 7A Boulder
● Righteous Beast Panther Peak > Beast Boulder
 5
V6+ 7A Boulder
● Right Arm Problem Gate's Pass > Son of Broken Rubber…
 6
V7 7A+ Boulder
● A-Frame Crimps Silverbell Boul… > Javelina Cave & the A…
 13
V7-8 7B Boulder
● Farstrider Gate's Pass > One Eye Boulder
 4
V10 7C+ Boulder
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