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The Gap

Arizona > Southern Arizona > Cochise Stronghold > W Stronghold

Description

This place contains some good hard old school slab. It gets sun in the morning and partially shaded in the afternoon. It has approximately 6 mixed routes and most of them are multipitches. The rock is good but SLABBY start. During monsoon there will be a running creek, pools, and a little waterfall.

Link to Bob Kerry description of the area: climbaz.com/Backcountry/pag…

Getting There

The approach is the same as Whale dome and Warpaint. Before getting to Whale Dome, you will see a distinctive Gap between two domes (The Gap) by the wash. The dome to the left is Epic dome facing south and the dome to the right is The Gap.

Routes from Left to Right

5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
 2
Max Headwall
Sport 2 pitches
5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 5
Pony Express
Trad, Sport 2 pitches
5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c
 18
Dihedral to Dike
Trad 3 pitches
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Max Headwall
 2
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport 2 pitches
Pony Express
 5
5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Trad, Sport 2 pitches
Dihedral to Dike
 18
5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c Trad 3 pitches

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View from the top of Boulder Dome
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FA at the Gap .10+
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Wankers in Disguise .10+ .11-
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