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The is the left-most of the three Cell Block climbs. The Cell Blocks can be found on the west side of the creek, just above the point where it makes a 90 degree turn to the east.
Cell Block Eight is a great climb capped off by an airy and committing move to get you to the top. The first 50 feet of the climb leads past 3 bolts on relatively low angle slab. At this point, rather than going over the roof to get you onto the "Cell Block", the route follows cracks along the right side of the block, where an exciting blind step takes you around to the face at the top of the climb.
This climb makes for an exciting moderate lead.
There are 4 bolts on this route. The climbing between the 3rd and 4th bolts is a bit runout, which could be helped by small/medium nuts or cams. There are chains at the top of this climb.
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Spokane, WA
missoula, mt
Sierra Vista, AZ
Denver, CO
Tucson, AZ
Joshua Tree
If you're not putting gear in during the 5.5 section....don't fall. Apr 20, 2009
I also believe the fall to be safe if you have someone well anchored on belay. Since this is a slab of sorts your fall will be reduced by friction and there will be a swing but there is nothing to hit. A daisy chain should be a good enough anchor considering the friction and your belay as conterbalance. The force on the rope will be 1.2kN from the block if you weigh 190lbs.
This is not a bad fall, albeit a scary one though. Oct 21, 2010
Tucson, AZ
You can make all the dorky engineering calculations you want to try to convince yourself that a 35-foot fall on 5.8 slab is safe, but trust me, it's not. You may get freakishly lucky once and not hit anything on the way down or not flip upside down and swing in headfirst, but eventually you will get seriously injured. In a fall that long, even swinging back in feet-first can break foot/ankle/leg bones. Feb 1, 2013
Tucson, AZ
Tucson, AZ