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Rain of Terror

5.8, Sport, 90 ft (27 m),  Avg: 2 from 88 votes
FA: Mark Trainor
Arizona > Central Arizona > *Phoenix Areas > Camelback Mountain > Headwall

Description

slabby start to steeper finish

Location

20' left of Sleazy Street.

Protection

9 bolts

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Kelly leading Rain of Terror
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About to top out, Rain of Terror
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Rain of Terror
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Manny Rangel
PAYSON
  5.8
[Hide Comment] fairly good rock on the bolt line, follows a water streak. Dec 28, 2006
arjunmh
Phoenix & Prescott, AZ
  5.8
[Hide Comment] Easy beginning with a couple steep moves up higher -- a bit looser rock than Donamatrix, but well protected. Jun 15, 2009
DesertRat
Flagstaff, AZ
[Hide Comment] Bolts at the belay are loose, wouldn't trust them to rap off or top rope. Sep 21, 2011
Bill Olszewski
Colorado Springs, CO
  5.8
[Hide Comment] Solid rock for the area, great climb! Didn't notice a problem with the rap bolts; I'll have to check more closely next time. Dec 9, 2011
Arjuna
  5.6
[Hide Comment] Positive incline makes this a very easy and not so interesting climb. Bolts are great and placed in good locations but everyone should wear a helmet on this! Many rocks some the size of my fist were falling from the climber's footholds and the rope hitting edges. Cleaning the route is a pain since the rope gets caught on lots of ledges the route has. Sep 30, 2012
[Hide Comment] Nuts on the anchor bolts are LOOSE, i could unscrew with my fingers loose.... Sketchy Jun 4, 2016
Greg I
Denver
 
[Hide Comment] Awful rout. I threw a TR and rope soloed the first bit but bailed because there was so much loose rock at the top and practically every hold. I would NOT try it again. The 5.8 multi is fun however just right. Feb 5, 2018
[Hide Comment] Climbed this route March 6. Bolts are all glue in, anchors are not. Left anchor bolt nut was only finger tightened, right anchor was tight. Fine for lowering or holding your quickdraw while you TR. Maybe a local with a crescent wrench could take a lap on it and give it a turn. Never seen rock like this. Nothing broke, but I thought everything I touched would. Did Donamatrix next and felt more comfortable grabbing holds and stepping on things. Nice place for a half day waiting on a plane; less than 10 miles from the airport. Mar 9, 2018
Bharath Tata
Boulder CO
[Hide Comment] Rock quality is pretty good. Every move is secure, there's a couple of traversey moves near the top that feel exposed but it's a fun route Mar 17, 2019
Tyler Collins
Phoenix, AZ
  5.8+
[Hide Comment] Fun! Good rock for the most part. The anchor bolts area little suspect. Dec 31, 2020
Jacob Foster
Tempe, AZ
  5.8+
[Hide Comment] Needs new anchor bolts Mar 5, 2022
[Hide Comment] So fix them? We all gotta pitch in. Contact your local access group. Good chance they will provide the hardware and know how. Mar 5, 2022
[Hide Comment] Anchors were fine. Left one was spinning and right was a bit loose, tightened them both. Could be better, but totally fine. Nov 29, 2023