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Black Arrow
5.10,
Trad, 330 ft (100 m), 4 pitches,
Avg: 2.8 from 18
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FA: John Burcham, Zack Bastow
Arizona
> Northern Arizona
> Sedona Area
> W Sedona
> Dry Creek Rd Area
> Dry Creek Spires
> Dry Creek Spire
Description
P1: (5.9) A short pitch. Climb up and left past a couple bolts to the limestone band. Place a small-ish piece, the up and left to a bolted belay.
P2: (5.10) Up and left to a hand crack. Up the crack to a bulge with a finger crack. Climb this (crux) to a nice crack above, then slightly left to a bolted belay.
P3: (5.9/5.10) Continue up a nice hand crack to a roof. Traverse left under the roof to a bolt, which protects a reachy move (maybe height dependant?) then up & left to a bolted anchor.
P4: (5.10-) Work up and right through a crack, then left to a bolt, then up to a bolted belay.
Location
Starts about the middle, at a couple bolts going up & left to the limestone band. The first belay bolts are visible from just down & left of the start of the route.
Protection
A few small cams, doubles through #3 camalot, slings & a couple quickdraws.
[Hide Photo] Tim about to pull the crux on P3
[Hide Photo] Manny leading the second (crux) pitch of Black Arrow in Sedona, with Catherine belaying.
Hardest section is 10- at the hardest! Rest is 5.6 - 5.9
Single rack - red c3 to #3 double rack was way too much gear
1 70 meter
link 1&2 3&4 otherwise ur climbing 4 tiny pitches 15-35 feet each...
After the 4th pitch anchor is a huge bee hive up in crack so be warned. Apr 8, 2016
Nevada
Flagstaff, AZ