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Line of Fire

5.7, Sport, 250 ft (76 m), 4 pitches,  Avg: 2 from 1 vote
FA: unknown
Arizona > Central Arizona > *Phoenix Areas > Camelback Mountain > S Walls/Neck Area

Description

Line of Fire is a bolted route on a lesser travelled part of the mountain. It is deserving of its name. Wear a helmet.

Pitch 1- several bolts to a belay cave with many bolts

Pitch 2- traverse out left of cave and onto face, following bolts to bolted belay; this is the area rock quality starts getting more interesting

Pitch 3- up and traverse right, several bolts

Pitch 4- crux pitch, up and past a couple bolts; the crux moves feel very airy compared to the rest of the route

From the top, move climbers left (west) and descend Pedrick's Chimney. Don't leave gear at the base. Getting from the top of the route to the trail to Pedrick's wasn't all that obvious, and included exposed, loose third class.

Location

Follow Echo Canyon trail to just past the end of the second handrail section. At this saddle, a climber trail cuts west towards the rock. This is the bolted route to the left of the Neck Route dihedral.

Protection

Bolts. Looks like the route was rebolted since the FA. The hardware itself is fine, but the rock is questionable. This likely explains the abundance of bolts at the belays.