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Dec 18, 2025
Southern Arizona > … > Mt Lemmon (Cata… > 1 - Lower Highway > Hairpin Turn Area > Musicians Wall
Purple Hayes 5.10
● Tell me you offered the FA to John ! View Comment
Dec 14, 2025
Southern Arizona > Mt Lemmon (Sant… > Mt Lemmon (Cata… > 3 - Windy Point… > Rupley Towers
Moving over Stone 5.11a
● I stumbled upon this route recently on MP and got curious. My old notes show I did this route a bunch in th… View Comment
Nov 29, 2025
Southern Arizona > Mt Lemmon (Sant… > Mt Lemmon (Cata… > 2 - Bear Canyon
Molino Peak 6810
● Thanks Jerry. I rarely look at Kerry's guide anymore and I'm not sure I ever made the connection between hi… View Comment
Nov 28, 2025
Southern Arizona > Mt Lemmon (Sant… > Mt Lemmon (Cata… > 2 - Bear Canyon
Molino Peak 6810
● Eric, it's not bad getting to the top on the north side. Just go past Insectarium a bit and you are there.… View Comment
Nov 27, 2025
Southern Arizona > Mt Lemmon (Sant… > Mt Lemmon (Cata… > 2 - Bear Canyon
Molino Peak 6810
● Jerry you cannot possibly be dumber than me. Some of the bushwhacks I've done... From my house (near 22n… View Comment
Nov 27, 2025
Southern Arizona > Mt Lemmon (Sant… > Mt Lemmon (Cata… > 2 - Bear Canyon
Molino Peak 6810
● The OTHER side (SE side) of this formation is really big. But it's a SLOG to get to the base. And it is und… View Comment

Forum Messages View All 549

Regional > Arizona & New Mexico
Reply: Tuscon Climbing Scene
Mar 4, 2026 Geez Kemper, could you turn that amp down to about 7 ?? View Message
Regional > Arizona & New Mexico
Reply: Is the Enchanted Tower a go in mid March?
Mar 2, 2026 Total crapshoot at 8000 feet in March. BUT... It has been a very mild winter. View Message
General > General Climbing
Reply: Getting to 5.11a sport
Jan 8, 2026 Job one.... Learn what "flash" means. View Message
Regional > Arizona & New Mexico
Reply: Arizona's Hardest Sport Climb Gets Third Ascent -…
Dec 31, 2025 Impressive strength and confidence. Footwork is awesome... bicycles, cams, kneebars... cool. Nice to see this at a location where I've actually climbed. View Message
General > General Climbing
Reply: Hoping that your rope gets cut?
Dec 31, 2025 There was a book about climbing in the Andes where 1 of the guys fell into a crevasse. The belayer was being pulled in also. So he cut the rope. It ended up saving BOTH of them… View Message
General > General Climbing
Reply: What does "on me" mean?
Dec 17, 2025  The best word I've heard used when  you want your belayer to stop tensioning you is "gravity!". View Message

Route Scores View All 663

5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
 20
● The Eagle's Gift
Sport
Southern Arizona > … > 7 - Upper Highway > Delta Dome
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
 1
● Overkill
Sport
Southern Arizona > … > Outback > Kill Wall
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
 162
● Go Speed Racer
Sport
Southern Arizona > … > Hairpin Turn Area > Pinhead Wall
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 105
● Corned Beef and Thrash
Sport
Southern Arizona > … > Ireland > IreIand Main Wall
5.13- 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E7 6c
 4
● No Climb For Old Men
Sport
Southern Arizona > … > 5 - Windy Ridge > Helmet
5.12c/d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
 24
● Eye Of The Tiger
Sport
Southern Arizona > Tanque Verde Ca… > Tool Shed
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● The Eagle's Gift Southern Arizona > … > 7 - Upper Highway > Delta Dome
Avg:  20
jbak:
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a Sport
5.11c/d
● Overkill Southern Arizona > … > Outback > Kill Wall
Avg:  1
jbak:
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a Sport
5.11+
● Go Speed Racer Southern Arizona > … > Hairpin Turn Area > Pinhead Wall
Avg:  162
jbak:
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b Sport
5.10
● Corned Beef and Thrash Southern Arizona > … > Ireland > IreIand Main Wall
Avg:  105
jbak:
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
5.12a
● No Climb For Old Men Southern Arizona > … > 5 - Windy Ridge > Helmet
Avg:  4
jbak:
5.13- 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E7 6c Sport
5.13-
● Eye Of The Tiger Southern Arizona > Tanque Verde Ca… > Tool Shed
Avg:  24
jbak:
5.12c/d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b Sport
5.12+
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