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Fly to Phoenix, rent a car drive to Tucson and drive up to Mt Lemmon each day as per previous suggestion, but- if it were me I would try my best to get to Tahoe and go to Lover's Leap.

Crankmas wrote:Fly to Phoenix, rent a car drive to Tucson

If you're using ffm, fly to Tucson direct. Very efficient airport.

Mt Lemmon is awesome (guidebook is Squeezin the Lemmon). If you want to take a break from trad, bouldering at Gates Pass is only a few miles away. There is also only one forecast for weather in Tucson - Sunny and Warm - no need to bring anything other than a pair of shorts and a shirt!

Cochise Stronghold is also only a short drive away....

Phoenix if it isn't too hot yet. Otherwise look up the rest of AZ for weather.

what's in phoenix?

For me, easy access to a vehicle that I can borrow as long as I put gas in.

Off the top of my head Queen Creek Canyon about an hourish east, Camel Back Mtn, Beardsly Boulders, South Mtn park (newer(?) bouldering development), several other places in town and I do mean in town, Flagstaff an 1/1.5 hours away, Tuscon about the same.

Thanks for the suggestions/options. Many of them look very tempting!

This looks phat!


And this!

TradMike, where are these pics from? looks very cool

That second one is definitely Devil's Tower.

Nice pics!

Photo one is the 2nd pitch of Traveler Buttress 5.9 ***** (4 pitch) at Lovers Leap.

There are four reasons why you must climb this route: amazing line, stomach-turning exposure, flawless rock quality, and a fascinating history. Of all the Lover’s Leap routes, Traveler Buttress is one of the most varied as it delivers steep face, straight in cracks, wide climbing, and runout dike-hiking. It is a desirable climb for many reasons, one of them being that it was dubbed a “50 Classic Climb of North America” by Steve Roper and Allen Steck. Royal Robbins also thought highly of the route, “Personally, I think the best route at Lover’s Leap is Traveler Buttress. It takes first place for quality of climbing, variety, situation, and length.” However, don’t be fooled by the routes popularity: this route is difficult and committing. The climbing is sustained at 5.8 and 5.9 and you must negotiate both burly offwidth as well as a 70-foot 5.5 runout.


Photo two is El Matador 5.10d ***** (2 pitch) as Devils Tower.

While unrelenting for sure, this route is very easy to protect. Continual movement is the key, and good crack holds will help along the way. No 5.10 climber should shy away. One of a kind

The only thing that bugs me is the second pic. she is obviously following and cleaning,while not trailing a rope for the person below,Whats up with that?
Unless the person below is the leader of another party and you just cant see his rope.