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The Thumb from Campbell Trailhead - 1 member in 3 triplogs has rated this an average 4 ( 1 to 5 best )
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Dec 18 2021
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50 male
 Joined Dec 22 2003
 Tucson, AZ
The Thumb from Campbell TrailheadTucson, AZ
The Thumb from Campbell Trailhead
Tucson, AZ
Hike & Climb avatar Dec 18 2021
RedwallNHops • Triplogs 1,360
Hike & Climb8.00 Miles 4,000 AEG
Hike & Climb8.00 Miles
4,000 ft AEG
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Been interested the Thumb since I found out there was an easy 5th class route to the top. To be safe we brought a rope(static) a bit of webbing an rap ring in case we wanted to rap. It was hard to tell how comfortable we'd be soloing it.

Had four of us - the route up didn't seem bad. The fire had taken out a lot of the shindaggers and catclaw. Got to the thumb and took a look at the chimney. All of us seemed pretty confident in the climb. I trailed the rope up in case we needed a belay or handline, but turns out none of us needed it. Had a nice break up top. The descent was uneventful. No one needed the rope. Oh well, training weight!
Belinda and Nick headed down and Shelley and I decided to go up Prominent Pt West. She hadn't been up there and it looked so close. I think it took us an extra three hours. The way down wasn't as fun. Seemed like we picked up lots more velcro plant on the way down.

All in all a fun scramble.
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Dec 13 2020
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35 male
 Joined Feb 01 2013
 Tucson, AZ
The Thumb from Campbell TrailheadTucson, AZ
The Thumb from Campbell Trailhead
Tucson, AZ
Hike & Climb avatar Dec 13 2020
jajohnson11 • Triplogs 38
Hike & Climb6.00 Miles 3,300 AEG
Hike & Climb6.00 Miles   6 Hrs      1.00 mph
3,300 ft AEG
Solo  • 5.2
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The Thumb is a landmark I have eyed in the Catalina Mountains for years. I'm running out of summits to do in the area- especially the fun ones with climbing involved! With the wife having friends over today for brunch I figured it was the perfect time to get out and do the Thumb.

The burn did not really affect anything until the Rosewood Saddle. After the Rosewood saddle, it was an easy class 3 scramble to gain the cliff bands. After the saddle pretty much everything was burned... including the shin daggers- so honestly it is more likely an easier approach than it used to be avoiding all the vegetation. Once you finish the climb to get onto the line to the Thumb, you will again pick up a faint trail that takes you right to the base of the chimney. From the base, it's about 30-40 of class 3 to get to the chimney. The actual chimney was great rock, and a fun little climb that is over before you know it. There is no summit register- I might do this again with my wife in a few weeks and if I do I will definitely take one up for the community.

I knew from jladderud's pictures that this was not something I wanted to down climb, and after having done it I definitely made the right choice bringing a rope to rappel the upper portion of the chimney. I removed all the old webbing and placed a new rap anchor for future parties. A 30m rope is sufficient for the technical portion, a 60m made it all the way to the base below the class 3 stuff.

Since I had the rope with me, I rapped the 3rd class section down by the saddle too. Nice tree to use for that one so no webbing needed.

All in all, a great day. A summit that gets very few visits, and provides amazing views of all the Pusch Wilderness Summits!

Probably will repeat this one!
Thanks jladderud for the info on the NW chimney. I would have not made it up to the summit without it!
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Nov 03 2018
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35 male
 Joined Oct 05 2017
 Tucson, AZ
The Thumb from Campbell TrailheadTucson, AZ
The Thumb from Campbell Trailhead
Tucson, AZ
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jladderud • Triplogs 80
Hike & Climb6.20 Miles 2,800 AEG
Hike & Climb6.20 Miles   5 Hrs   27 Mns   1.40 mph
2,800 ft AEG
Solo I  • Trad • 5.2 Granite Good
 
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Did this in conjunction with Rosewood Point. Didn't think I was going to get the summit based on trying and backing off from a couple of chossy lines on the northeast part of the Thumb. Eventually tried the chimney that I had been eyeing originally (but that looked less promising from afar) and low and behold it was the only feasible option for me to summit. A fun adventure!
P.S. This is my first Trail Guide on HAZ, so don't judge too harshly :scared:
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