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Aug 03 2025
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43 male
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 AZ
Jacks Canyon / Casino CliffsPayson, AZ
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We went up to Jacks Canyon and the Casino Cliffs to lap some easy stuff in the morning. The wall got warm quick, so we headed up after a short session. It was nice to be able to move vertically after a long lay off. It was a fun morning. A nice end to my summer break.
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Aug 04 2018
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34 male
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 Pomona, CA
Jacks Canyon / Casino CliffsPayson, AZ
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 Mickey Goes To Vegas Second 5.9Toprope1 Pitch65 ft
 Fist Full O'Dollars Second 5.10a1 Pitch50 ft
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Jun 01 2018
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34 male
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 Pomona, CA
Jacks Canyon / Casino CliffsPayson, AZ
Payson, AZ
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 Mickey Goes To Vegas 5.9Toprope1 Pitch65 ft
 Sports Book 5.10aToprope1 Pitch45 ft
 Winner Takes All 5.10bToprope1 Pitch35 ft
Headed for Jacks after work and had just enough daylight to get two sends in. Warmed up with Mickey then moved over to Winner Takes All. Returned for Sports Book on Saturday.
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Aug 03 2014
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 Phoenix, AZ
Jacks Canyon / Casino CliffsPayson, AZ
Payson, AZ
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nonotTriplogs 514
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 Easy Money Toprope 5.71 Pitch40 ft
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Jul 06 2014
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67 female
 Joined Nov 17 2008
 phoenix, az
Jacks Canyon / Swiss WallPayson, AZ
Payson, AZ
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 Feta 5.9TopropeG1 Pitch45 ft
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 Swiss Miss Lefttwalllonn 5.11aTopropeG1 Pitch40 ft
went up to jacks canyon with fletch and mike for the day
haven't climbed outside in months :o
that's just wrong
started on swiss wall, trying to stay in the shade
did three routes i've done before and made it up swiss miss with a take and a slip
wandered over to casino cliffs, where we did two short routes that fritzki told me about:
edge your bets - 10a
slots o fun - 10a
backtracked to cracker jack for a few more fun ones:
betty cracker - 9
you don't know jack :pk: - 9
snap, crackle or pop - 9
mike led everything, fletch led almost everything, and i did all routes on toprope
by about the fourth route, started to get the feel of rock again
weather held out, just a few bugs, good temps in the shade, only two other parties out there
saw evidence of the jack fire
thought about johnr1 a lot, as this was one of our favorite crags
got to climb some harder stuff and six out of nine new routes
had a great time :y:
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Jun 02 2013
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67 female
 Joined Nov 17 2008
 phoenix, az
Jacks Canyon / Casino CliffsPayson, AZ
Payson, AZ
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 Gumby Sport climbing 5.5Sport1 Pitch40 ft
 Fist Full O'Dollars Sport climbing 5.10aSport1 Pitch50 ft
seeking shade, finished the day on casino cliff wall
did gumby, which is a fun, easy lead
debating whether to end on that note, john talked me into trying fist full o dollars, which looked quite doable
led it, then took a slightly different line on toprope
i'm a very conservative lead climber, but have my eye on some of the 5.9s here
the ratings at jack's are notoriously soft
would like to spend a little more time at casino and swiss wall, although the three moderates on high life wall make for an excellent warm up to the day
john led well and climbed the two harder routes on toprope - nicely done!
we didn't have the clip stick today, and on some of the routes the start is the hardest move
seems like we've both made progress since our last visit here
were able to assess the two 10a climbs as doable
a little warm in the sun and a little buggy at casino wall : rambo :
opted for dinner at that bar over el rancho
my first visit and really liked the place, sitting outside on a pleasant evening
good burger, too
a full day of climbing
had a great time, john :)
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Jul 29 2012
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 tempe, az
Jacks Canyon / Casino CliffsPayson, AZ
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pointy shoes would help the start
more leads though I still don't get the start on progressive clean. perfect end of the day which was one of my best ever climbing. Kelly is great belay partner and coach
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Jul 29 2012
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ended the day on casino cliffs, in the shade and next to the hike out in case the building clouds let loose
did the two easiest leads, although the start of progressive slots isn't easy
next time would like to spend more of our time on this wall as there are a couple leads i have yet to do here
nice finish to a great day at jack's
john accomplished seven lead climbs today, which is awesome!
hit the long valley cafe on the way home
john drove through a couple storms and then a good steady rain as i napped some
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May 12 2012
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 Joined Dec 22 2007
 tempe, az
Jacks Canyon / Casino CliffsPayson, AZ
Payson, AZ
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Another perfect climbing day at Jacks. Climbed with a group of AMC folks but not AMC event. John Ferrel was the organizer and put up moderate routes. With multiple times on several routes I ended up with about 10 routes for the day. This was probably my best outdoor climbing day due to 1) first outdoor 10 2) leading progressive slots including clean start and 3) finishing every route I climbed.

Weather was very nice with light breeze and sunny.

Sadly Long view cafe was out of their saturday night special prime rib :(
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May 06 2012
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Jacks Canyon / Casino CliffsPayson, AZ
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 Gumby Sport climbing 5.5Sport1 Pitch40 ft
 Circus Circus Toprope 5.6
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 Easy Money Sport climbing 5.7
 Ante Up Sport climbing 5.8
 Pokey Toprope 5.8G
 Mickey Goes To Vegas Toprope 5.9
john and i headed up to jack's canyon after a delay in me getting off work
made good time on the drive and enjoyed several hours of climbing on a perfect day up there
started with an easy sport lead on gumby, then john rigged pokey right next door for a top-rope
next led progressive slots, then ante up, which i also top-roped because i wanted to figure out the move i had to take for
moved on to lead easy money, then top-roped mickey goes to vegas and circus circus to finish the day
out of our several climbing trips, this one was the most satisfying for me
a nice mix of lead and top-rope and i feel more comfortable and confident on rock
was able to build on what we've done previously and felt like i made progress, instead of starting over on easy leads each time we climb outdoors
stayed on casino cliffs all day
met juliachaos and oceanwithin, who were with a group in the same spot
nice to meet both of you girls!
thanks john, for your guidance, partnership and company
a fun day in a beautiful setting
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May 06 2012
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Jacks Canyon / Casino CliffsPayson, AZ
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Great Day on the Crag with Kelly and the bonus appearence of Liz
Perfect climbing weather and we were able to work the Casino wall which is usually too crowded to get a lot of routes in. Thanks to Liz and friends for letting us top rope some of their routes including Mickey. It was great for Kelly to climb Mickey which is the classic Jacks route

Pleasure to meet Kelly (oceanwithin) as well

We even had time to get to Long Valley before the Sunday evening church crowd :D
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 Phoenix, AZ
Jacks Canyon / Casino CliffsPayson, AZ
Payson, AZ
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Finished the weekend with some classic Jacks climbing!

Saw John working on the anchors of a couple routes when we first hiked in, and got to meet Kelly. Love running into other HAZers outside! (Especially because I'd just been telling some other people in the group how often it seems to happen.) Good to see you again, John; nice to meet you Kelly!

Started with TR on Mickey Goes to Vegas. Super fun route! Then led Circus Circus, which has a ridiculous start. I didn't feel comfortable clipping the first bolt, so Ryan acted as stick clip and set it up for me. Second time was a charm, and went up with no problems.

Figured I'd try something else later, but ended up belaying several people on Take the Money and Run instead. Met a few cool crag dogs, and attempted to play a ukulele.. will need some practice lol.

Thinking that the next time I'm here, I should probably try to lead all my routes! Hoping that will help with the anxiety.
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Apr 08 2012
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 Phoenix, AZ
Jacks Canyon / Casino CliffsPayson, AZ
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Exhausted!!!

I have no idea what I climbed. I did, at one point, have the intention of leading a nice easy 5.6 at Casino, but soon forgot that. Someone offered a 10c instead. Being completely unable to turn anything down, ever, I accepted. Got on TR and went up the first part of it -- hand crack! fist jam! finger crack! hand crack! I was in heaven! Told you I was addicted to crack. ;) But then I got on the face portion of the climb and forgot how to use my crimpers! Fun route though. Just wish I knew what it was! Spent the rest of the day petting everyone's dogs. They were all tan-colored dogs, of all different sizes. One even purred.

As always, a great day to be outside. Even if I was a little too tired to really accomplish anything. I freakin' love Arizona. :)
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Sep 04 2011
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short day at Jacks. led three easy routs all clean. Working with a new to me lead belayer. Day was just getting nice and cloudy when we had to leave. Had Casino all to our selves until early afternoon. French dip at Long Valley Cafe was outstanding
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Jul 04 2011
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finished the day with two less difficult leads in the shade
amazing how much more comfortable i felt on gumby compared to the last time we were here
thanks again, john, for driving and for the adventure!
hit the cafe in happy jack on the way home for some good fried food
enjoyed a series of showers and thundershowers along with a huge double rainbow
heading to the recently relocated hiking shack to buy gear today :y:
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Jun 26 2011
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 Phoenix, AZ
Jacks Canyon / Swiss WallPayson, AZ
Payson, AZ
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Out for another day trip with some friends. We started at Casino Cliffs with the 5.8 Ante Up. I've forgotten what an awkward climb this actually is, until comparing notes. I slipped on TR on this one, after heading left when I should have gone right, and ended up in the pointy agave plant at the bottom of the climb. No worries though; I got back on and took the correct route this time, making it to the top without any further blunders. I then cleaned the route and rapped down. Momentous occasion because of a fear of heights I've been trying to work through. Still pepping myself up for that first lead, though.

Walked down to Swiss Wall after that, to tackle a couple other climbs. We ended up only doing the 5.9 Feta, but it was so much nicer than Ante Up! It seemed like it was going to be awkward at first, but a couple unchalked holds made themselves available just at the right moments. Fun, short climb. Cleaned this one as well, and it didn't even have much for footholds at the anchors. A little more heady due to that, but took a breath, double-checked everything, and took my time. Rapped down and joined the others at the bottom. It was nearing 5pm at that point, so we packed up and headed out of the canyon and into Pine, for dinner at the Rimside Grill. Everything enjoyed their meals and desserts. Bonus that it's a dog-friendly establishment, so we could bring our new puppy along as well. Great day all around!
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May 30 2011
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 Flagstaff, AZ
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 Mickey Goes To Vegas 5.9
This was a "girls don't need the boys to lead their routes" trip!!

For this trip I had hoped to go back to Winslow Wall but I turned out to be the trip leader. I have been following tough climbs and haven't spent enough time leading. I knew I was very capable to lead the climbs at Jacks. Arisa also led most of the climbs. What a great day for girl power and mojo!! We seemed to empower each other and got to climb at several different areas. What a great way to finish off the weekend!
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May 16 2011
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our third and final lead of the day
love getting the experience and becoming more comfortable on the sport climbs
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May 23 2010
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••• Ante Up Hangdog 5.8Toprope1 Pitch35 ft
A difficult 5.8, I had to cheat past a portion.
••••• Mickey Goes To Vegas Hangdog 5.9Toprope1 Pitch40 ft
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May 22 2010
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