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| Hike & Climb | 6.11 Miles |
3,430 AEG |
| | Hike & Climb | 6.11 Miles | 8 Hrs | | 0.87 mph |
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| • Trad • 5.6 Excellent • 3 Pitches | | |
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| no partners | | | Pro: Slings, Cams | Road to the trailhead is private. Turn off the highway just after Mile marker 16 (coming from Tucson). At the turn off there is a bicycle bolted to a pole. Be nice to the land owner and don't trash, camp or drive the road when wet. The road is good for a while and then turns quite bad on the last mile or two. Pass through a couple of gates - until the one that you obviously should not pass. I made it there with a Subaru Outback. I would say it is the very minimum car required.
The hike follows a very scenic valley, then steeply ascends to the right, then goes through a small canyon that at first is slick rock, then nasty loose rock. Easy to loose the trail here - everyone tries to find their best way through. Eventually end up at the saddle north of the peak. Nice campsite here.
Follow on the easiest climb of the peak, the Forbes route:
From the saddle more hiking on loose rock into a gully. Be careful!
First pitch up to a boulder wedged into the crack to a chain anchor. Hike to the right (looking up) about 200 yard to a ramp: Second pitch either straight up to a bolt anchor with slings or bearing left to a chain anchor. I didn't see anywhere to place gear, but it's really easy climbing (easy 5.6  ) From here again hike to the right, a little down and up, to the ladder pitch: you will see a bunch of metal things sticking out of the rock. Climb past or to a bolt anchor (bolts connected with a sling) or to a chain anchor at the top of the slab next to a tree.
Leave your climbing gear here and hike to the right then around up and left following a use trail. Pay close attention to where you go, to follow the trail back down will be more difficult to find as trails from all sides end up on the peak.
Going down rappel the second pitch from the chain anchor - a 50m rope won't get you to the ground from the sling anchor. |
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