Arizona January 2022
📅 Start: 12/27/2021📅 End: 1/17/2022
Sedona classics
- Regular Route - ⭐⭐ 5.7 T, 3 pitches (40 min approach)
- Mellow climb, but it's a tower climb so potentially worth doing
- Original North Face Route - ⭐ 5.7+ T, 3 pitches (30 min approach)
- Also a tower climb, Regular Route looks more fun though
- Dr. Rubo's Wild Ride - ⭐⭐⭐ 5.9 T, 4 pitches (30 min approach)
- Sedona's Scenic Cruise - ⭐ 5.9 T, 5 pitches (the traverse one, and 1hr approach+double ropes)
- Mars Attacks - ???? 5.9 PG13, hugeee long traverse
- Nirvana - ⭐⭐ 5.9 T, 3 pitches (40 min approach)
- Seems potentially fun, nothing super special
- Original Route - ???? 5.9+ T, 5 pitches (has the giant jump across for rappelling)
- North Face/West Crack - ???? 5.9+ (has ANOTHER jump, this time on route and mandatory)
- Earth Angel - 5.10- T, 6 pitches (same tower as Touched By An Angel)
- Maybe need #0.0-0.1
- The Windows Route - 5.10 T, 3 pitches (has the wide chimney between two pillars)
- Touched By An Angel - ⭐⭐ 5.10 T, 5 pitches
- 45 min approach, single 70m or double 60's, maybe need #0.0-0.1
- Has the splitter pitch, but it is somewhat fist crack size, and somewhat traversy
- Coyote Tower - ⭐⭐⭐ 5.10c T, 6 pitches
- 25 min? Double 60m ropes, looks like good quality climbing!
- Cragging at Waterfall in Oak Creek Canyon
- Lots of 1-pitch 5.10+ basalt cracks, 30-40 min approach
Sedona plans
- 1 full day for Coyote Tower (5.10c 6 pitch) (probably sun most of day)
- Half day for Dr Rubo's 5.9 4-pitch (probably sunny in afternoon)
- Half day for Regular Route
- 1 full day for cragging - Or maybe no cragging since seems too tough
Ok so potentially...
- Wednesday (56) - Dr Rubo's (probably sunny in afternoon, 30 min approach, 4:30 hr car-to-car)
- 12:40 PM - Drive there (7 min drive)
- 1:00 PM - Hiking
- 5:30 PM - Back at car
- Thursday (59) - Nirvana
- Thursday (58) - Regular Route (possibly some afternoon shade, 40 min approach, 4:00 hr car-to-car)
- 12:30 PM - Drive there (20 min drive)
- 1:00 PM - Hiking
- 5:00 PM - Back at car
- 5:30 PM - Food/etc
- Saturday (54, partly cloudy) - Coyote Tower (6 hours car-to-car)
Sedona weather
Noon to 5pm is when it's warmest, if in full sun could be warm enough in the morning though

Sedona camping
[Manzanita Campground](http://Manzanita Campground) - Only 18 campsites, 11 are reserve ahead and all reserved till 2nd
Dispersed camping on Schnebly Hill Rd
Other climbing
- Queen Creek Canyon east of Phoenix seems to have some good cragging
- A bit runout sport one, sometimes 30 ft between bolts, 5.9, not many ppl do it, east of Tucson
- Mt Lemmon
- La Milagrosa Canyon (eastern Tucson)
Queen Creek Canyon climbing
- Atlantis S Side, 5 min approach (have to sign online waver to get access), enough for 1 full day!
- 3-pitch 5.9 The Trident
- And about 8 other single-pitch climbs
- Maybe could do a few on the north side too but there's not as many
- There's a few in Funny Farm next door too
- The Pond 15 min approach (have to sign waver again), enough for 1 full day!
- At least 14 single pitch routes that look good!
- Could probably do Hackberry Creek if we want a third day, it has a few decent looking ones
Trip options
Long trip (current plan)

Long trip (outdated)

- Dec 27 - Leave
- Dec 28 - Arrive at parent's house late at night
- Dec 29 - Cragging at Mt Lemmon w/ Isaac
- Dec 30 - Void of Form w/Isaac
- Dec 31 - Drive up to Queen Creek Canyon (1:50 hr drive north), camp, crag there
- Jan 1 - Cragging at Queen Creek Canyon
- Jan 2 - Hike Picacho Peak, drive back to Tucson
- Jan 3-7 - M-F, work
- Jan 8-12 - Kristen is here
- Jan 12 (Wed) - Drive to Sedona after work (3:40hr)
- Jan 13 (Thu) - Sedona
- Jan 14 (Fri) - Sedona
- Jan 15 (Sat) - Sedona
- Jan 16 (Sun) - Drive part of way home(21 hrs total)
- Jan 17 (Mon) - Drive rest of way home
Short trip

- Dec 27 - Leave
- Dec 28 - Arrive at parent's house late at night
- Dec 29 - Either cragging or Void of Form with Isaac
- Dec 30 - Either cragging or Void of Form with Isaac
- Dec 31 - Drive up to Queen Creek Canyon (1:50 hr drive north), camp, crag there
- Jan 1 - Cragging at Queen Creek Canyon
- Jan 2 - Hike Picacho Peak, drive back to Tucson
- Jan 3-6 - M-T, work
- Jan 7 (Fri) - Drive to Sedona after work (3:40hr)
- Jan 8 (Sat) - Sedona
- Jan 9 (Sun) - Sedona
- Jan 10 (Mon) - Sedona
- Jan 11 (Tue) - Drive part of way home (21 hrs)
- Jan 12 (Wed) - Drive rest of way home