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// Rock climbing · Arizona

Climbing at Cathedral Rock Area

19 routes on 4 walls, 5.5–5.11d. In Arizona. When the rock grips hour by hour, topos and people to climb with, in the app.

Routes
19
Walls
4
Grades
5.5–5.11d
Rock
Volcanic
Style
Trad
Best season (estimated)
March–May · October
// The grades

What grades are there?

Routes by grade

From 5.5 to 5.11d. Half are between 5.10c and 5.11a.

Each climb counts at its grade; ungraded ones are left out. In the app you can switch to French, UIAA, British or Font grades.

// The walls

Sun and shade

Mostly south-facing: sun for much of the day. A winter crag; in summer, go early or late.

North0 sectorsNortheast0 sectorsEast1 sectorSoutheast0 sectorsSouth0 sectorsSouthwest2 sectorsWest0 sectorsNorthwest0 sectors

Estimated best season: March–May · October. Worked out from each wall's aspect and the latitude; the app fine-tunes it with what climbers log.

Friction ScoreHow the rock grips, hour by hour and wall by wall. In the app, for every crag on the map. See it in the app →ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE

// Walls

The 4 walls

ASPECT · GRADES · ROUTES
01The MaceE · 86° · 5.9–5.11c8 routes
02North MesaSW · 223° · 5.10a–5.11d8 routes
03Middle MesaSW · 223° · 5.10d–5.11d2 routes
04Point 4,460 (Aka Baldwin Rock)5.51 route

Route names, topos and approaches are in the app.

// Where it is

On the map

// Nearby

Crags nearby

// The Friction Score for every crag

Climb more. Guess less.

When the rock grips, hour by hour and wall by wall; topos, your logbook and people to climb with. In your units (°F or °C) and your grades (YDS or French). The social side is free, always.

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