Northern AZ guidebooks?

[slothrop]

My girlfriend and I are heading to Sedona next week for her cousin's wedding and we'd like to get in a day or two of climbing. Does anyone out there have a guidebook I could borrow until Sep. 27?

 

Most likely we'd be going to Jack's Canyon, Oak Creek Overlook, West Elden, or the Pit. The sandstone towers and southern AZ granite will have to wait for another trip. Any suggestions on mellow multipitch routes around Sedona are welcome, too. Thanks!

[willstrickland]

The Sedona/Oak Creek guidebook is called "A Better Way to Die"

 

I only climbed there once and was scared out of my mind. If I were you, I'd go to Paradise Forks instead (if you have time of course). Awesome basalt cracks. A very very cool small crag where having a triple set of TCUs is not overkill at all.

 

Sorry to not answer your question, but my suggestion for routes in Sedona is "enjoy the wacko new-age vortex scene in Sedona and go somewhere else to climb"

 

Oh yeah, re: Jack's Canyon. I did a day there around 1999 or 2000. The grades are soft like a kitten. Seriously, it's worse than Red Rocks sport ratings. Dr. Topo's site had (still has?) a free mini-guide to Jack's. http://www.drtopo.com/

Edited September 15, 2004 by willstrickland

[Alex]

slothrop, I have "Rock Climbing Arizona" you could borrow. It covers some of the areas.

[slothrop]

Werd. Thanks, guys. Sounds like a fun place to be: inflate your ego at Jack's and then get it crushed on scary runout sandstone! Paradise Forks looks good, but my girlfriend, who is just learning to climb cracks, might get bored or frustrated there.