Peak Mountain 3

Out-of-Downers Dome

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Out-of-Downers Dome and the smaller (unnamed?) dome immediately behind it are set into the hillside left of Out-of-Towners Dome in the East Stronghold. They face southeast. The rock seems to be quite solid. Although this area is described in Bob Kerry's 1997 guide Backcountry Climbing in Southern Arizona, 2nd Edition, it doesn't seem to get much traffic.

Climbs are one or two pitches long. The climbing is primarily crack climbing, with some chickenheads. The guidebook lists eight routes, including every grade from 5.6 to 5.10. I didn't notice any bolts anywhere. You can walk off from all the routes, although it's a bit hairy if you're on the northeast part of Out of Downers. There are a couple of dubious rap anchors on that northeast part, probably not coincidentally.


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