Sport climbing at Camelback Mtn, Phoenix - March 2, 2012

I took my bro Matt out to Camelback to show him the "ropes" of leading on rock. We climbed two routes on the Headwall section of Echo Canyon.

Nestled in the town of high-maintenance people, aka: Paradise Valley

 Flaking rope and tying in. On belay...

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View across the Headwall area towards the west.

 Here's the Rain of Terror route we started with - 90ft, 5.9, only up to the fifth bolt near the cave. All set to go. You now weigh 20+ lbs heavier.

 I even had him anchor in and re-tie the rope to his harness after threading through the bolt up top so he could clean the route completely -- aced it.

Busy place.

Above the headwall, looking down at Echo Canyon. I led the 90ft "Sleazy Street" route (5.7), set a belay for Matt right on the side of the wall at the rap anchor before the exit runout -- quite a bit nerve-racking at first, just hanging there suspended.  Dangit, got the call to bail early.

Rapping down to the saddle on the trail. We scoped out the Praying Monk routes, then quickly cranked through this one rappel, back to the car. It's all second nature now.