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bighigaz
Oct 28, 2002, 4:14 PM
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Okay, Table Mountain basically looks similar to El Cap, but MUCH smaller, and hella hard to get to! The "Nose" of the main formation is somewhere in the neighborhood of 800 feet, but getting there is no joke--3 or 4 hours if you're lucky.
My buddy and I recently resolved to climb "Crescent Crack" 5.9, but never got to the base of the mountain. Crap! When I actually get their, I'm sure I'll have an adventure to tell... as well as a descent route description, so stay tuned.
James.
PS ...if anyone has helpful beta, I'd love to hear it...
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bighigaz
Nov 17, 2002, 8:19 PM
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Elephant Head, AZ.
Check it out!
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hawthorne5630
Dec 11, 2002, 8:32 AM
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Table Mountain: The Escence of Backcountry
Table Mountain has a hard approach, no doubt. It is well worth the effort, though. Try doing it in 2 days. I recomend taking the north approach. There is a nice saddle about 500 to 1000 (can't remember exactly) vertical feet below the base of the cliff that you can bivvy at. From there stay to the right (west) side of the rock ridge that extends from the nose of the cliff. For the last few hundred feet of the approach there is some pretty serious scrambling that takes you to the base of Cherry Jam. From there you rappel to the base of Crescent Crack. I suggest leaving your packs down below the serious scrambling section.
Or you can try approaching from Pima Canyon. Hovever, the Pima Canyon Approach is longer and there are a ton of shin daggers along the way AND you have to decend to the base of the climb, but it is less strenuous.
If you need more info, let me know.
Mark
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climbincajun
Dec 11, 2002, 9:38 AM
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Table Mountain! My old nemesis!
While I have never done the north approach, I can recommend against the Pima Canyon approach. Its long and, yes, the shindaggers are many...which makes for slow and painful progress.
Wow, too bad about your attempt. Better luck next time...but dont wait too long...the heat will be back all too soon!
BTW, has anyone done any routes on Leviathin Dome...how does that approach compare?
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climbincajun
Dec 11, 2002, 9:41 AM
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Oh yeah, forgot to mention...Elephant Head is on my tick list for the winter.
Is the rock as crappy as I've heard? Is the descent as scary as I've read? Any beta would be appreciated! Cool pics, by the way.
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jer
Dec 11, 2002, 9:50 AM
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what route on elephant head?
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climbincajun
Dec 11, 2002, 9:51 AM
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west gully route...sorry...
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climbincajun
Dec 12, 2002, 2:35 PM
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so no one has any beta on West Gully route on Elephant Head? I know its not the burliest backcountry adventure, but c'mon! it can't be that bad a route that nobody here has done it!
Jer? anybody?
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redlegrangerone
May 23, 2006, 9:32 AM
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Once again I am reviving an old thread. I was asked the other day if I would consider climbing a 5 pitch 5.8 route on Table Mountain. I had never even heard of this place. This is the only thread I could find.
Has anyone recently climbed there? Where can I find good beta?
Tim
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bighigaz
May 27, 2006, 11:56 AM
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It's in Catalina State Park, the most prominent granite formation from Oracle Road... among several other amazing looking walls. I've wanted to climb one of the two main routes on Table Mountain for years... but life gets so busy I don't seem to make time for any climbing that takes longer than a day any more! If you trust the climber you're going with, and you're up for a backcountry approach to rival most others, I'd say don't pass up the chance...
And let us all know how it goes!
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