Cactus Massacre climbing
19 routes · 3,921 ft elevation
This is one of the best walls for colder months. The wall gets sun from mid-morning on. There are several high quality bolted climbs in the 10s and 11s than presented in guidebooks. The neighbor, Cactus Corridor, offers a handful of fun 5.9s. If you enjoy Cannibal crag, definitely check out this wall.
### Getting here
Cactus and Civilization (both visible from the parking lot) share the same approach trail. Follow the right trail down to the wash then climb up trending right (10 minutes).
Access
The 13-mile Scenic Drive requires a timed-entry reservation October to May and has seasonal gate hours. Calico Basin and Kraft Mountain sit outside the Scenic Drive and need no reservation.
Best climbs in First Pullout (Calico I), Red Rock →
Routes
- Peyote and the magic stairs 5.5
- End of the Cactus 5.5
- Agave 5.7
- Never Kiss a Cactus 5.8
- Cholla 5.8
- Cactus Head 5.9
- Cactus Juice 5.9
- Cactus Pete 5.10a
- One Flew Over a Cactus Nest 5.10b
- Cascading Cacti 5.10c
- Over a Barrel 5.10d
- Cactus Hugger 5.10d
- Xmas Cactus 5.10d
- Straight to the Point 5.11a
- Saguaro 5.11b
- Cactus Killa 5.11b
- Cactus Massacre 5.11c
- Cactus Root 5.11c
- Fractured Cactus 5.12a