Really nice moderate route to a great summit on good rock, interesting climbing with a bit of everything.   P.1 Up protectable slab to single belay bolt, right under a bulge into crack system to a ledge with a belay bolt.   P.2 Up the wide crack, left to crack in a corner to the ridge, left at ridge on easy terrain to a 5.6 step and anchors.   Both pitches can be broken up, but with sparse placements and runners rope drag is not an issue.

Dry Creek Spire

Black Arrow

The Happy Ending

P1: (5.9) Start up a slot with a crack in back.  Crux is in first 20' (JMHO) and it gets easier & more fun as the slot becomes overhanging. Finishes at a bolted belay. 

  P2: (5.10) Continue up the mostly easy chimney system to the obvious traverse right to a bolted face.  Follow the bolts up great face climbing to a bolted belay. 

  P3: (5.10) Ascend a short offwidth past 2 bolts to another bolt line.  Follow these bolts up great moves on a nice arete to a bolted belay.

P1: (5.9) A short pitch.  Climb up and left past a couple bolts to the limestone band.  Place a small-ish piece, the up and left to a bolted belay.   

  P2: (5.10) Up and left to a hand crack.  Up the crack to a bulge with a finger crack.  Climb this (crux) to a nice crack above, then slightly left to a bolted belay. 

  P3: (5.9/5.10) Continue up a nice hand crack to a roof.  Traverse left under the roof to a bolt, which protects a reachy move (maybe height dependant?) then up & left to a bolted anchor.   

  P4: (5.10-) Work up and right through a crack, then left to a bolt, then up to a bolted belay.

The southern-most of the 3 crags, there are several nice routes here.   The approach is short & easy by Sedona standards, and the climbs are well-equipped.  Most climbs are roughly south-facing, and secluded in a small east to west drainage.

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Routes in Dry Creek Spire