In many ways, this place reminds us of Arizona’s Cochise: though the area is slightly smaller in scale, the routes seem to offer more crack climbing mileage. We’ve done three very brief trips to date – just enough to whet our appetites. A bit of a pain to get to for those who have to fly in and are seeking a quickie trip, but doable even on a standard weekend. Would love to go back for a few more classics. Also, the lower approach (eg. White Punks) is reasonably dog friendly; the upper or standard approach is not.

By Trip

“Needles Failure” (July 2020)

White Punks On Dope (May 2018)

Search For Rain (July 2015)

The Needles Intro (August 2014)

By Route

Airy Interlude (5.10a, 3 pitches)

Anti-Jello Crack (5.9+, first 2 pitches)

Igor Unchained (5.9, 3 pitches)

Spooky (5.9 2 pitches)

Thin Ice (5.10b, 3 pitches)

White Punks On Dope (5.8, 6 pitches)

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