Short but sustained, slightly overhanging. Unusual climbing with lots of sidepulls and arete slaps makes it worth 2 stars.

Power Tool

Mad Skilz

Matricide

Skill Saw Crack

Crosscut

The route in question.  3 sections of varied climbing: a steep blocky section leading to a little roof....a slab (!).... a sublime stem/lieback dihedral. 

  The blocky section is pretty fun now that I've trundled and reinforced. The slab has the best slab crux I've ever done (and I've been climbing over 1/3 of a century).  The dihedral is amazing...I wish it went on for another 50 feet.  One of the most unusual lines in So. Az. 

  The technical crux is the transition from roof to slab.  But the rest of the climb will give you plenty more opportunity to fail, espec the top of the dihedral. 

  The bottom of this line was death blocks and dense choss when I found it.  Take that into consideration if you feel the need to judge. 

  I originally tried to rate this 12a, but Josie, Joe and Brian pummeled me.

The obvious offwidth roof right of Cross Cut and Power Tool. Start on a small ledge that is guarded by a manzanita. Well worth doing!

Thirty vicious feet of overhanging crack that starts as a seam and widens to hands.  Has been led.  From Steiger: "tape is humbly recommended".  The route gets 2 stars not because it's fun, but because it's pretty unique on Mt. Lemmon.

Steiger's 1985 guide to Mt Lemmon lists The Skill Saw Crack on page 157.  I thought Eric left it out of Squeezing The Lemmon II, but someone pointed out that there is a little arrow pointing to it on page 198.  It is right behind the Matterhorn Boulder which is well worth the one minute approach all by itself. 

  There is cell phone reception (Verizon, May 2016).

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