Multi-pitch outing: Sven Tower 3, Right Rib, 5.6

About this event

Three pitches of slab and crack climbing to a nice summit on Sven Tower 3 in the McDowell Sonoran Preserve.

https://www.mountainproject.com/route/106852569/right-rib

Required Skills/Experience for this outing

• Completion of the AMC Basic Outdoor Rock Climbing school or equivalent training/experience

• Ability to climb 5.7 outdoors, or 5.9 at your local gym

Registration and participant selection Max participants: 6 - including outing leaders.

You must be a current AMC member.

***Students of the Fall 2026 AMC Basic Outdoor Rock Climbing school that need to make up a grad climb will be given priority.***

To register for a spot, RSVP to this event (providing all of the requested information). Once RSVP’d you will be placed on a waitlist. Participants will be selected from the waitlist until all spots are filled. Participant selection is at the sole discretion of outing leaders.

Meeting Location/Time We will meet at Tom’s Thumb Trailhead at 7:00 AM . See Meetup event location for directions/pin. Note that there are restrooms at the trailhead, but there is no drinking water .

Approach From Tom’s Thumb trailhead we will hike approximately 1 mile with a steep section at the end to reach the base of Sven Tower 3. The hike takes about 30 minutes.

What to Bring Bring plenty of water, snacks, and any other personal items you need for a day outdoors. Bring UV protection (sunscreen, hat, sunglasses, sun hoody etc). Check weather beforehand and layer accordingly. Wear shoes suitable for hiking and bring a pack large enough to accommodate your gear plus club gear and rope(s) to keep your hands free on the hike in/out.

Personal climbing gear: helmet, harness, personal anchor, belay/rappel device(s), 48” sewn runner or double-length sling, autoblock, prusik cords, at least 3 locking carabiners, climbing shoes.

Additional items recommended for this climb: a small pack to carry items with you on the climb (water/snacks, approach shoes, windbreaker). Water bottles and approach shoes can also be (securely) racked on your harness. We will rappelling off the backside of the formation and scrambling back to our packs, so you'll want your shoes with you.

Optional items: belay/rappel gloves, chalk, crack gloves or tape.

Questions?

Disclaimer: Climbing is a personal choice and requires personal responsibility. Climbing and associated activities are dangerous and can result in injury and/or death. Climbing exposes you to risks. Risks are not eliminated by training, or skill. By your participation in any AMC activity or event, you accept and assume any and all risks, including those created by negligence, connected to such activity or event.

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