Arizona · Rock climbing · Phoenix

Blood Runs Thicker

5.7
grade
Sport Bolted
style
Nov–Apr
best months

One of a dozen routes catalogued at The Headwall, this climb sits in the lower-middle range of the crag's 4th to 5.11b/c span.

Local outfitters

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  • Nearby · Gargoyle Wall · Western Bouldering Area · Camelback Mountain
  • Best time to go · Nov–Apr

    Best time to visit Blood Runs Thicker

    Best months: November–April. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.

    1. Jan

      67° / 43°

      4 wet

    2. Feb

      69° / 46°

      4 wet

    3. Mar

      76° / 52°

      3 wet

    4. Apr

      83° / 58°

      1 wet

    5. May

      92° / 67°

      1 wet

    6. Jun

      102° / 76°

      1 wet

    7. Jul

      104° / 83°

      3 wet

    8. Aug

      103° / 82°

      4 wet

    9. Sep

      98° / 75°

      3 wet

    10. Oct

      87° / 63°

      2 wet

    11. Nov

      75° / 51°

      2 wet

    12. Dec

      65° / 43°

      4 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Scottsdale Muni Ap, AZ, 7.9 mi away at 1,473 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Photo of the crag

The Headwall — the crag this route is on
The Headwall, Arizona — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: Spikebrennan, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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