★★★ The Mace 5.9

Approach from a small trailhead off of Back O' Beyond Road in Sedona. The hike is 15-20 minutes at a leisurely pace.

P1: Climb up chimney (or the runout face to the right) to a crack through limestone band. Pull a small roof to gain a big alcove with a single eyebolt belay. 5.7.

P2: Head up a handcrack in the back corner of alcove, into a chimney, breaking left at top and continuing up an offwidth crack in the corner. A final corner leads to a single eyebolt belay on top of a small pillar. 5.9.

P3: Clip a bolt off the left side of the pillar and perform an airy traverse left to gain a crack system. Climb this to reach a small triangular belay ledge with another single eyebolt belay. 5.9

P4: Pass through a slot to the west, then move right and climb a crack system to an alcove about halfway up. From here, chimney and offwidth (crux) past a bolt. This leads to the summit of the lower tower and a gear belay. 5.9+

P5: The shortest and most novel pitch you've ever done. Lean across to the higher tower, clip a bolt, and traverse right and climb up to gain an easier slab to the top. Belay off log book bollard.

Rappel on a 70+m rope from the logbook bollard or jump to the first tower. Two straight forward raps bring you to the base of the tower. Follow the skid marks to find the way down.