Images of Rock Climbing on "Hung Jury" on Courthouse Butte in Sedona, Arizona (1998)

Hung Jury: Grade V, A2, 5.10+ (unfinished - 3 pitches) [John MacDonald, Isaac Shaffer & Pieter Dorrestein, started 1998]. You can see the climb as you near Bell Rock on Rt. 179. Park at the pullout next to Bell Rock. The route follows the prominent face on the buttress facing the parking area, and is located 100 feet to the left of the monster dihedral and roof on Justice of the Peace. The take the trail from the pullout for about 1/3 of a mile. Turn right and head just to the right of the huge roof. To start the climb, find a small 2 foot roof below a right facing dihedral on a low angle face. Follow the crack on the right side of the roof and then up into the crack in the dihedral to the anchor (3 bolts). At the belay ledge, traverse right thirty feet to a second set of anchors (3 1/2 inch angles). Pitch 2 follows a beautiful splitter finger crack (5.10+) with some thin nailing at the top. Pitch 3 follows a flairing left leaning crack (A2) to anchors in a broken white band of rock. Pitches 4 and 5, which go up and to the right, have not yet been climbed. Pitch 4 will most likely be A4 and require difficult nailing on nothing larger than birdbeaks for the first 25 feet.

The route follows the face to the right of the dihedral and roof Pitch 1 follows the right facing dihedral left of center. Pieter Dorrestein is rapping off pitch 1 Pieter Dorrestein jugging up pitch 1 Pieter Dorrestein jugging near the top of pitch 1

View of the Church Spires area from the belay ledge on top of pitch 1 View of the Cathedral Spires area from the belay ledge on top of pitch 1 John MacDonald leading out on pitch 3 John MacDonald loving those knifeblades

Vertical gardening John MacDonald high on pitch 3 John MacDonald reaching for the left crack system on pitch 3 Hmmm...where to now?

John MacDonald getting ready to put in anchors at the top of pitch 3 Pieter Dorrestein cleaning pitch 3 Pieter Dorrestein wondering why John MacDonald drives his pins so hard Isaac Schaffer juggin up to the belay at the top of pitch 3

Isaac shaffer posing Isaac Schaffer happy to be at the belay Pieter Dorrestein (left) thanking John MacDonald (right) for belayinghim on pitch 4 Pieter Dorrestein starting to lead pitch 4

Pieter Dorrestein and Isaac Shaffer getting ready to rap off pitch 3 Pieter Dorrestein at the belay at the top of pitch 3 Pieter Dorrestein rapping from pitch 3


The route follows the face to the right of the dihedral and roof	Pitch 1 follows the right facing dihedral left of center. Pieter Dorrestein is rapping off pitch 1	Pieter Dorrestein jugging up pitch 1	Pieter Dorrestein jugging near the top of pitch 1

View of the Church Spires area from the belay ledge on top of pitch 1	View of the Cathedral Spires area from the belay ledge on top of pitch 1	John MacDonald leading out on pitch 3	John MacDonald loving those knifeblades

Vertical gardening	John MacDonald high on pitch 3	John MacDonald reaching for the left crack system on pitch 3	Hmmm...where to now?

John MacDonald getting ready to put in anchors at the top of pitch 3	Pieter Dorrestein cleaning pitch 3	Pieter Dorrestein wondering why John MacDonald drives his pins so hard	Isaac Schaffer juggin up to the belay at the top of pitch 3

Isaac shaffer posing	Isaac Schaffer happy to be at the belay	Pieter Dorrestein (left) thanking John MacDonald (right) for belayinghim on pitch 4	Pieter Dorrestein starting to lead pitch 4

Pieter Dorrestein and Isaac Shaffer getting ready to rap off pitch 3	Pieter Dorrestein at the belay at the top of pitch 3	Pieter Dorrestein rapping from pitch 3