The Stronghold Café

Students on a NOLS Semester in the Southwest are treated to some amazing backcountry climbing at Cochise Stronghold. Once the home and base of operations for the famed Chiricahua Apache Chief, Cochise, the Stronghold is now a sanctuary for climbers looking to push the limits on multi-pitch routes up sheer cliffs and domes of grainy granite.
Serving up cold dishes of exposed, slabby climbing is the Stronghold’s specialty. Those who can’t digest the smearing and slab can scan down the multifarious climbing menu of the Stronghold and go with the slow roasted crack climbing, baked boulders with wild cactus, or the crispy multi-pitch confit with a “chickenhead” chutney. Taking your order this season is a top-notch staff of rock instructors who are eager to cater to your every gastronomical whim.

These instructors rock! (pictured left to right: Josh Beckner, Anna Lundgren, Rachel Nelson, and Ben Venter)