Hanging Gardens 

FA:  Type:  Trad Consensus:  5.5 [details] Length:  2 pitches Views: 442 page views Submitted By: Marcy on Oct 28, 2006 Add Photo  Add Comment

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Me beginning pitch 1 - my first trad lead. Photo b...

Description 

Pitch 1: Scramble up the left-angling ramp/crack to the base of the flake. Continue diagonally up left in crack to a right angling crack. Follow this crack to a 2-bolt hanging belay. 100'
Note - this belay is also the location of the 2nd rap.

Pitch 2: Make a thin move from the belay into a crack diagonaling right. Follow this crack as it becomes slightly steeper and heads straight up. Go left on easy cracks and face to the top. Gear belay. ~130'.

Descent: Locate bolts for the 1st rap to the left (climbers left). Two double rope raps back down to your the base - watch out for other parties coming up the route!

Location 

Begin below the large, right-leaning flake in the middle of the wall.

Protection 

Small to medium cams, doubles of BD #1-3 helpful. Could use a #4 near top of P2, but climbing gets fairly easy here.

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BETA PHOTO: Hanging Gardens - belays and rap anchors in green,...	Evelyn beginning the first rap	Evelyn finishing up the first pitch