Heart of Darkness 

FA:  Jim Haisley et al. (early 80's) Type:  Trad Consensus:  5.9+ [details] Length:  1 pitch, 50 feet Views: 123 page views Submitted By: Larry Coats on Jan 2, 2009 Add Photo  Add Comment

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Heather Hayes starts up the tricky start to Heart ...

Description 

A delightful and unique climb that starts to the right of Black Rose. Some slippery and tricky face climbing at the start leads to an excellent crack that combines with critical face holds to keep the rating reasonable. Key placements protect the climb throughout, but at the start are hard to find.

Protection 

The upper crack protects on wires and small to medium cams, but the bottom is the crux for protection. A variety of small Tri-cams and opposition RPs can get you off the ground. Don't miss the horizontally slotted small stopper (#3?) that protects the pull over the overhang.