Tony Bubb on Self Abuse 5.10c/d, at Hawk-Eagle Rid...
Description
The route lies about 1/2 way up Hawk Eagle Ridge. It is an obvious right-facing dihedral capped by a large roof. The single-pitch line may not be worthy of a trip to the crag alone, but if you want to also do Die Heeda Rule (5.11) Brother Jug (5.10a), and Tombstone (5.11a) amoung others nearby, it is a worthy day. You will find the climbing at the crux to be powerful and gymnastic, and probably only 5.10c if you have large hands.
Protection
The protection is standard, with the crux bing just above a large-hand or even fist-sized camming unit.
This is a good roof with good foot holds and good hand jams. Also, if you want to add a good hand crack to the beginning of the pitch, you can do the first part of January Playmate and traverse over under the roof to link up to the Self Abuse roof. There is a horn/block at the top of the roof that we rappeled off to get down.
Hawk-Eagle Ridge
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