Over the Hedge  5.3

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Type:  Trad, 1 pitch, 40 feet Consensus:  5.3 [details] FA:  C. Chaney, 10/06 New Route:  Yes Submitted By:  Chris Chaney on Oct 9, 2006 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (1) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

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Partial closure due to historical and archaeological sites. MORE INFO >>> The USFS has closed a number of routes because they are located in close proximity to historical and archaeological sites. The following routes are closed indefinitely: Cindy Lou's Left Tube Seuss Seuss Sudio Fox in Locks. Be aware, there may be more. This information is a public crowdsourcing effort between the Access Fund, and Mountain Project. You should confirm closures, restrictions, and/or related dates. Keeping climbing areas open and conserving the climbing environment

Description 

Climb the flake and face around it passing a small tree, then a rhododendron cluster and then a second small tree. Top out on a nice ledge and belay and rappel from one of the large trees.

This route has better rock quality than almost all of the other easy and moderate routes at this wall. And despite the vegetation the route climbs very well.

Location 

As the approach trail nears the wall you will see a wide, short slab under a slightly overhanging tall headwall. Bushwhck from the trail split, bearing slightly left to the slab. The route is the obvious easy looking right facing flake with a tree, then a rhodo then another tree near the top.

The start is hard to find in the rhodo thicket. When you reach the base of the slab head left as far as possible.

The slab itself is located a few yards right from Purple Cleaning Company.

Protection 

Smaller gear. TCUs and smaller cams are best. You can sling the vegetation as well.