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Head Fox 

Head Fox 

5.10b/c R

   

FA: unknown
Type: Trad
Consensus: 5.10b/c [details]
Length: 1 pitch, 150 feet
Season: Fall thru Spring
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Submitted By: Anonymous Climber on Oct 15, 2007


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  • This route has access issues. Please read the note available on the Hueco Tanks page.
  • This route has access issues. Please read the note available on the North Mountain page.

  • Description 

    Climb up left of the cleft in the middle of the Fox Tower formation (left of hueco field that forms Fox Trot route), folling the crack initially and moving up past ten bolts to a two bolt anchor 150 feet up. Excellent route on pretty good edges with some thought-provoking moves between bolts.


    Protection 

    10 bolts, 2-bolt anchor. Bring two ropes for the 150' rappel. The guide suggests that some might want some misc. pro to supplement the bolts.


    Location 

    Left of cleft/crack in the middle of the formation. Start in the crack, then move left out to first bolt about 25' up.



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    By Russ Walling
    From: www.FishProducts.com
    Oct 16, 2007
    rating: 5.10

    Slick rock to start, sorta run out if 12ft between bolts is runout to you, and quasi relentless. Plenty of good moves all stacked up on top of each other make this fingery in places beast a classic. Warm up on the Fox Trot and then give this one a go. Supplemental pro? hmmm.... I don't even recall where you would want to place it.

    By susan peplow
    From: what day is this?
    Oct 17, 2007
    rating: 5.10b/c R

    The line following the first 3 bolts is slick and leaves you thinking you may have bitten off more than you can chew. If you've been playing around on large features for a few days the thin edges this route has may be a surprise.

    Hang in there and you'll be pleasantly rewarded with a fun and sustained route.

    ~Susan

    By Anthony Stout
    Administrator
    From: Albuquerque, NM
    Apr 21, 2008
    rating: 5.10 R

    This route was awesome IMO. Not sure where you might add any supplemental gear aside from the crack at the beginning. The first few moves present with an interesting stemming problem but all that is needed is a good spotter. After that there are HUGE holds to the first bolt. I could not decide if I liked this or Malice In Bucketland better, both were beautiful routes! This one felt a little more difficult, with smaller edges on it than that one though. Also the movement is less obvious, and the route is a bit more run out. Other than that, they are both really great routes for the grade!