Elevation: 1,382 ft
GPS: 43.41353, -89.7158
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Shared By: Doug Hemken on Apr 25, 2002
Admins: Ian CB, Doug Hemken, James Schroeder, chris tregge

Description

Hawk's Nest is a secluded area found on the far west end of the East Rampart area. It also has some of the tallest routes on the East Rampart.

Getting There

Hike up the CCC Trail and follow the East Bluff Trail west along the top of the East Rampart cliff.

To get to the top of Hawk's Nest, go past the Leaning Tower to the second non-descript overlook. Just past the overlook is a rocky gully that comes right up to the trail.  You can descend this 40-50 feet and cut left onto the broad ledges at the top of Hawk's Nest.  Easier to descent but harder to find, you can go down from the overlook in an east-trending gully to reach the same broad ledges.

To get to the bottom, go back and descend the Leaning Tower Gully.  Turn right (west), and walk past the Pseudo-Hawk's Nest amphitheater, past the Balshazaar's Feast buttress, and on into the Hawk's Nest.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Hawk's Nest

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
 3
Hallucination
Trad, TR
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 54
Bucket Brigade
Trad
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 17
Coronary
Trad, TR
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 109
Charybdis
Trad, TR
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b PG13
 25
Scylla
Trad
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 8
Walpurgisnacht
Trad, TR
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R
 10
Mother Fletcher's
Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13
 42
Anomie
Trad
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a R
 10
R. Exam
Trad, TR
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b PG13
 5
Walpurgisnacht Direct
Trad, TR
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b R
 60
Alpha Centauri
Trad
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c R
 32
Happy Hunting Grounds
Trad
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c R
 51
Vivesection
Trad
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 14
Pie Plate
TR
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Hallucination
 3
5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c Trad, TR
Bucket Brigade
 54
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Trad
Coronary
 17
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad, TR
Charybdis
 109
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad, TR
Scylla
 25
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b PG13 Trad
Walpurgisnacht
 8
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad, TR
Mother Fletcher's
 10
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R Trad
Anomie
 42
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13 Trad
R. Exam
 10
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a R Trad, TR
Walpurgisnacht Direct
 5
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b PG13 Trad, TR
Alpha Centauri
 60
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b R Trad
Happy Hunting Grounds
 32
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c R Trad
Vivesection
 51
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c R Trad
Pie Plate
 14
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c TR
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