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The Hood Rock Climbing

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Areas in The Hood

Compton Cave, The 0 / 17 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 17

Corrosion Cave, The 0 / 7 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

Infectious Cave / Slab, The 0 / 15 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 16

Pine Tree Ledge 0 / 7 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

Souls Cave, The 0 / 7 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

Souls Slab, The 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

South Central 0 / 7 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

Walk By Slab, The 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

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Access Issue: Mount Charleston Wilderness Area Details

Much of this area is in the Mount Charleston Wilderness Area, learn which crags are within our outside of it before you go. See the BLM Fact Sheet blm.gov/sites/blm.gov/files… for a good overview of what it protects and what that limits, and the Forest Service page fs.usda.gov/detailfull/htnf… for other information.

Description

Simply put, the Hood is the most important/best cliff on Mt. Charleston, and is world famous for its incredible concentration of high-quality (manufactured) routes. There are many reasons for the Hood's popularity including a short-peasant approach, cool summer air, beautiful alpine surroundings, and most importantly the glassy smooth white limestone that is punctuated by soaring lines of (drilled) pockets. The quality of the routes go up with the grades, and the Hood boasts four separate limestone caves all with excellent steep routes.

Getting There

Take S.R. 57 from I-95 all the way past the Mt. Charleston hotel into Kyle Canyon. Follow this road as it winds up the hill until you encounter a sharp left-turning bend in the road. Immediately before this bend, turn right off of the road onto Echo Rd. and continue uphill past the signs toward the Mary Jane Falls turn-off. A short distance farther ahead is the small parking area for the hood at Trail Canyon. If this parking area is full park at the Mary Jane Falls trailhead parking and hike up to the Trail Canyon trailhead.

Hike up Trail Canyon for about five minutes until you can see the distinctive hat-shaped central section of the Hood up on your left. Leave the main Trail Canyon trail immediately after the big "Mt. Charleston Wilderness" wooden sign, it's a fairly obvious gravel path across the wash. Follow this uphill and you'll end up immediately in the Corrosion Cave.

Don't take short cuts... this is a Wilderness Area!! =)

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Classic Climbing Routes at The Hood

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 35 ● Feel No Evil Sport Souls Slab
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 39 ● Touch of Grey Sport Infectious Cave / Slab
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 33 ● Finger Injection Sport Infectious Cave / Slab
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 36 ● Witness This Sport Pine Tree Ledge
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 19 ● Across the Universe Sport Corrosion Cave
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 55 ● Heating Up the Hood Sport Pine Tree Ledge
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 26 ● Gun Tower Sport Pine Tree Ledge
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 16 ● Rappin Boyz Sport S Central
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b 15 ● Bloodline Sport S Central
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b 17 ● Urban Decay Sport Infectious Cave / Slab
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b 50 ● Straight Outta Compton Sport Compton Cave
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c 12 ● Warlord Sport Corrosion Cave
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c 3 ● Equalizer Sport Compton Cave
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c 4 ● Corrosion Sport Corrosion Cave
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c 10 ● Infectious Groove Sport Infectious Cave / Slab