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The Hood Rock Climbing
| Elevation: | 7,817 ft |
| GPS: | 36.267, -115.658 Google Map · Climbing Area Map |
| Page Views: | 55,663 total · 378/month |
| Shared By: | Matt McMurray on Aug 15, 2006 |
| Admins: | Justin Johnsen |
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 Sheetblm.gov/sites/blm.gov/files… for a good overview of what it protects and what that limits, and the Forest Service pagefs.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 hard 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 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. Look for two obvious large red-barked pine trees on your left; the trail up to the Hood starts here. It immediately crosses a small wash and then meets up with a series of switchbacks up the wooded slope towards the Corrosion Cave.
Don't take short cuts... this is a Wilderness Area!! =)
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. Look for two obvious large red-barked pine trees on your left; the trail up to the Hood starts here. It immediately crosses a small wash and then meets up with a series of switchbacks up the wooded slope towards the Corrosion Cave.
Don't take short cuts... this is a Wilderness Area!! =)
Classic Climbing Routes at The Hood
Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
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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.
Here's the crag order (left to right):
Infectious Cave/Slab
Walk By Slab
Corrosion Cave
Pine Tree Ledge
South Central
Souls Cave
Souls Slab
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