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Hammer Wall & The Keyhole Rock Climbing
Routes in Hammer Wall & The Keyhole
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Corner, The T,TR 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c |
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Darkest Hour T,TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b |
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Hammer Case T 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a PG13 |
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Hammer Crack T,TR 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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Hammer Crack Variation T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b |
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Hammer Master T,TR 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a |
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Insect Parts T,TR 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a |
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Keyhole Chimney T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a PG13 |
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Meat Hammer TR 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b |
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Nonconformist T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b PG13 |
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Prosperity TR 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c |
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Stettner's Overhang T,TR 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b |
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Sunken Slab TR 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b |
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Top Shelf TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b |
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Description
The lower level of Major Mass is bounded on the East by the formation that culminates in the Keyhole, a smaller version of the Doorway. Hammer Wall is the large, clean expanse of rock that faces East at the bottom.
This area is complicated in the guidebook because it can be divided into as many as three "pitches". It is more common to just climb through in a single pitch, or just climb partway and scramble off to the West. You often have a choice of just which lines you want to link
This area is complicated in the guidebook because it can be divided into as many as three "pitches". It is more common to just climb through in a single pitch, or just climb partway and scramble off to the West. You often have a choice of just which lines you want to link
Getting There
The approach that requires the least effort is to hike up the Potholes trail, and cut West across the boulder field where the trail emerges from the trees below Red Rocks. There are currently (summer 2018) some massive old logs down beside the trail just where you leave it.
An alternative that many people find easier to navigate when they are first checking this area out is to hike up to the Doorway, then descend the gully just West of that area (as if you were headed to the Upper Level or Jungle Gym. That gully lies between Major Mass and Minor Mass, so as you get toward the bottom, cut to your right and you will be at Hammer Wall and Stettner's Overhang.
An alternative that many people find easier to navigate when they are first checking this area out is to hike up to the Doorway, then descend the gully just West of that area (as if you were headed to the Upper Level or Jungle Gym. That gully lies between Major Mass and Minor Mass, so as you get toward the bottom, cut to your right and you will be at Hammer Wall and Stettner's Overhang.
Classic Climbing Routes at Hammer Wall & The Keyhole
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