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Mount Hooker Rock Climbing

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Routes in Mount Hooker

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	All Grown ups are Pirates T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Betwixt T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Cache Pirates T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Gaff, The T 5.13- 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E7 6c PG13
	Gamblin' in the Winds T 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b R
	Hook, Line, and Sinker (aka the Free Boissonneault-Larson) T 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b PG13
	Jaded Lady T 5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Living Stone, The T 5.13 8a 29 X- 30 E7 6c R
	Optimist (The Nolan Smythe Memorial Route), The T 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b
	Original Sin T 5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b
	Sendero Luminoso Free T 5.13d 8b 31 X 32 E8 7a
	Shady Lady T 5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b
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Description

The premier backcountry big wall in the Wind Rivers, if not the lower 48. The rock is highly featured, hard, and generally clean. Currently home to mostly aid routes, but free routes are starting to be established on the larger section of the wall. I think it's fair to say that there is more potential for high quality difficult free routes on Hooker than any other wall I've seen in the States.

Kelsey's guide gives a good general layout of existing climbs, approach, etc. Although be aware that many of the route lines in Kelsey's guide are not entirely correct.

Getting There

Approach via Dickinson Park, or Big Sandy via Hailey Pass.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Mount Hooker

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

5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a 10 ● Cache Pirates Trad, Alpine 10 pitches
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 30 ● Jaded Lady Trad, Alpine 15 pitches
5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b PG13 7 ● Hook, Line, and Sinker (aka the… Trad, Alpine 12 pitches
5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b R 6 ● Gamblin' in the Winds Trad, Alpine 14 pitches
5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b 7 ● The Optimist (The Nolan Smythe M… Trad, Alpine 12 pitches
5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b 5 ● Original Sin Trad, Alpine 14 pitches
5.13d 8b 31 X 32 E8 7a 4 ● Sendero Luminoso Free Trad, Alpine 13 pitches