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Description

Carderock’s downstream end. Beginning at the scramble down and Kindergarten, Spiderwalk and Silver Spot and ending where the river meets the rock at Trudy’s Terror.  At Biceps overhang, shade trees give way to open skies and warm south aspect faces of Hades Heights. Routes continue down with Green Bucket, Nubble Face then turning a corner at Cripple Crack, finishing with Merv’s Nerve, Easy Lieback and Finger Nail. Hades Heights is adjacent the Potomac River offering views up and downstream and across to Vaso Island. Generations of climbing has rendered the base of the wall bare ground and some of the holds polished. A 15 m length of anchor rope protects the top roping with tree and block anchors.  

Getting There

Saunter from the the car past the toilets, south along a boardwalk and path to the le junction of the Billy Goat Trail and either hike downstream on the cliff too to set up a top rope anchor, or descent polished shist of the normal walk down gulley to recon the bottom of the routes, over historic, compacted soils among the Sycamore trees at the Potomac flood line.  The sector ends at Trudy’s Terror where the river meets the rock. 

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Classic Climbing Routes at Hades Heights

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
 40
The Crack
Trad, TR
5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
 67
Easy Layback
Trad, TR
5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
 44
Nubbin (Nubble) Face
TR
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 50
Trudie's Terror
Trad, TR
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 26
Spider Walk
TR
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 30
Friction Layback
TR
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 24
Golden Staircase
TR
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 39
Triple A
TR
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 29
Flutterby
TR
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 41
Butterfly
TR
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 24
Green Bucket
TR
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 34
Fingernail
TR
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 22
The Bulge
TR
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 24
Zig Zag
TR
5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b
 7
Silver Spot
TR
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
The Crack
 40
5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a Trad, TR
Easy Layback
 67
5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a Trad, TR
Nubbin (Nubble) Face
 44
5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a TR
Trudie's Terror
 50
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Trad, TR
Spider Walk
 26
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b TR
Friction Layback
 30
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b TR
Golden Staircase
 24
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b TR
Triple A
 39
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c TR
Flutterby
 29
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c TR
Butterfly
 41
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a TR
Green Bucket
 24
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a TR
Fingernail
 34
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b TR
The Bulge
 22
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b TR
Zig Zag
 24
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b TR
Silver Spot
 7
5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b TR
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