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Elevation: 1,036 ft 316 m
GPS: 37.67361, -83.70758
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Shared By: DrRockso RRG on Oct 12, 2025 · Updates
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This amazing wall of pumpy classic RRG 5.11's is a great warm up for The Venue. Very little sun as it faces North. Every climb is interesting and varied. There are also a few classic 10's and an great entry 5.9 called "Chilly". Tons of underclings on this wall! Named after the copious poison Ivy on the wall that needed a ton of "yard work" in Tyvex. Also named after one of the developers, Dave Hatchett out of Tahoe. Massive initial work done by Nathalie Dupree who also scored and bolted the likely most classic line up the middle of the face. Also developed by Ian Teal, Noah Kaufman and Isaac Caldiero in spring of 2025. Incredible gymnastic climbing! This wall is basically connected to and just before Zun’s Wall by a 30 sec gap Hatchett's is good all day while Zun’s Wall faces more East making it a terrific spot in the morning on colder days and nice in the afternoon shade on warmer days.

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Go past Coop’s gas station headed South until you get to Ashland Camp Loop. Then take Cave Fork Road  all the way to the bottom. You have to go across a small stream. It’s Rocky but you can do it in a 2 Wheel Dr. car. Maybe not after a heavy rain. Then you go another couple minutes and you park at a big obvious parking lot to your left and there are some petroglyphs of cartoon man/woman on a rock to your right just before. Walk up the road headed North to a red gate.

Then walk up the road past the gate for about five minutes until the road cuts up and left (Go Right here for The Venue). But it’s obvious, it’s a steep hill up and left. When you get to the very top of the hill there is a road that cuts left, at this junction, there is a trail that goes up slightly left into the forest that parallels the main road (which starts to go downhill and can lead back to The Venue).

Hatchett Wall is first on your left after a couple minutes, and then the trail keeps going past Hatchett wall to Zun’s Wall after a one minute hike. "My Kinda Climb" is the first climb you will see on a short but very fun wall.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Hatchett Wall

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 5
My Kinda Climb
Sport
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 5
Moxie
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 8
Poison Idea
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 10
Woman of the Wild
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 5
Dawn of a New Era
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
My Kinda Climb
 5
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
Moxie
 5
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport
Poison Idea
 8
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Woman of the Wild
 10
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Dawn of a New Era
 5
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
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Routes Mostly Face: North

Mostly Shady All Day

Details: North facing, shady all day.

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