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Hit Man

5.10a, Sport, TR, 70 ft (21 m),  Avg: 2.3 from 80 votes
FA: Brad Watson, 1992
California > San Francisco B… > S Bay Area > Castle Rock & S… > Western Additio… > Underworld Rock
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Description

On the left side of the Southwest face of the Underworld, Hit Man shares the first two bolts with Drug Lord. Upon clipping the second bolt, traverse down and right to a big hueco and pull the short roof up to a third bolt. From here, the route meanders up past another bolt before finishing on less steep rock.

Protection

4 bolts to a 2 bolt anchor atop the Underworld.

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martha at the top of hit man
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pulling small roof
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Hit Man
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jim in the fog
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Photo from the first bolt (on the left). Bottom 12 feet of the route not visible. Second bolt to the right of the first, just above the large hueco. Route continues up and right to an arete. Follow the arete to the two bolt anchor. Photo by <br> Swansonbro
[Hide Photo] Photo from the first bolt (on the left). Bottom 12 feet of the route not visible. Second bolt to the right of the first, just above the large hueco. Route continues up and right to an arete. Follo…

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Blitzo
 
[Hide Comment] Kind of weird! Sep 12, 2006
Jason Ogasian
South Lake Tahoe
  5.10a
[Hide Comment] This was a really fun climb with a good sequence. I very much enjoyed. it. Jan 19, 2012
Adam Lokar
[Hide Comment] Top roped this route from the 2 bolts at the top. Fun moves pulling over the small roof. Feb 4, 2017
Bruce Morris
Soulsbyville, CA
[Hide Comment] FA: Brad Watson, 1992 Jan 11, 2018
Natalie Blackburn
Oakland, CA
 
[Hide Comment] Disliked this one quite a bit. After you pull the roof it's pretty sparse between shallow bowls. It's possible I'm just not acclimated to Castle Rock climbing yet, but found this one difficult when the bowls were out of my 5'4" +2 reach. Apr 10, 2022