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Chris Wex Don Traverse
5.7+ YDS 5a French 15 Ewbanks V+ UIAA 13 ZA MVS 4b British R
Avg: 2 from 2
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Routes in Hades Heights
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Bad Rock T,TR 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a |
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Biceps TR 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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Biceps - Var: Right Wall T,TR 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b |
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Biceps - Var: Thumbthing T,TR 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c |
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Biceps - Var: Thumbthing Else T,TR 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c |
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Billy Goat Boulder V2 5+ |
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Bulge, The TR 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Bulging Crack T,TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b |
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Butterfly TR 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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Camp Daze TR 5.3 3+ 10 III 9 VD 3a |
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Camp Permit TR 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a |
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Can't Permit TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Carderock Low Traverse V5 6C |
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Chris Wex Don Traverse T 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b R |
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Chris's Goat TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b |
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Crack, The T,TR 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c |
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Cripple's Face TR 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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Crippling Paralysis TR 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b |
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Crucifixion T,TR 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b PG13 |
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Crystal Ship TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Desperation TR 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a |
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Don't Fall on the Hikers V0-1 4+ |
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Easy Layback T,TR 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a |
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Eliminates T,TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b |
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Face To Right T,TR 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13 |
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Fifi T,TR 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Fingernail TR 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Flutterby TR 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Friction Layback TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b |
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Garbage Chute, The TR 5.0 2- 4 I 6 MM 1c |
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Golden Staircase TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Green Bucket TR 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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Hades Heights Girdle Traverse T V1-2 5 |
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Hades Heights | 9253 V3 6A |
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Hades Heights | 9573 TR 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b |
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If You Have to Climb in Maryland TR 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a X |
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Incipient TR 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b |
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Iron Cross TR 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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Kindergarten TR 5.0 2- 4 I 6 MM 1c |
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Krypton V5+ 6C+ |
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Laundry Chute, The T 5.1 2 6 II 7 MD 2a |
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Leonards Lunacy T,TR 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Mad Dog TR 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c |
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Make A Wish T,TR 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Merv's Nerve TR 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b |
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Norris' Nipple T,TR 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c |
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Norris's Nipple T,TR 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c |
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Nose, The TR 5.3 3+ 10 III 9 VD 3a |
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Not So Gneiss V4- 6B R |
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Nubbin (Nubble) Face TR 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a |
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Photogenic T,TR 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b |
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Pre-Kindergarten Boulder T V-easy 3 |
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Serenity Syndrome TR 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c |
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Silver Spot TR 5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c |
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Silver Sucker TR 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c |
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Slot It Out V3 6A |
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Spider Walk TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b |
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Sterling's Double Cracks TR 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b |
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Talk about a view V0-1 4+ |
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Top Roping at Carderock with Tots TR 4th 1 2 I 2 M 1b |
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Triple A TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Trudie's Terror T,TR 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b |
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Walk On By T,TR 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b |
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Wish Come True T,TR 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a |
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Yellow Jacket TR 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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Zig Zag TR 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b |
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| Type: | Trad, 300 ft (91 m), 2 pitches |
| GPS: | 38.97563, -77.20694 |
| FA: | unknown |
| Page Views: | 1,759 total · 15/month |
| Shared By: | Chris Irwin on Feb 4, 2016 |
| Admins: | Frances Fierst, C S |
Description
This historic traverse was first completed in the 1940s by Chris Scoredos, Don Hubbard, and Arnold Wexler. Today this route is an R rated adventure. The leader and follower will be exposed to ground fall potential and a fall on gear on this rock is questionable at best. There are multiple incidences of trad gear failing due to rock quality at Carderock.
Start: Garbage Chute Corner
P1: Climbing 20 feet up the Garbage Chute corner, then traverses right across the the cliff (downstream) at the obvious horizontal break in the cliff. Continue past the corner of Trudie's Terror. Belay at the scrubby pine. (~150ft)
P2: Down climb the easy ramp/corner. Make an exposed move over the water to gain the foot ledge. Continue out the ledge until you are below a licheny, slightly vegetated crack (V1). Climb the crack to top of the cliff.
V1: from the vegetated crack, continue traversing right and turn a corner. (this variation is the historical description but has not been climbed/verified recently)
Protection
Bring a single rack to 4" and a few long runners.
This route is runout and traverses, both the leader and the follower will be exposed to ground fall potential on the first pitch.
The nature of the rock of Carderock is such that trad gear cannot be relied upon. There are multiple reports over the years of trad gear failing due to the soft, flakey nature of the rock.
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