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Hazel's Way

Name: Hazel's Way
Rating: 3.0

5.8 YDS 5b French 16 Ewbanks VI- UIAA 15 ZA HVS 4c British

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Type:	Trad, 200 ft (61 m), 2 pitches, Grade II
GPS:	38.68286, -106.03067
FA:	Lee Babcock and Jeremy Crane, August 2016
Page Views:	1,768 total · 14/month
Shared By:	Jeremy C on Aug 29, 2016
Admins:	Joey Chicharrones, Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC Page Updates (admin only)

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Description

This route is truly stellar. It is the most obvious, good moderate around. The line is fairly visible from the approach, and the P2 hand crack is all by itself in the middle of a large face.

P1: shimmy up an interesting but somewhat dirty squeeze chimney to a ledge. Walk over to a long, vertical, hand crack, and get into it! This has somewhat tricky gear and thins out a bit higher up. Belay from a huge ledge, 100', 5.8.

P2: fire up an incredible, gear-devouring hand crack that stands all by itself on the large summit dome with belay options, 100', 5.7.

Location

P2 is clearly visible from the gully approach. This is high up on one of the left side formations.

Descent: round the top of the dome, and find a slightly tricky downclimb, climber's right, through plenty of flourishing pricker bushes and teetering blocks.