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I Wish I Only Got Two Minutes for Hooking

5.7, Sport, 40 ft (12 m),  Avg: 2.3 from 8 votes
FA: Derek Field & Joey Jarrell (2019)
California > Eastern Sierra > Lone Pine Area > Alabama Hills > Alabama Hills N… > Hideout > Hideout West

Description

Established ground-up using a grappling hook purchased at Elevation earlier that same morning, this route ascends a series of isolated red plates. Lots of good holds, but beware of some lingering looseness.

Location

Line of red-painted bolts on the right edge of the plated slab with Whippersnapper (the two routes start on the same boulder).

Protection

4 lead bolts (1/2" x 4.5" SS wedge)
2-bolt quicklink anchor

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Routes on the northern aspect of Hideout West. From left to right: Power Squeeze (5.10b), Powerplay (5.8), Whippersnapper (5.7), and I Wish I Only Got Two Minutes for Hooking (5.7).
[Hide Photo] Routes on the northern aspect of Hideout West. From left to right: Power Squeeze (5.10b), Powerplay (5.8), Whippersnapper (5.7), and I Wish I Only Got Two Minutes for Hooking (5.7).

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JC w KC redux
5.7
[Hide Comment] Fun climbing with small edges for the feet at the start and in a few other spots. Nice addition. Nov 3, 2020