Type: Sport
FA: Eric Hirst, May 2021
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Shared By: bmdhacks on Sep 23, 2022 · Updates
Admins: Jon Nelson, Micah Klesick, Zachary Winters, Mitchell McAuslan

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Ramble up a short stair step feature to a high first bolt. Tricky moves lead to a pod, then the real fun begins as you pull onto a vertical headwall with cruxes and treachery all the way to the chains. Shady in every way.

This climb is by far the most accessible of the 2 geographical features named after that ol' time astronomer Max Hell, since the other one is on the moon. The FA happened on his birthday, and there wasn't a whole lot else on the calendar that day.

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Currently the second route from the left on the Shadow Wall. Look for the little left facing stair step footholds at the base.

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12 bolts

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