Hadley Grove

Pitch 1, 28m, 8 bolts - Climb the staircase of large blocks through gradually steepening terrain. For the best climbing, stay true to the line and do not wander off to the left or right of the bolts. The moves get increasingly more fun towards the top and require a keen eye for finding features. Belay at a large comfortable ledge with great views.

Pitch 2, 25m, 7 bolts - Depart the belay ledge climbing past easy ledges towards a clean slab headwall. Dance your way through the positive edges and stem your way up to the finish. This pitch is distinctly different in character from the first pitch.

DESCENT
Scramble up a short section to the top of the formation. From here an obvious trail runs northward and eventually descends to a saddle above the rock garden. Follow the well-groomed trail as it makes its way through a grove of Douglas Firs and stay left at all intersections to arrive back at the trailhead and your vehicle. 

Park at the Hadley Trailhead which is located beside campsite #10 at the back of the upper campground loop. From the parking area, walk back down the road, through the campground, and continue until about 50' past the driveway to the upper picnic area. Turn left (small cairn) and follow a mossy draw that runs along the bottom of the scree field. Begin angling up and follow the faint trail toward the top of a downed log. Keep an eye out for yellow flags on short poles and signs of passage such as clean rock vs. the moss-covered rock. Try your best to follow the developing climber's trail to minimize the impact on the unique ecosystem of wildlife that lives within and below the boulders of the scree field. The trail moves up, traverses left, and eventually deposits you behind the big Hemlock tree below the south face; approximately 10 minutes from the parking.

A few things to note about the approach:

• the boulders and scree can shift at any time so be careful as you ascend and stick very close together such that if a rock begins to roll it would be easy to avoid; things will stabilize over time with more travel but move slowly and be deliberate where you step
• don't wander past the downed log laying on the scree field, most of the foliage beyond it is poison oak
• if you want to clear/stabilize some rock and help improve the trail, please feel free but make sure you are on the existing trail and not creating a new one!

8 QDs (a mix of short and medium lengths)
60m rope