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Hippopotamus

Name: Hippopotamus
Rating: 3.3

5.6 YDS 4c French 14 Ewbanks V UIAA 12 ZA S 4b British

Routes in Secret Crag

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	Buttered Donkeys T,TR 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Crisp Wall T 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Echo Location T,TR 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Eventoed Ungulates T,TR 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	First Impressions T,TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	For Whom The Hee Haws S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Hippopotamus T,TR 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Pipe Dream TR 5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a
	Ring My Bell T,TR 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Skinny Pete V0 4
	Step Exit TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Stinky Pete TR V3 6A
	Vermont T,TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c

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Type:	Trad, TR, 20 ft (6 m)
GPS:	32.82485, -117.05017
FA:	Unknown, The Donkeys 2024
Page Views:	113 total · 8/month
Shared By:	Nicholas Shostak on May 25, 2025
Admins:	Mike Morley, Adam Stackhouse, Salamanizer Ski, Justin Johnsen, Vicki Schwantes Page Updates (admin only)

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Description

They are big and scary and they're dangerous, and they might just bite your feet!

Chimney up and transfer onto the face below the wide horizontal. Toss your leg up and continue to the hand crack above. Alternatively, one could traverse the wide horizontal far left and mantle into the huge chimney.