Hard Hands  5.10a

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Type:  Trad, 1 pitch, 30 feet Consensus:  5.10a [details] FA:  Unknown Submitted By:  John Maguire on Jun 27, 2010 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (3) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

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Description 

Find an angling, small hands to wide fingers crack that moves up and left. The crux is about 10 feet up and requires powerful jamming and careful footwork. Protects great though it can be strenuous to place.

Descent: Class 4+ or 5.0 walk off straight back and climbers left, along the face of the rear wall. Could also be linked with a 5.8 sport climb (rightmost of the two) along this face (although its a scary move to make the first bolt).

Location 

Climbers left and around the corner from Jack Knife.

Protection 

Can be lead with 1, #2 low and 1, #1 above that. Gear is needed to build an anchor at the top.