Heavy Hands  5.8

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Type:  Trad, 1 pitch, 40 feet Consensus:  5.8 [details] FA:  unknown Submitted By:  saxfiend on Jul 26, 2008 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 

Slightly less ferocious than it looks, Heavy Hands is a short but worthwhile route with about 20' of intense 5.8 climbing, then it quickly mellows out. Great protection takes some of the edge off the opening moves.

Climb to a medium roof split by a hand-sized crack just off the ground. Boulder through the roof on good jugs, then follow the crack past a couple of small pine trees to the top.

Location 

Starts 50' left of Beginner's Route, about three minutes' walk south of the RJ Gold area.

Protection 

Medium gear to #3 Camalot or equivalent. Hexes work great in the lower crack. Use trees at the top to build an anchor. Rap from slung tree and quicklink.