Little Hunk - NE Face (Right)  Photos:  Recent | Best | Popular Elevation:  4,200' Lat, Long:  34.0277, -116.1531 Map Page Views:  5,006. Good page?    Administrators:  C Miller, Adam Stackhouse, M.Morley, Sam Vanderhyden, Tom Erickson Submitted By:  Chris Owen on Jan 27, 2010 Make this area a Favorite What's New   Print a Mini-Guide with routes Add Route  Add Photo  Add Comment  Add Event

A portion of the wall is closed due to Indian rock art. MORE INFO >>> The route Energy Crisis and the rock for 50' on either side of its are closed to climbing to protect Native American rock art in the vicinity. This information is a public crowdsourcing effort between the Access Fund, and Mountain Project. You should confirm closures, restrictions, and/or related dates. Keeping climbing areas open and conserving the climbing environment

Just after the cruxy move.

Photo by Al Swanson

Description 

This face hosts a mix of moderate cracks and bolted faces, moderate to hard. Flaring cracks, flaky cracks, polished slab and face, pocketed face.

A shady spot in the spring afternoon. The routes on the right are a walk off to the right. The face routes lower off bolt anchors. The classic ZZZZZ (5.9) is located on this portion of rock.

Getting There 

Park at Echo Rock Parking Lot and walk under the EBGBs Boulder and around the right-hand side of Echo Rock past TS Special. Follow the trail across open desert heading towards the left end of Little Hunk, pass around the end of Little Hunk, the climbs start on the right.

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ZZZZZ Direct Start 5.9 PG13  CA : Joshua Tree National Park : ... : Little Hunk - NE Face (Righ...

This is a 2-bolt direct start to ZZZZZ. Begin about 30 feet right of the normal start and climb up to and onto a dike (5.9), then tiptoe left to join ZZZZZ. This start adds some quality moves to the pitch. I'd give ZZZZZ an extra star with the direct start (four stars instead of three).Be forewarned that the direct start does not lesson the runnouts of the original route. Even though the direct start is well-protected, you still have to climb the runnout up to ZZZZZ's original first bolt (5.7 R)...[more]   Browse More Classics in CA

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