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Hex Marks the Poot
5.8 YDS 5b French 16 Ewbanks VI- UIAA 15 ZA HVS 4c British
Avg: 2.3 from 76
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Routes in South Astro Dome - East Face
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[Redacted] T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a |
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Primal Flake T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a |
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If You Really Loved Me, You'd Buy Me A Turkey T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b |
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Hex Marks the Poot T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Strike It Rich T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a R |
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Naked Singularity T 5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a |
| Type: | Trad, 120 ft (36 m), 2 pitches |
| FA: | Dave Evans, 1974 |
| Page Views: | 5,234 total · 19/month |
| Shared By: | Josh Janes on Jan 17, 2003 · Updates |
| Admins: | Mike Morley, Adam Stackhouse, Salamanizer Ski, Justin Johnsen, Vicki Schwantes, Greg Opland, C Miller, Gunkswest |
Access Issue: Climbing Regulations/Seasonal Raptor Closures
Details
1. Vegetation is not allowed to be used as an anchor.
2. Only neutral or rock colored bolt hangers are allowed.
For a complete list of climbing rules and closures visit:
nps.gov/jotr/planyourvisit/…
Description
Hex Marks the Poot is an incredibly obvious crack (when standing near the Don Juan boulder) on a series of blocks leaning against the South Astro Dome. It is just left of the sheer northeast face of this formation.
Climb up the hand and fist crack past a horizontal rail, and then enter the off-width. It's very fun but gym rats and posers will complain. Continue to a nice alcove with weird horns to sling and belay, or continue up the second pitch - a pretty right-curving crack (feasible as one pitch with a long sling or two). No fixed anchors that I could find but a rappel is easy with some long webbing around those horns. Another option is to link into Primal Flake and take it to the top of the Dome.
The first pitch goes at 5.7 (possibly 5.7+ ?), and the second pitch at 5.8. The roof above seemed about 5.8+.
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