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Serpentine

5.11d, Trad, Sport, 60 ft (18 m),  Avg: 3.9 from 15 votes
FA: Duane Raleigh, Steward Stafford 1986
Oklahoma > Wichita Mountai… > Charon's Gardens > Hidden Wall
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Description

Follows the obvious (and very difficult looking) dihedral. Climb through a series of ledges that can be protected with cams to the first bolt. Some hard stemming will through a pin and another bolt. There are gear placements that will help get you through the roof and to the last bolt. Hard and very fun if you like smeary dihedrals

Protection

cams and quickdraws

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Lane stemming through the start of the business of the climb.
[Hide Photo] Lane stemming through the start of the business of the climb.
Amazing!
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Hidden Wall topo
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topout
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Rhys Beaudry
Edmonton, AB
[Hide Comment] As soon as you gain the dihedral, the route is eloquent and extremely well protected. Gear (finger cams) before the first bolt will at best keep you from falling off the deck down to the belay stance. A pin in the roof protects moving to the second bolt. Once you have established yourself and clipped the second bolt, reach back and unclip the pin. Nov 11, 2019
Austin Bourgeois
  5.11d
[Hide Comment] A metolius 0 fits in the small undercling before the first bolt which could keep you from decking. Jan 7, 2024