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Hippocrite

Name: Hippocrite
Rating: 3.6

5.12a YDS 7a+ French 25 Ewbanks VIII+ UIAA 25 ZA E5 6a British

Routes in The Old Zoo (CLOSED)

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	Aviary S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Eye of the Liger S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Hippocrite S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Scar Tissue S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Spiral Snake S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Moth to a Flame S 5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b
	Lynx Jinx S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	On Beyond Zebra! S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Cannonball S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Animal Husbandry S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Monkey in the Middle S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Geezers Go Sport S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	One Brick Shy S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Skin The Cat S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Zoology S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Zootopia S 5.14a/b 8c 33 X+ 33 E9 7b
	Zookeeper S 5.14a 8b+ 32 X+ 32 E8 7a
	Zoolander S 5.14d 9a 35 XI 36 E10 7c
	Two-Way Petting Zoo S 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
	Edgehog S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Live Action T 5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c
	Chimp S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Jailbird S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Armadillo S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Put Me In The Zoo S 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a

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Access Issue: The Zoo property has been closed indefinitely by the landowner Details

1/2/2025 -- Please respect the wishes of the landowner. The Zoo, New Zoo, & Bird Cage sector are closed effective immediately. NO TRESPASSING.

Description

Climb the steep and sequential overhanging pockets to a series of big powerful moves between jugs and pretty good holds... the crux is a huge undercling move that links two big huecos across a blank face... The moves above there are still big and hard but not as bad, so long as you can keep your cool and not get pumped...

I was able to get a little rest in the form of an OK horizontal knee bar and a jug before the crux move... with a knee pad and the right size leg it could be a really good rest indeed...

I found this to be a super fun route that rivals the more popular Ro Shampo across the street at Road Side Crag... they are both full quality but if you don't dig the crowds maybe this is your 5.12a... This one might be harder for those without a long reach...

Location

All the way left in the Zoo amphitheater there are two steep pocket and hueco routes Hippocrite is the left one with the bigger huecos with blankness between...