We're giving this page a facelift!
Visit the previous versionto make edits.
Peak Mountain 3

Die Heeda Rule

FA [Duncan Ferguson,unroped solo]
CREATED 
UPDATED 

Description

Find Hawk Eagle Ridge by following the directions under the 'Rock' category. Walk up past the initial buttress, passing DOA and

Cinch Crack

. The rock becomes short and nondescript for a hundred yards or so, before returning to a single-pitch height of more vertical stone up the hill.

As you reach this tall area, you will see a series of 2 diamond shaped South faces that form right-facing dihedrals. After passing the second of these, you will be under and a massive overhang, where the trail runs parallel to a large, fallen, rotten tree.

Looking up from this point into the massive overhang/roof you will see a hand-to-fist splitter crack which runs through it, opening to a bomb-bay slot at the top. This is

TOMBSTONE

, a reference point for the other area climbs. Die Heeda Rule is up and left of

TOMBSTONE

by about 40 feet.

Die Heeda Rule is a flake and finger crack which becomes a left-facing dihedral about 15' off of the ground. This shares a start with

Brother Jug

, but runs left into the steep, clean dihedral in a thin crack instead of up and right onto the face. An even better variation (harder, and further above protection) pulls the prow of the roof to the right of the dihedral itself (5.11+)

Protection

Stoppers and double TCUs to 1" plus a few hand-sized cams. The gear is good, but can be strenuous to place.


Routes in Hawk-Eagle Ridge


  1. 36
    Die Heeda Rule
    5.11-
    Trad