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Peak Mountain 3

King of Kings roof finish (P-2)

FA Nathan Brown, Brian Espe
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Description

This is perhaps the steepest climbing at Lower Hawksbill, climbing the series of overhangs up and right of the chain anchor on P-1. It can be done in one pitch (originally done on the FA) but might be better broken up into two to reduce rope drag. It would also be a great way to finish up "Conventional Warfare" by linking it into one long pitch (it's directly above the bolted corner).

The 2 bolts placed into the roof's are monsters (4+ inches deep) that were laboriously hand drilled to make them bombproof, so feel free to take the ride...

P-1 Climb King Of Kings to the anchor and either belay there or move right and slightly down to belay directly below roofs at a gear belay (cams).

P-2 Climb past a bolt in the seam to the roof. Clip another bolt and crank out the series of overhangs past some gear and another bolt to a thank God ledge below the last roof. Hand sized cams protect the last section to the 2 bolt anchor lower off (fixed biners).

Location

See picture topo.

Protection

3 bolts and a medium sized rack of cams. No nuts required.