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Description

Carderock’s downstream end. Beginning at the scramble down and Kindergarten, Spiderwalk and Silver Spot and ending where the river meets the rock at Trudy’s Terror.  At Biceps overhang, shade trees give way to open skies and warm south aspect faces of Hades Heights. Routes continue down with Green Bucket, Nubble Face then turning a corner at Cripple Crack, finishing with Merv’s Nerve, Easy Lieback and Finger Nail. Hades Heights is adjacent the Potomac River offering views up and downstream and across to Vaso Island. Generations of climbing has rendered the base of the wall bare ground and some of the holds polished. A 15 m length of anchor rope protects the top roping with tree and block anchors.  

Getting There

Saunter from the the car past the toilets, south along a boardwalk and path to the le junction of the Billy Goat Trail and either hike downstream on the cliff too to set up a top rope anchor, or descent polished shist of the normal walk down gulley to recon the bottom of the routes, over historic, compacted soils among the Sycamore trees at the Potomac flood line.  The sector ends at Trudy’s Terror where the river meets the rock. 

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Classic Climbing Routes at Hades Heights

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
 65
● Easy Layback
Trad, TR
5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
 41
● Nubbin (Nubble) Face
TR
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 47
● Trudie's Terror
Trad, TR
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 25
● Spider Walk
TR
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 28
● Friction Layback
TR
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 23
● Golden Staircase
TR
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 21
● Bulging Crack
Trad, TR
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 37
● Triple A
TR
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 29
● Flutterby
TR
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 40
● Butterfly
TR
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 23
● Green Bucket
TR
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13
 15
● Face To Right
Trad, TR
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 32
● Fingernail
TR
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 20
● The Bulge
TR
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 23
● Zig Zag
TR
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Easy Layback
 65
5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a Trad, TR
● Nubbin (Nubble) Face
 41
5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a TR
● Trudie's Terror
 47
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Trad, TR
● Spider Walk
 25
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b TR
● Friction Layback
 28
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b TR
● Golden Staircase
 23
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b TR
● Bulging Crack
 21
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad, TR
● Triple A
 37
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c TR
● Flutterby
 29
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c TR
● Butterfly
 40
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a TR
● Green Bucket
 23
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a TR
● Face To Right
 15
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13 Trad, TR
● Fingernail
 32
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b TR
● The Bulge
 20
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b TR
● Zig Zag
 23
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b TR
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From the top of Cripples Crack looking downstream, Trudy's Terror = sun/shade corner
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