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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.
Routes in Lower Hawksbill
- 15King of Kings roof finish (P-2)5.11Trad