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Route |
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Lat/Lon:
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38.23670°N / 119.9319°W |
Route Type:
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Trad Climbing |
Season:
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Spring, Summer, Fall |
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Time Required:
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Less than two hours |
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Rock Difficulty:
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5.7 (YDS) |
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Difficulty:
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5.7 |
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Number of Pitches:
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1 |
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Grade:
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I |
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Overview
This is a newer single-pitch route which can either be linked with the upper pitches of Sea of Tranquility or you can rappel off with a single 60m rope.Sea of Tranquility actually starts 40 feet to the left, and at first that's what we thought we were climbing :) But Jenn's Hooked is fun in it's own right.
The 2001 edition of A Climber's Guide to the Sonora Pass Highway doesn't list this route, but a future edition probably will.
Getting There
Approach via the same directions listed on the main Herring Creek Dome page. The prominent right-facing corner of the The Teacher is a good landmark.Head up left of The Teacher until you see a left-leaning thin crack (really sort of a ledge), and a dike veering up to the right with some knobs above it. You will see the first bolt about 10-12 feet off the ground.
Route Description
There are six nice shiny bolts on this 101' route, decently spaced. There is also a crack between a couple of the bolts which you can use for pro - I recall placing a 1-1.5" cam there.The starting moves are fun - get onto the thin crack / ledge, grab a knob off to your left, and move right onto the dike to the first bolt. From there, just head up 5.7 slab.
The anchor is two bolts, with rappel ring & chain. You can either rap off with a single 60m rope, or just clip one of the bolts and continue on easy terrain 50' up and left to the three-bolt anchor for Sea of Tranquility to go to the top of the dome (the rest of the pitches are very easy, though runout).