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Peak Mountain 3

Pincushion Face

5.9
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FA unknown
CREATED May 2023
UPDATED May 2023

Description

Start on the face just to the right of Cripple's Crack. About 2/3 of the way up, the rock slants up and to the left under a roof. Follow that slant and finish on Cripple's Crack.

Location

Hades Heights, just after the last turn before the path ends

Protection

Trees and large boulders for toprope anchors

Routes in Hades Heights

  1. 1
    Don't Fall on the Hikers
    V0-1
    Bouldering
  2. 2
    Talk about a view
    V0-1
    Bouldering
  3. 3
    Kindergarten
    5.0
    Tr
  4. 4
    The Nose
    5.3
    Tr
  5. 5
    Spider Walk
    5.7
    Tr
  6. 6
    Silver Sucker
    5.11b
    Tr
  7. 7
    Silver Spot
    5.12+
    Tr
  8. 8
    Biceps
    5.9
    Tr
  9. 9
    Biceps - Var: Thumbthing
    5.11-
    Tr · Trad
  10. 10
    Biceps - Var: Thumbthing Else
    5.11-
    Tr · Trad
  11. 11
    Biceps - Var: Right Wall
    5.10+
    Tr · Trad
  12. 12
    Can't Permit
    5.8
    Tr
  13. 13
    Camp Permit
    5.5
    Tr
  14. 14
    Camp Daze
    5.3
    Tr
  15. 15
    Bad Rock
    5.10-
    Tr · Trad
  16. 16
    Green Bucket
    5.9
    Tr
  17. 17
    Desperation
    5.9+
    Tr
  18. 18
    Golden Staircase
    5.7+
    Tr
  19. 19
    Face To Right
    5.9
    Tr · Trad
  20. 20
    The Crack
    5.3
    Tr · Trad
  21. 21
    If You Have to Climb in Maryland
    5.10a
    Tr
  22. 22
    Nubbin (Nubble) Face
    5.5
    Tr
  23. 23
    Bulging Crack
    5.6
    Tr · Trad
  24. 24
    The Bulge
    5.10b
    Tr
  25. 25
    Friction Layback
    5.7
    Tr
  26. 26
    Walk On By
    5.10c
    Tr · Trad
  27. 27
    Incipient
    5.10a/b
    Tr
  28. 28
    Crucifixion
    5.10+
    Tr · Trad
  29. 29
    Chris's Goat
    5.7
    Tr
  30. 30
    Crippling Paralysis
    5.10d
    Tr
  31. 31
    Pincushion
    5.10c
    Tr
  32. 32
    Pincushion Face
    5.9
    Tr
  33. 33
    Pincushion Boulder Problem
    V2
    Bouldering
  34. 34
    Leonards Lunacy
    5.10
    Tr · Trad
  35. 35
    Wish Come True
    5.11d
    Tr · Trad
  36. 36
    Make A Wish
    5.10
    Tr · Trad
  37. 37
    Yellow Jacket
    5.9
    Tr
  38. 38
    Chris Wex Don Traverse
    5.7+
    Trad
  39. 39
    The Garbage Chute
    5.0
    Tr
  40. 40
    The Laundry Chute
    5.1
    Trad
  41. 41
    Serenity Syndrome
    5.11-
    Tr
  42. 42
    Flutterby
    5.8+
    Tr
  43. 43
    Butterfly
    5.9
    Tr
  44. 44
    Merv's Nerve
    5.10d
    Tr
  45. 45
    Easy Layback
    5.4
    Tr · Trad
  46. 46
    Eliminates
    5.7
    Tr · Trad
  47. 47
    Fingernail
    5.10b
    Tr
  48. 48
    Zig Zag
    5.10b/c
    Tr
  49. 49
    Triple A
    5.8
    Tr
  50. 50
    Mad Dog
    5.11a
    Tr
  51. 51
    Fifi
    5.10b
    Tr · Trad
  52. 52
    Trudie's Terror
    5.6
    Tr · Trad
  53. 53
    Norris' Nipple
    5.4
    Tr · Trad
  54. 54
    Norris's Nipple
    5.4
    Tr · Trad
  55. 55
    Photogenic
    5.6
    Tr · Trad
  56. 56
    Sterling's Double Cracks
    5.6
    Tr
  57. 57
    Crystal Ship
    5.8
    Tr
  58. 58
    Iron Cross
    5.9
    Tr
  59. 59
    Krypton
    V5+
    Bouldering
  60. 60
    Not So Gneiss
    V4-
    Bouldering
  61. 61
    Slot It Out
    V3
    Bouldering
  62. 62
    Billy Goat Boulder
    V2
    Bouldering
  63. 63
    Pre-Kindergarten Boulder
    V-easy
    Bouldering · Trad
  64. 64
    Top Roping at Carderock with Tots
    4th
    Tr
  65. 65
    Hades Heights Girdle Traverse
    V1-2
    Bouldering · Trad
  66. 66
    Carderock Low Traverse
    V5
    Bouldering
2000 km
1000 mi
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