Routes : North America : United States : Texas : West Texas : Hueco Tanks State Historic Site : North Mountain : Central Wall : Sea of Holes
Sea of Holes - 5.10a
Average Rating : 4.89 out of 5Route sequence (left to right): 1
Route Summary | Ascent Notes (13)
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7 quickdraws; small nuts
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Description:
A superb route, supposedly put up by Mike Head onsight freesolo. After his ascent, two bolts were added. Since then, five more were added, for a total of seven bolts in 210 feet. P1: Go thirty feet up an easy slab (5.6) till you get to the vertical. Go up about fifteen feet to the first bolt. Breath a sigh of relief. Continue up on easy terrain past two more bolts (100 foot pitch). P2: Head up and right past two bolts. The huecos here are so big you can literally stand in a whole hueco. Here the wall overhangs a little bit and you can't see the next bolt, and the last one is about twenty feet down and to your left. Don't worry, after a couple moves you'll get a bolt, clip it, make crux move (5.9) through bulge and continue to the top without any more gear (a small nut may fit in somewhere). The anchor is a single bolt on a huge ledge. I recommend walking off. Edit - all the guidebooks I have seen rate this as a 5.10
Submitted by: holmeslovesguinness on 2004-05-20
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Route ID: 50983
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Difficulty | 5.10a |
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Solo ascent by: twelvestringtex on 2009-11-23
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Found this route to be WONDERFUL! quite possibly my favorite climb of the grade anywhere, it is what the name says! It's probably just a 5.9+ but I suppose it could be 5.10a, especially if you get sketch-pumped on the lead.
later I returned and soloed another six laps on the route.
later I returned and soloed another six laps on the route.
Added: 2012-12-23
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Top Rope ascent by: reaeper on 2011-04-03
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Easier than 5.10
Tons of jugs
Added: 2011-04-05
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Onsight ascent by: kubok13 on 2011-03-23
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none
classic, sooooo good
"introductory" runout climbing
"introductory" runout climbing
Added: 2011-03-25
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Difficulty | 5.10a |
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Onsight ascent by: satch on 1990-12-01
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Fantastic
Maybe easy for the grade.
Added: 2010-03-01
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Second ascent by: Mhondo on 2009-03-16
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Added: 2009-03-16