End of the Rope

A short and sweet trip through Hartwell canyon on the approach that leads to a amazing slot/alcove. Once inside a 300ft rappel sequence spits you out of the slot and down to a beautiful ruin site below. Please preserve and respect these ancient sites. 4 rating is for hanging re-belay on the last rappel.

From the road side trail head and parking follow a lightly use trail towards the obvious gully heading up onto the Hartwell side of the ridge. CAUTION major rockfall occurred recently and the normal approach is covered in fresh rockfall. Not all of it is stable. it is passable but unstable. The rockfall can be bypassed via a alternate route shown on the GPS track. There is one exposed 4th class move in the gulley heading up. once you reach the saddle spot the large slick rock slab looking up canyon and lookers left. there is a ruin visible part way up on a slick rock shelf. Go through the ruin until you are forced to climb up. keep going up and slightly to your right. Gain the top of the red slick rock slab and turn back west towards the car park. Follow this level all the way around the nose of the ridge to the Loy side of the ridge. Once on the Loy side walk to the far north point of the slick rock bench and down climb to R1. R1 and R2 are the same access rappels as "Hung out to Dry".

R1 50ft from a webbing slung tree. The rap is overhung part way down. R2 100ft from a webbing slung tree. Part way down watch for a small loose tower LDC. R3(optional) Downclimb into the head of slot or...... 70ft from a webbing slung tree down into the slot. Or, for a more dramatic drop in, use webbing on large rock flake, further along, DCR. R4 90ft from a webbing slung tree down the slopping slot to a small ledge for the big rappel. R5 220ft from bolt station. Max 2 people on ledge. After first 10ft from bolts rappel is overhung.

Enjoy the ruins at the base then contour to the south into a drainage and then roughly the track back to your car.