Contageous Blastments
5.5 sport · 70 ft · 8 bolts · ★★☆☆
Route 10 of 15 from left to right on The Hamlet, with Sea of Troubles on its left and Passing Through Nature to Eternity on its right. The Hamlet has 15 routes, from 5.4 to 5.10a; 12 are harder, and 1 other is the same grade.
First ascent: January, 2020
Access
The 13-mile Scenic Drive requires a timed-entry reservation October to May and has seasonal gate hours. Calico Basin and Kraft Mountain sit outside the Scenic Drive and need no reservation.
Wet rock: Aztec sandstone loses much of its strength when wet. Do not climb for at least 24 to 48 hours after rain or snowmelt, or holds break off and routes are permanently damaged.
More routes on The Hamlet
- Passing Through Nature to Eternity 5.6
- Perchance to Dream 5.8
- Guildenstern 5.5
- The Die is Cast 5.8
- Frailty Thy Name is Sandstone 5.7
- Some Strange Eruption 5.6
- Thy Spirit of a Father Lost 5.10a
- When the Blood Burns 5.8
- Stand Dumb and Speak Not 5.7
- Sea of Troubles 5.9
- Rosencrantz 5.6
- To Grunt and Sweat 5.8
- Sweets to the Sweet 5.7
- The Plays the Thing 5.4