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Selected Climbs in North Carolina

First off, I am a North Carolina rock climber.  I cut my teeth here and have enjoyed every minute off it.  I learned the area through the third edition of Selected Climbs in North Carolina which includes all the classics but isn’t completely up to date.

A while back I went to Laurel Knob to climb [...]

Crowders Mountain – Predestination

I have climbed a lot at Crowders Mountain in North Carolina in my day.  It is the local crag where I go if I don’t have time for a full day epic but absolutely must scratch the climbing itch.

Most of the time when I am at Crowders Mountain I climb on Practice Wall, Davids Castle [...]

Looking Glass – Second Coming

I just went climbing at Looking Glass last weekend which is probably the most famous climbing place in North Carolina.  I got my sorry as up Second Coming, Rat’s Ass and Zodiac which are all in the 5.8 range but they are ‘old school’ 5.8s in the words of a 55 year old I was [...]

Peekaboo at Table Rock – North Carolina

The climbing bible of North Carolina describes PeeKaBoo as a one move wonder and without a doubt that one move lives up to the lore. That one move was also the scene of my first climbing scare which made the dangers of climbing ‘real’ instead of ‘potentials’.

There really isn’t all that much to say about [...]

Zoo View on Moore’s Wall – North Carolina

I recently climbed Zoo View at Moore’s Wall, which is just north of Winston-Salem, NC.  This climb is the definition of classic.