worst sport crags in US.

Marc801 wrote:Virgin River Gorge - not aesthetic, just hard, made even more unattractive with the noise and fumes of I-15.

c'mon, Parleys is way worse even if the rock is pretty cool

T Roper wrote: c'mon, Parleys is way worse even if the rock is pretty cool

Yes!
I didn't think we were going for that level of obscurity.

Lookout Mtn in Phoenix has to take the cake, a couple decent routes on loose Basalt but constant rockfall, bees, loose holds, crackeads and daily car break-ins. Went there twice, got all my shit stolen out of my gf's Mazda on the 2nd go-round and there was a police presence in the parking lot at the same time. And First time i was driving my Chevy pickup that's missing a window so the crackheads musta figured it got hit already.

I've climbed Seward, and found that Birdsboro PA blows it away in terms of sh*tty rock and poor aesthetic. Toss in poison ivy and lyme disease and you've got a total winner with Birdsboro.

tim wrote:North table mtn, golden, co. Probably 4 stars if it were out east though.

Not even half as craptacular as Cheyenne Canyon in CO Springs, brah. Seriously. Compared to that kitty litter with holds facing the wrong way, Table Mountain is world class.

tim wrote:North table mtn, golden, co. Probably 4 stars if it were out east though.

not even close...

Pilot mountain, NC. Brand new spinners everywhere. Nice, shiny, spinners

Paul Hutton wrote:...Cliff Drive in KC,MO.

If you hate cliff drive why do you have several of its routes on your to-do list?

Stich wrote: Not even half as craptacular as Cheyenne Canyon in CO Springs, brah. Seriously. Compared to that kitty litter with holds facing the wrong way, Table Mountain is world class.

Is it glued on kitty litter?

Birdsboro, for sure. Poison ivy, Lyme disease, a firing range that is used regularly and haphazardly, and rock that is about as loose as, well,...you finish the sentence. But I still climb there.

Add another vote for the Riverside Choss Dump... I lived in San Diego for a couple years and remember being so desperate for sport climbing we would wake up well before sun rise to beat the traffic heading up there and race to get back before our evening shift. The combination of two major freeways to the north and south, a view of endless suburban sprawl to the west, and routes that are both glued and manufactured all combine to give it a distinctly Southern California ambiance. All that said, the "setters" did a good job with what they had, and if you ignore where you're climbing loads of the routes have enjoyable movement.

Stich wrote: Not even half as craptacular as Cheyenne Canyon in CO Springs, brah. Seriously. Compared to that kitty litter with holds facing the wrong way, Table Mountain is world class.

I'll have to check that out. Is it a total shitshow like table, or just garbage rock? Does it feel like someone sprayed the whole crag with motor oil? Is the view as spectacular as the coors brewery? Is it 95 degrees on the rock on a 30 degree day? Most importantly, do the dogs (and some people) that frequent the area also climb at table?

For bouldering (change of topic, I know) the retaining walls under the overpass in Kenmore Square, Boston. It's the home of "Barbarian Ball-buster" and a bunch of other Hot Henry routes from the early '70s, but the place is the pits. Dark, dirty, damp, and gross.

C.Williams wrote:I thought Rock and Ice issued a master list a few years ago. Seward Highway, south of Anchorage Ak. Road cuts, frost fracturing, bad bolts, bolting wars, and goats kicking rocks. Every spring another climb falls off. More fun than most people are ready for.

Never climbed there, but couldn't resist buying a guide with a picture of a road-kill bird on the cover.

Dixon lake in San Diego is my least favorite, by far. The escondido street trash have more !@#% graffiti on the rocks up there than under some bridge by Tijuana.

tim wrote: I'll have to check that out. Is it a total shitshow like table, or just garbage rock? Does it feel like someone sprayed the whole crag with motor oil? Is the view as spectacular as the coors brewery? Is it 95 degrees on the rock on a 30 degree day? Most importantly, do the dogs (and some people) that frequent the area also climb at table?

Only a spoiled Colorado climber would say this. Awesome winter crag and despite Coors industry there are mountains and mesa's surrounding the area. The rock is also mostly solid. Decent place for trad and aid practice as well. Not to mention partly owned by the Access Fund. How about wildlife? Deer, big cats, coyotes all sorts of raptors.

Have you read about these other areas posted about? Nothing on N. Table compares to that on its worst day.

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned the obvious answer: any one of them

Vantage in WA gets my vote

StonEmber wrote:Pilot mountain, NC. Brand new spinners everywhere. Nice, shiny, spinners

PIilot ha! the routes at Pilot would be awesome if it weren't for the hordes of gumbies and scouts. There might be lots of spinners, but it wasn't all that long ago that there were no bolts, rusty quarter inchers or rusty pins. Pilot wins hands down compared to some of the other locations offered up on this thread.

yoesmite. All that rock and like only 5 sport routes.