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Best Grade III and above on the East Coast

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Brasky · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jul 2012 · Points: 0

Hey guys need suggestions want to beef up the resume, lets say top 5 or 10 if there is that many Grade III climbs on the East Coast

Nick Goldsmith · · Pomfret VT · Joined Aug 2009 · Points: 440

too many to list:)
Fafnir
the Dike
Le Promenade
Called
Last Gentelman
Repentance
Reign of Terror
Drop Swim Or Die in winter with the lake crossing.
Ragnarock

Brasky · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jul 2012 · Points: 0

To clarify Sorry Rock only no Ice

Ernest W · · Asheville, NC · Joined Aug 2009 · Points: 25

Don't know what difficulty level you're looking for but in the moderate category:

Groover at Laurel Knob
Seconds at Laurel Knob
Moby Grape at Canon Cliffs

Nick Goldsmith · · Pomfret VT · Joined Aug 2009 · Points: 440

Thought you said you wanted the best;)

Derek DeBruin · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jul 2010 · Points: 1,039

Most anything on Laurel Knob, NC
SE (main) face of Whiteside Mountain, NC
Numerous possible link-ups on Table Rock, NC and Linville Gorge, NC
Shortoff Mountain, NC
Maybe some things at Seneca, WV
Lots of options on Cannon, NH
Some options at Looking Glass Rock (like "Tits & Beer") among other link-ups
Link-ups at Cathedral and Whitehorse, NH
Something in the 'Daks? Not familiar with that area, but there's gotta be some stuff

Really just depends on whether you mean a "Grade III" amount of climbing or something really tall/long. If that's the case, Laurel Knob, Cannon Cliff, and Whiteside offer the longest options at roughly 1000ft of rock.

Emil Briggs · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Sep 2013 · Points: 125

There are three well documented cliffs that have Grade III or above routes in NC.

Laurel Knob
Whitesides
Looking Glass

Only a few honest to goodness Grade III lines at Looking Glass but tons of options at Laurel and Whitesides. There are routes up to 5 pitches in Linville Gorge as well but I don't think they quite make the cut as Grade III.

Nick Goldsmith · · Pomfret VT · Joined Aug 2009 · Points: 440

grade 3 is the better part of a day for an average party incuding the approach. Nothing @ seneca fits that bill. of course average party is verey subjective....

Nick Votto · · CO, CT, IT · Joined Jul 2008 · Points: 320

Labyrinth Wall on Cannon
Armadillo in Baxter

Chris Whisenhunt · · Fayetteville, WV · Joined Jun 2010 · Points: 995

Fathom Direct at LK
Seconds at LK

HBTHREE · · ma · Joined Nov 2009 · Points: 30

odd question, what r u looking to climb or r we just making some kind of list of fun "grade 3's"?

The Blueprint Part Dank · · FEMA Region VIII · Joined Jun 2013 · Points: 460

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tradjunkie · · Unknown Hometown · Joined May 2011 · Points: 0

A sampling of highly rated rock routes Grade III and above on the East Coast, roughly north-to-south, no more than one per crag:

Lucifer's Lighthouse, IV/V 5.12c, 12 pitches, Blow-Me-Down, Newfoundland
Les Grands Galets, V 5.13, 8 pitches, Saguenay, Quebec
Los Nuevos Videntes, III 5.11+, 8 pitches, Katahdin, Maine
Primal Scream, III 5.10d, 9 pitches, Mt Washington, NH
Seventh Sojourn IV 5.12b, 6 pitches, Cathedral, NH
Wonder Wall, III 5.12a, 6 pitches, Whitehorse, NH
When I Paint My Masterpiece, IV 5.11c, 11 pitches, Cannon, NH
The Gathering, III 5.11c, 6 pitches, Poke-O, Adirondacks, NY
Kingdom Come, III 5.12c A0, 4 pitches, King Wall, Adirondacks, NY
Mental Blocks, III 5.12a, 6 pitches, Wallface, Adirondacks, NY
Glass Menagerie, IV 5.13a, 7 pitches, Looking Glass, NC
Fathom Direct, III 5.10+, 8 pitches, Laurel Knob, NC
Warrior's Way, IV 5.12c, 9 pitches, Whiteside, NC

There are a couple of hundred Grade III rock routes on the East Coast, so you've got plenty to choose from.

Jim Corbett · · Keene, NY · Joined Sep 2008 · Points: 10

Yes, there are heaps of Grade III and above around Cashiers in NC, the known ones on Laurel and Whitesides and others on numerous other cliffs that are kind of sort of legal. I would guess that Deep Woods, Krystal Kreme, and N Face Direct on the north side of Whitesides are all Grade III and killer routes--I'm still calling the N. Face Direct the best face climb in NC--along with several others over there and pretty much anything on the South Face.
One point, since it's mentioned a couple of times, I think Fathom Direct is aka 'Honed Ranger', which is a super route. But very serious. Bring a skyhook and duct tape for P1, and no, you're not aiding on it.

chris vultaggio · · The Gunks · Joined Dec 2008 · Points: 535

VMC Direct Direct to top at Canon

Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

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