Left of main southeast face  Photos:  Recent | Best | Popular Elevation:  4,000' Page Views:  3,604. Good page?    Administrators:  saxfiend, Edward Medina, Ryan Williams, Tom Erickson Submitted By:  andjoely on Oct 4, 2010 Make this area a Favorite What's New   Print a Mini-Guide with routes Add Route  Add Photo  Add Comment  Add Event  Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 70° | 57° 73° | 59° 72° | 61° 72° | 57° 72° | 57°

2013 Closed MORE INFO >>> Effective January 2013 All climbing between and including Southwest Arete and Mainline are closed due to the local falcon population This information is a public crowdsourcing effort between the Access Fund, and Mountain Project. You should confirm closures, restrictions, and/or related dates. Keeping climbing areas open and conserving the climbing environment 2013 Closures MORE INFO >>> Big Lost Cove Cliffs are closed to climbing due to the local falcon population This information is a public crowdsourcing effort between the Access Fund, and Mountain Project. You should confirm closures, restrictions, and/or related dates. Keeping climbing areas open and conserving the climbing environment

Phil posing for a shot for top rope magazine...

Description 

Though most people don't think of Whitesides as a cragging destination, along the approach trail to the main southeast face there are numerous excellent 1 and 2 pitch climbs with a fairly short approach.

Getting There 

From the parking lot, hike the main hikers trail / old logging road for about 600 feet until the trail splits with steep steps going up to the right. Follow the path with these steps for about 1500 feet for several switchbacks until at the corner of a switchback you are along the ridgeline. Go straight on a faint climbers trail behind a post downhill through rhodos until you reach the cliffs down and to your left.

The Classics

Featured Route For Left of main southeast face

One Pitch Wonder 5.10c  NC : Whiteside Mountain : Left of main southeast face

Start on the face about 20 feet left of the arete. An excellent juggy face leads to a ledge rest below a shallow overhanging right facing corner. Bomber gear and fingerlocks take you up to a two bolt anchor (there used to be a rappel tree but it is now dead)...[more]   Browse More Classics in NC