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Hawksbill Mtn

Submitted By: Tim Snyder on Dec 7, 2007
Administrator: saxfiend
Elevation: 3,500 feet
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Description 

Some of the best climbing in the gorge is located here.
With both hard trad and sport, you can not walk away without a good pump. There are three distinct areas. Upper, middle and lower. Each area has classics that should not be missed.


Getting There 

Linville Gorge. Park at the Hawksbill trailhead. Hike up the mtn until you reach a sharp lefthand uphill turn. For upper and middle, go up the summit trail for about 5 minutes. Locate a climbers trail on the right. Follow this to the upper wall. Continue down the trail about 400 yards to reach middle. To reach lower, pass the uphill turn and make an immediate left. Follow this trail down for about 5 minutes.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Hawksbill Mtn:
Jeep's Chimney   5.10-     Trad, 1 pitch, 100 feet   
No Free Lunch   5.10c/d     Trad, Sport, 1 pitch, 100 feet   
The Fat Lady   5.11a     Trad, 2 pitches, 100 feet   
Encore   5.11b     Trad, 100 feet   
Phantom of the Opera   5.11c     Trad, 1 pitch, 100 feet   
Line of Fire   5.12c     Sport, 1 pitch, 50 feet   
Ice Cream Direct   5.12c PG13     Trad, 1 pitch, 100 feet   
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Featured Route For Hawksbill Mtn
Jeep's Chimney, July 2007.

Jeep's Chimney 5.10-  NC : Linville Gorge : Hawksbill Mtn
Jeep's Chimney climbs the most obvious feature on Lower Hawksbill - the large, acute, slightly left-facing dihedral. It's only a chimney because on how one climbs it - the crack in the back actually ranges from fingers to fists. The newest guidebook rates the pitch 10a; it certainly falls a bit more in the old school rating category. Climb the corner using stems, jams, creativity, and a few thrutches to a double-bolt belay hidden in the...[more]   Browse More Classics in NC


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By Bob Underwood
From: greensboro
Sep 14, 2008

The Hawksbill trail has become a ditch which can not recover from the hikeing impact and constant use. No amount of maintenance can save it. Climbers, if you love your Gorge, please consider approaching from Sitting Bear trail you passed earlier. Problem: SB has space of only 3 cars. A left at the ridgeline ( Jonas Ridge trail) will take you in sight of the left turn mentioned earlier.

see WWW.linvillegorge.net for waypoints and maps.

Another approach is south from below useing the LEDGE trail but it is much longer.