A fantastic introduction to leading trad in North Carolina.
P1 Starts at the foot of the buttress and heads up to the Crow's Nest (many variations). Terrain is easier to the left side of the face but gear placements are more plentiful to the right. Choose your adventure.
P2 Follow the obvious notch for 90' of cruiser climbing and good exposure, traverse right and up under the bulge to top out. Walk off or rap (double ropes or a 70M required) off the Hardware Sampler Plate back to the Crow's nest, then rap off fixed ropes to the ground.
Protection
Nuts, cams to #3, tricams for horizontals are nice but not required. Gear anchors for both pitches. Pack plenty of long slings and extend your placements, especially on the first pitch.
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