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Screamweaver Area

Submitted By: Nick Stayner on Apr 17, 2007
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Description 

One of the lower cliffs at Rumbling Bald, with a variety of more difficult (5.10-12) routes.


Getting There 

Follow the approach for Flakeview area, but stop at the Screamweaver cliff.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Screamweaver Area:
Zydygo   5.10c     Trad, 1 pitch, 90 feet   
Southern Boys Don't Wear Plaid   5.11a/b     Trad, 1 pitch, 80 feet   
Finishing School Blues   5.11c     Trad, Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet   
Black Planet   5.12a     Trad, Sport, 1 pitch, 70 feet   
Boldfingers   5.12a     Trad, 1 pitch, 80 feet   
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Featured Route For Screamweaver Area
After pulling the boulder problem start, only to get shut down at the upper crux...

Boldfingers 5.12a  NC : Rumbling Bald : Screamweaver Area
Boldfingers is a bad-ass route on great rock- classic NC hard trad. The climbing up to the crux is pumpy and fun, and the crux seam requires doing hard moves on small but good gear. While somewhat contrived, as there is an obvious weakness to the right, the direct start is also really cool (unprotected highball v4 boulder problem to a stance). Either way you do it, the route is killer. ...[more]   Browse More Classics in NC