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Getting some exposure on Zoo View at Moore's Wall.

Description 

The Sentinel Buttress is really made up of a few walls. The Circus Wall faces north and hosts a lineup of routes that all North Carolina climbers should do. The center face of the buttress has a few wandery routes that are worth some time, even if you only use them as alternative ways to the Crows Nest. And although the Fire Wall is not considered to be part of the Sentinel, it is in fact the buttress's southern side.

Getting There 

Once you've taken the left onto the powerline road, walk for a few minutes until you see a park sign on the right pointing to the Sentinel Buttress trail. Turn right and head up the trail, following signs for the Sentinel Buttress. Once you get close to the wall, the trail splits and either heads left toward the Central Wall or right toward the Sentinel Buttress.

The Classics

Featured Route For Sentinel Buttress

Break On Through 5.10a  NC : Moore's Wall : ... : Circus Wall

P1: Climb sentinel chimney to a big ledge. The kind of wide crack right in front of your face is Air Show. It is easy to build a belay here with big nuts/tricams.P2: From the belay climb right on horizontals until you hit a weird, quartzy crack/corner feature. Blast up this . . . . it stays steep for quite a while. When the angle eases, aim up and a little left towards a crack in the big roof. Cutting feet when you stick the jug earns extra style points. Continue up on easier ground but wit...[more]   Browse More Classics in NC