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Waste A Bit

Name: Waste A Bit
Rating: 2.9

5.10+ YDS 6b+ French 21 Ewbanks VII+ UIAA 20 ZA E3 5b British

Routes in Table Rock

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	Alternate Reality T 5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Aphid in My Pants T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Arcanum Arete T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Arcanum Direct T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Blood, Sweat, and Tears T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b PG13
	Bob Box Memorial Buttress T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Cave Route T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Center Stage T 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Champ's Route T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Consolation Prize S 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Cool-down route T,S 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Cornsnake Crack T,S 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Crackerjack T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Crushed Velvet T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Devil's Cellar Chimney T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Devil's Lettuce T,TR 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Ellie Raynolds Memorial Buttress T 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Emily’s Route T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Excess Reality T 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Field's Direct T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Fresh Garbage T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Hanging High T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Hard rock V1-2 5
	Helios T 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Helmet Buttress T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Helmet Variation T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Hidden Crack T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Hobble and Gobble T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Hobbling Hobbit T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
	Honeymoon, The T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Horsefly TR 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	ICU T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Indecent exposure T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Irish Stout T,S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b PG13
	Iron Maiden T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Jim Dandy T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
	Junior's Last Laugh T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13
	Just Say Moo S 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
	K-Mart Special T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Keep and Arm Bears T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Lateral Inhibition T 5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a
	Lichen or Not T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Merrie-Woode T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Mourning Maiden T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	My Route T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	North Ridge T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Peek-a-Boo T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Peek-a-Boo Direct T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Peterbuilt S 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b
	Pons of Catalonia T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Rapid Transit T 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Refrain T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c PG13
	Rip Van Winkle T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Second Stanza T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Sideshow T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Skip to My Lou T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Slippin' into Darkness T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Solar Plexus T 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Spider Hole V1+ 5
	Stukas over Disneyland T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Talking about Mudflaps, My Baby's Got 'Em T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Tall Climb to Be Good On T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Tankslapper S 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Tower Traverse, The T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Trundler, The T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Two Pitch T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
	Wampus Cat T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Warm Up Route T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Waste A Bit T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	What's Up Doc? T,S 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b PG13
	White Heat T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	White Light T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	White Lightning T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Wooly Aphid T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
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Type:	Trad, 90 ft (27 m)
GPS:	35.88831, -81.88519
FA:	Ryan Beasley, Curt Koontz, John Meyers (2001)
Page Views:	2,331 total · 13/month
Shared By:	Tom Caldwell on Jun 6, 2011
Admins:	Steve Lineberry, Aaron Parlier Page Updates (admin only)

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Access Issue: 2023 seasonal raptor closure (January 15th-August 15th) Details

fs.usda.gov/detail/nfsnc/ne…

Shortoff Mountain South: All routes between and including C.O and Paradigm Shift are closed.

Shortoff Mountain North: All climbing routes, cliff rim, and campsites within the red band marked on the map are closed to entry. No foot traffic or camping above or below the cliff in this section. Contact the USFS for more details: 828 652 2144.

NC Wall/Apricot Buttress/The Camel: On the NC Wall, all routes between and including Tightrope and Bumblebee Buttress are closed. Apricot Buttress and The Camel are closed.

Bynum Bluff: All routes are closed.

Description

This is a great route for Table Rock. It has a long section of quality climbing to the anchors. A good bit of route finding and a technical sequence keep this interesting. Not to mention a sweet roof pull!

Start just to the left of White Lightning on a slab. Move up to a short right facing corner. Step left onto the face and move straight up to a bolt at the bulge. Make some tricky moves left to another bolt at the base of the roof. Plug some gear before attempting to clip the bolt above the roof. Make the very difficult clip to the rusty bolt above the roof. Pull the wildly overhanging roof making use of what few holds it has to offer. Stand up and wander up the easy slab to a bolt and then to the anchors.

Location

Just to the left of White Lightning, look for the bolts at a bulge and roof.

Protection

Single rack, tri-cams, nuts, a few 24" runners, and four bolts to a two bolt anchor. The NC Select guide suggests a #4 camalot, but the placement is around a lot of loose rock and is protected better once you step around the starting corner with some passive gear. Rap with a 60m.