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Sam's Throne & Surroundings Rock Climbing

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Areas in Sam's Throne & Surroundings

Candy Mountain 3 / 51 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 54

Candy Mountain Boulders 0 / 0 / 0 / 14 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 14

Cave Creek 22 / 47 / 0 / 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 74

Cave Creek Refuge Boulders (CCR) 0 / 0 / 0 / 28 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 28

Deliverance 8 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 9

Sam's Throne 159 / 70 / 13 / 20 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 234

Southern Cross Wall 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Valley of The Blind 14 / 19 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 31

Western Influence 0 / 19 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 19

Elevation:	2,077 ft
GPS:	35.8578, -93.0444 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Shared By:	Erik Pohlman on Dec 24, 2006
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Overview

The true origin of Ozark climbing stems from this area. Aesthetically pleasing faces loom over an exposed ridge littered with beautiful pines below.

Sam's Throne is the patriarch to all climbing in Arkansas and still holds a truly classic ethic on how climbing is conducted in the area. Few sport lines exist here, however the ones that do are some of the best around.

To fill your sport climbing fix, one must travel to

Valley Of The Blind

An exposed valley of rock that hosts some of the best lines in the state.

Photo: Sam Matthews samjmatthewsphoto.com

Cave Creek

Cliff band on the opposite side of Sam's Throne that hosts many classics one one of the more aesthetic areas in the region.

Brick Attack

Candy Mountain

An annex of the cave creek valley. Home to many tall and harder lines that will keep you coming back for more.

Tyler Casey on "Tainted Love" Photo: Sam Matthews

Getting There

Just south of Mt. Judea on HWY 123.

464 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Sam's Throne & Surroundings

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 109 ● Boston Rag Trad Sam's Throne > 7. The Throne > White Trash Wall
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 92 ● Diagonal Crack Trad Sam's Throne > 7. The Throne > White Trash Wall
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 179 ● Poison Ivy Trad Sam's Throne > 7. The Throne > Poison Ivy Wall
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 132 ● Albino Rhino Trad Sam's Throne > 7. The Throne > S Side & Albino Rhino…
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 60 ● Silverfish Trad Sam's Throne > 2. The Outback > Seed Wall
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 60 ● Red Faced Lizard Sport Cave Creek > Flat Fields Slab & Su…
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 51 ● Razorback Roof Trad Sam's Throne > 3. W Main Bluff > Arachnophobia, Dark S…
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 80 ● Willy Wonka Sport Candy Mountain
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 46 ● Job 3:25 (aka No Fear) Sport Sam's Throne > 4. E Main Bluff > Chickenhead Wall
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 55 ● Processed Meat Sport Cave Creek > Meat Walls
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 74 ● Gracious Grant Sport Candy Mountain
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 85 ● Dead Dog Sport Sam's Throne > 4. E Main Bluff > Dead Dog & Energamata…
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 48 ● Wizard and Glass Sport Candy Mountain
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 53 ● Achilles Heel Sport Candy Mountain
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 46 ● Brick Attack Sport Cave Creek > Brick Attack Area