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Amphitheater Rock Climbing

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Routes in Amphitheater

Arms Control S 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
Black and Blue Velvet S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c PG13
Blind Prophet S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b PG13
Blind Prophet Lite S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c PG13
Born to Crimp S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
Buzzard's Breath TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
Cow Patty Bingo T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
Crackin' Up T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
Dihedral Route T,TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
Henar Lite S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
I'm Flyin' TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
Mild Mannered Secretary S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
Mr. Henar S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a PG13
Overhang Hangover S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
Pole Dancing S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
Pump Street S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
Single Handed Sailor S 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
Surry County Ethics T,S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
Syzygy T,S 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
Too Old to Rock and Roll TR 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
Turkey Shoot S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
When Shrimp Learn to Whistle S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
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Elevation: 2,002 ft
GPS: 36.34, -80.484 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Shared By: Chuck Parks on Feb 4, 2008
Admins: Aaron Parlier, Steve Lineberry
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Description [Suggest Change]

This large stone amphitheater is capped by a horizontal roof system. It offers both sport and trad leads in a wide range of difficulty from 5.7 to 5.13.

Getting There [Suggest Change]

After descending the Three Bears gully, turn left and walk about 5 minutes until you see the Amphitheater.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Amphitheater

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 68
● Crackin' Up
Trad
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 88
● Mild Mannered Secretary
Sport
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 89
● Pole Dancing
Sport
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 78
● Turkey Shoot
Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 28
● Cow Patty Bingo
Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 57
● Pump Street
Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 36
● Born to Crimp
Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 33
● Henar Lite
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 57
● Overhang Hangover
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 39
● When Shrimp Learn to Whistle
Sport 2 pitches
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c PG13
 12
● Blind Prophet Lite
Sport
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
 18
● Arms Control
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a PG13
 25
● Mr. Henar
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b PG13
 26
● Blind Prophet
Sport
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c PG13
 12
● Black and Blue Velvet
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Crackin' Up
 68
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad
● Mild Mannered Secretary
 88
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Sport
● Pole Dancing
 89
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Sport
● Turkey Shoot
 78
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport
● Cow Patty Bingo
 28
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
● Pump Street
 57
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
● Born to Crimp
 36
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
● Henar Lite
 33
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
● Overhang Hangover
 57
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
● When Shrimp Learn to Whistle
 39
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport 2 pitches
● Blind Prophet Lite
 12
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c PG13 Sport
● Arms Control
 18
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c Sport
● Mr. Henar
 25
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a PG13 Sport
● Blind Prophet
 26
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b PG13 Sport
● Black and Blue Velvet
 12
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c PG13 Sport
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Dylan B.
Dylan B.  
The new bolted line--Born to Crimp--means that Turkey Shoot is no longer the leftmost bolted line on the slab in the amphitheater. The current descriptions are misleading because of this change. Yesterday we encountered a party that was about to head up a 5.11 that they thought was an 5.8, with too few draws to finish the line. Dec 12, 2014

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