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The Islands

Alabama > Sand Rock

Description

The Islands are a collection of prominent formations at the extreme southwest end of Sand Rock, past the Pinnacle and Holiday Block. When walking from the Holiday Block there is a short 30 ft slabby section with bolted routes and then it opens up to some really tall climbs maybe around 100 ft. The top of this area can be accessed by following the trail to the right before reaching the short slabs. This will bring you to a corridor where you can climb some easy sections to reach a ledge and then climb through a short chimney to reach the top. There are several bolts at the top you can clip into to help make things safe.

Getting There

Walk past the south side of the West Side Rock

Routes from Left to Right

5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 26
● R.I.P.
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 76
● Shrimp Dude
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 12
● Fake Plastic Trees
Sport
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b PG13
 6
● Snuff the Rooster
Sport
5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 3
● Flies in the Vaseline
Sport
5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a
 1
● Little Jerk
Trad
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 1
● Little Bastard
Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 0
● The Peanut
Sport
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 85
● Julory
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 23
● Thin's Evil Twin
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 11
● Thin's Daddy
Sport
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 52
● [Redacted]
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● R.I.P.
 26
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
● Shrimp Dude
 76
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
● Fake Plastic Trees
 12
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
● Snuff the Rooster
 6
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b PG13 Sport
● Flies in the Vaseline
 3
5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
● Little Jerk
 1
5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a Trad
● Little Bastard
 1
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
● The Peanut
 0
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
● Julory
 85
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport
● Thin's Evil Twin
 23
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
● Thin's Daddy
 11
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
● [Redacted]
 52
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport

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The Flintstones, The Islands, part of West Side Rock
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Michael Dom
[Hide Comment] I am not sure who is in charge of this page but I thought I would add this for clarity:

From right to left it goes:

Thin's Bottom Bitch
Thin's Daddy
Thin's Evil Twin
Julory
The Peanut
Little Bastard
Little Jerk
Flies in the Vaseline
Snuff the Rooster
Fake Plastic Trees
RIP Feb 7, 2016
Steve Lineberry
Charlotte, NC
[Hide Comment] I've updated the order. Thanks. Feb 9, 2016
Brandy Walters
[Hide Comment] Since we were a little confused on our first visit to this wall, I thought I'd add further clarification. The first set of short slabby routes:
Thin's Bottom Bitch 8
Thin's Daddy 12b
Thin's Evil Twin 11c
Julory 8
The Peanut 12c

Taller formation:
Little Bastard 12a
Little Jerk 11c/d
Flies in the Vaseline 11a/b

These two are side by side.
Snuff the Rooster 10d PG13
Fake Plastic Trees 11c

These two are bit further down from the others. Shrimp Dude 10a is the newest route (but sits in between the older routes). It shares the same first bolt with RIP but trends right after the first bolt.
Shrimp Dude 10a
RIP 11a Apr 4, 2016