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Southern Mountains Climbing

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Areas in Southern Mountains

Annex, The 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Canada Lake Boulders (aka Pinnacle Pull-Off) 0 / 0 / 0 / 64 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 64

Choss Factory, The 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Cliff-Band Bouldering at Panther Mt. 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Good Luck Mountain 12 / 1 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 13

Green Lake Boulders 0 / 0 / 0 / 17 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 17

Green Lake Cliff 2 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Lost Hunters 7 / 15 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 22

Lost T 17 / 7 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 24

McMartin 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Nine Corner Lake 0 / 0 / 0 / 139 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 139

Otter Lake Cliff 0 / 15 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 16

Peanut Butter and Jelly Crag 18 / 0 / 17 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 18

Pinnacle Mountain 12 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 14

Sherman Mountain 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0

State Brook 35 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 35

West Mountain 9 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 9

Woods Lake Bouldering 1 / 0 / 0 / 16 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 17

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Description

The Southern Mountain includes the cliffs around Arietta, a small town on Route 10. There are a number of crags here, each with its own distinct feel. included are the Lost Crags (McMartin, Lost Hunters, Lost T), Good Luck Lake, Otter Lake, and Pinnacle Mountain. Bouldering areas include Nine Corners Lake and Pinnacle Pullout. Also included are the cliffs around Lake Pleasant and Piseco Lake.

Getting There

The crags are located along the Route 10 corridor near Caroga Lake and Arietta.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Southern Mountains

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

V4 6B 16 ● Pop or Drop Boulder Nine Corner Lake > Middle Earth > Fortress
V4 6B 24 ● Chillen Boulder Nine Corner Lake > Cliffs > Cave Boulder
V5 6C 11 ● The Origin Boulder Nine Corner Lake > Middle Earth > Gate Boulder
V8 7B 20 ● Thorazine Boulder Nine Corner Lake > Middle Earth > Wall Boulder
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 77 ● Little Kisses Trad Lost T
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 26 ● Mystery Achievement Trad Good Luck Mountain
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a PG13 21 ● The Priest Trad State Brook
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 29 ● Mean Sister Trad, TR Lost T
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 12 ● Father Knows Best Trad Lost Hunters
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 10 ● Medicine Man Trad Good Luck Mountain
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 12 ● Release the Kraken Trad Pinnacle Mountain
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a PG13 4 ● Inner Sanctum Trad Lost Hunters
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b 20 ● Buck Fever Sport Lost Hunters
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c 8 ● Elusive Trophy Sport Lost Hunters
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c 9 ● Straight Outta Lockdown Sport Lost Hunters