Black Mountain Range Alpine Climbing
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Elevation: | 4,418 ft |
GPS: |
35.85362, -82.24006 Google Map · Climbing Area Map |
Page Views: | 50,983 total · 421/month |
Shared By: | Stephen Scoff on Dec 25, 2013 |
Admins: | Steve Lineberry, Aaron Parlier |
Description
North Carolina's Black Mountain Range probably holds the best alpine snow and ice routes in the Southeast. These routes are huge with 1 to 4 hour approaches, 1 to 4 hour descents, humbling bushwhacking, and hundreds to a thousand plus plus feet of everything from steep snow to technical ice.
The remote and committing nature of these routes require an alpine start, route finding skills, and backup navigation tools if your phone quits working.
An accident up there would require a helicopter short haul and more than one party had to call the Yancey County Sheriff's Department for assistance...
Please give these routes and the range the respect they deserve.
The remote and committing nature of these routes require an alpine start, route finding skills, and backup navigation tools if your phone quits working.
An accident up there would require a helicopter short haul and more than one party had to call the Yancey County Sheriff's Department for assistance...
Please give these routes and the range the respect they deserve.
Classic Climbing Routes at Black Mountain Range Alpine
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