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Main Wall

S Carolina > Big Rock Mountain
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Description

This is the largest cliff face at Big Rock. It faces mostly south and dries quickly. The wall also contains the highest concentration of climbs as well as some of the highest quality. Several routes here can be done as multipitch. Top access is gained by walking climbers left of the Main Wall until the gully ends. Circle back right and you will be on top of Vultures and Optical Delusion.

Getting There

You can use any of the forks from the Main Parking to get here, they are about equidistant.

Routes from Left to Right

5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 7
● Raven Rookery
Trad
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
 13
● Vultures
Sport
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
 7
● Optical Delusion
Trad
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 4
● Heat Wave
Trad
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 61
● Flakey
Trad, TR
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
 42
● S Crack
Trad
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
 3
● S crack direct
Trad
5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b
 4
● Thin Skin
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 7
● Seams Impossible
Trad
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 13
● Picken & Grinnin'
Trad
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c PG13
 1
● Doc's Black Diamond
Trad
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
 1
● Blue Square
Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 26
● 5.9 Offwidth
Trad
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 18
● Big Rock Candy Arete
Trad
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 6
● Wide Way or the Highway
Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 14
● Unknown Slab
Trad
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 48
● Ramp Arete
Sport
5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 26
● Big Rock Candy Direct
Trad
5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c
 41
● Thar Be Dragons (Slab Ramp)
Sport
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 23
● Wondercrack
Trad 2 pitches
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a PG13
 3
● Picken' on the Fat Kid
Trad
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
 3
● Dr. Strangelove
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 10
● Slim Pickens
Sport
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 12
● Booger Picken
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Raven Rookery
 7
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad
● Vultures
 13
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b Sport
● Optical Delusion
 7
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b Trad
● Heat Wave
 4
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad
● Flakey
 61
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad, TR
● S Crack
 42
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad
● S crack direct
 3
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c Trad
● Thin Skin
 4
5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b Sport
● Seams Impossible
 7
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Trad
● Picken & Grinnin'
 13
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a Trad
● Doc's Black Diamond
 1
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c PG13 Trad
● Blue Square
 1
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c Sport
● 5.9 Offwidth
 26
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
● Big Rock Candy Arete
 18
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a Trad
● Wide Way or the Highway
 6
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad
● Unknown Slab
 14
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
● Ramp Arete
 48
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Sport
● Big Rock Candy Direct
 26
5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Trad
● Thar Be Dragons (Slab Ramp)
 41
5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c Sport
● Wondercrack
 23
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad 2 pitches
● Picken' on the Fat Kid
 3
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a PG13 Trad
● Dr. Strangelove
 3
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a Sport
● Slim Pickens
 10
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
● Booger Picken
 12
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport

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Route location beta. Karsten Delap photo.
[Hide Photo] Route location beta. Karsten Delap photo.
Drone Image of Main Wall, Hominid Wall, and the Featureless Twins. Photo credit goes to Karsten Delap.
[Hide Photo] Drone Image of Main Wall, Hominid Wall, and the Featureless Twins. Photo credit goes to Karsten Delap.
view of the right side of main wall form upper shaman especially ramp arete
[Hide Photo] view of the right side of main wall form upper shaman especially ramp arete
Taken from Flowering Hominid Wall. Two fine young men robustly celebrate after an excellent climb.
[Hide Photo] Taken from Flowering Hominid Wall. Two fine young men robustly celebrate after an excellent climb.
Potential line for the hardman. The bottom starts by bearhugging just right of the rope. The crux would be transitioning left onto the face where the rope is, probably 12+ or 13? The upper face is classic thin 5.11 and goes to anchor at end of the crack.
[Hide Photo] Potential line for the hardman. The bottom starts by bearhugging just right of the rope. The crux would be transitioning left onto the face where the rope is, probably 12+ or 13? The upper face is…
Hot even after the sun goes down.
[Hide Photo] Hot even after the sun goes down.
Looking down from the top of the huge chimney
[Hide Photo] Looking down from the top of the huge chimney