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Recommended Slabs in the Southeast
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Hello Everyone, Do you guys and gals have a favorite slab (up to 5.10a) that you would recommend? I climb mostly in Arkansas and Tennessee but would like to hear any suggestions throughout the Southeast. Thanks in advance, Chuck |
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Stone Mountain, NC. Multiple pitches of terrifyingly runout pure slab with some water grooves thrown in for added spice. Plenty of options at a wide range of grades. Slab-lovers paradise! Great White Way is a personal favorite, guaranteed to get your adrenaline flowing :-) For the harder, more committing slab stuff, try Laurel Knob or Whitesides. |
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Looking Glass Rock in NC has some good featured, less than vertical, stuff |
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North Carolina is your place for slab. Laurel Knob, Stone Mountain, the south side of Cedars, Looking Glass. |
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WNC has a ton of amazing slab climbs on impeccable granite domes. If you are into slab climbing WNC should be your primary destination. In my opinion - Rumbling Bald actually has some of my favorite slab climbs of 10A and under with some of the more interesting rock features. A few of my favorites are: The Gift 5.7 https://www.mountainproject.com/route/106065494/the-gift Gift certificate 5.8 https://www.mountainproject.com/route/105902398/gift-certificate Sea Wolf 5.8+R https://www.mountainproject.com/route/107394425/sea-wolf Lakeview 5.10- https://www.mountainproject.com/route/105945079/lakeview Looking glass, probably the most well-known climbing area in NC, has arguably some of the best slab climbing found in NC and the Eastern US. Just a few standouts in my opinion are: Dinkus Dog 5.10- https://www.mountainproject.com/route/106045504/dinkus-dog Good intentions 5.6 https://www.mountainproject.com/route/105968848/good-intentions Nick Danger 5.10 https://www.mountainproject.com/route/106690898/nick-danger Tons more abound my list is just a small sampling skewed towards the lesser known/crowded gems. |
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Very Cool guys! So it looks like NC is the place to go. I appreciate your advice. Anyways, thanks a bunch for suggestions. All the best, Chuck |
Dave T wrote: |
Chuck Sullivan wrote: If you do what I guess you could call the direct start with one bolt in the whole pitch then, yeah, it's stiff 5.7 R/X, emphasis on the X as I always thought the 'crux' was just before you got to the ledge and the bolt no longer has any relevance to your life. Everyone should do it. Once. If you go all the way right until the trail runs out and run up past the obvious flakes, then, not so much. More like 5.6 small r. BITD it was not unusual to solo in your approach shoes. Asking about slabs in the Cashiers area is like going into a Ben and Jerry's and asking if they have ice cream. Many of the usual suspects have been mentioned, but there are many others. I'm reminded of a time in the early '90s when I ran into a couple of kids at the Whitesides overlook on 64. They had the new Kelley guide (ed. 3 I think) and were trying to locate themselves in the sea of granite in front of them. I told them, 'Every piece of rock you see has routes on it. None of them are in that book.' |
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Thanks for the info Jim. I don't know much about the are outside of seeing it from the car. My plan was to hire a guide for the first go or two and then find a partner. I will look more into the Cashiers area as well. |
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Right now, Big Rock and Table Rock SC are the only warm enough spots to climb. Most of the stuff in NC is too cold, except for the Bald. Lots of good 10 slabs at both places. |
