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Awesome roof climbs

M Sprague · · New England · Joined Nov 2006 · Points: 5,174
Insert name wrote: Gunks/ a whole lot (Kansas city is cool but I haven’t done it clean)

Cave mountain in WM:Bartlett, NH section: Roofer madness 5.11+

Priest Draw in Flagstaff if you wanna boulder 
Gong Show, Eastern sierras
Separate reality, Yose

Cave mountain is like recommending your garbage can full of clams that have been left in the sun for a week

Eric Howe · · Cleveland, TN · Joined Mar 2019 · Points: 15

It's gotta be Obed in Tennessee.  That place is just roofs on roofs on roofs.  Here are three classics, but there are probably 50 routes there that have monster roofs.
Top Image is Scalded dog - 12b
Middle image is Rage - 12c
Bottom image is Solstice - 12a.

 
sourisse · · Canmore, AB · Joined Aug 2014 · Points: 180

At White Bluff in Ontario, Canada, there's The Monument, a 30ft perfectly horizontal limestone roofcrack going from fists to fingers (of course Peter Croft onsighted it for the FA). It's even on MP.

Calf-lete Osborne · · Huntsville, AL · Joined Apr 2016 · Points: 77
Edek F wrote: Solstice (12a) or Rage (12c) at South Clear Creek, Obed.

For Rage, You can climb "It" (.10a) and traverse over to the roof on a jug shelf below the roof which makes it significantly easier to gain the roof with a lot less pump

So you're going to climb the climb adjacent, put long slings(as your tick says) on the 10a just so you don't have to climb the 11a intro into Rage? Maybe you shouldn't be on Rage. 

Tyler Rohr · · Washington DC · Joined Dec 2014 · Points: 25

Second to last pitch of Hearts and Arrows on the Diamond

Last real pitch of VMC Direct Direct on Cannon

Both short but spectacular

Ross Goldberg · · El Segundo · Joined Oct 2017 · Points: 293
Wet Denim Daydream

in Yosemite has a pretty large roof that you have to aid through, quite aesthetic

rpc · · Portland, OR · Joined Dec 2005 · Points: 775

Awesome-est (aid) roof we've done:



Pilot's view:


Vuelva Usted Manana route on Kaga Tondo, Mali.
Max Hernandez · · Newton, MA · Joined Sep 2017 · Points: 5
Sam X wrote:

Please someone tell.me where this gem is

It was in Malta. I believe the feature has become part of the ocean.

Forrset Pials · · New York, NYC · Joined Nov 2017 · Points: 0
CrimpDaddy-WesP wrote:

Hi everyone. I have been thinking about climbing for about 4 years now. I have discovered some truths about myself, particularly that I love climbing, and that I am far more likely to try a climb that is beautiful or aesthetic or has gnarly moves. 

As it turns out, I love roof climbs. They are super cool. I know of some famous ones. However, I believe I do not know of many of the ones that exist. I would love to climb roofs more when I finally get the chance.

If you could share your favorite roof climb, ((edit) especially horizontal extended climbs) or the coolest roof climb you can think of, regardless of whether you've climbed it or not, I would love that. Also location. So I can try it!!! 

Thank you fellow climbers.

just go to the gunks. roofs all over the damn place

Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

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