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Easiest handicap accessible approach in US (sport/trad)

Stacey Chen · · Louisville, CO · Joined Mar 2019 · Points: 16

Tons of options as folks are already surfacing! If you're looking for a nice trip truly anywhere in the country, second Yosemite's Swan Slab Gully followed by the accessible path to Mirror Lake (drive-up with a parking placard!) and general Yosemite vibes. And.... get him on the wall with some adaptive support if he's interested!

Rob D · · Queens, NY · Joined May 2011 · Points: 30

gunks are the obvious east coast choice.  Bridge buttress at the new is another great spot. 

Emma Axelson · · Atlanta · Joined May 2023 · Points: 5

Sand Rock (specifically Holiday Block/West Side Block), but don't go too far out of your way for it

pat austin · · ann arbor, mi · Joined Oct 2015 · Points: 1

Bridge Buttress in the New isn't *quite* flat, but it's a 1 minute approach up a small number of stairs if that's doable.  What dad doesn't want to see his kid lead an inverted 5.12 offwidth?

Kyle Elliott · · Granite falls · Joined Jul 2015 · Points: 1,798

Icicle buttress, icicle creek Leavenworth sits on the road. 5.6 to 5.10+ 

There is a 5.12 that hangs over the road not too far away from icicle buttress, and a 5.9 two pitch that starts from the ditch. Between the two features. 

Tyler Stockdale · · Joshua Tree · Joined Oct 2017 · Points: 643

I'll echo most of what others said. Will try to add a few specifics.

Southern California - Joshua Tree, especially Indian Cove, Echo Cove and the Hidden Valley Campground. We take folk with mobility challenges out here all the time.
- Spy Mountain. I wouldn't, but it fits the bill. Sport climbing in the Mojave. Jugs over Sand or the DMZ would both be fine.
- Big Rock. Climb where Lynn Hill learned to clip bolts!
- Stoney point? Just a feeling, idk... Never been.

Utah - Moab - Wall Street. Belay out of your car.
- Kanab has a crag at the entrance to town which fits the bill. Easy access but dinky climbs.

Nevada - Red Rock Canyon - Sandstone Quarry has a few crags that meet this description. Even a multipitch out of the parking lot.

Idaho - City of Rocks - Bath Rock, The Breadloaves, Elephant Rock, Parking Lot Rock, the list goes on...

Washington - Leavenworth's Icicle Creek Road. Icicle Buttress (As Kyle mentioned above), Barney's Rubble, Alphabet rock (not the most flat...)
-Potentially Index's Lower Town Wall. Has a few steps, but is a very short approach.
-Mazama - Fun Rock
-Vantage - The Feathers. Watch from your camp in the parking lot. Enjoyable and easy access side season camping.
- Mt. Erie - Some of the easy access climbing in the state. The summit is a parking lot, but it would definitely depend on your father's ability. The base of the walls would not be very accessible. The trail is not actually flat, but there are a few paved paths, and you could climb UP to him on the summit wall. Not my favorite rec.

PRRose · · Boulder · Joined Feb 2006 · Points: 0

Castle Rock in Boulder Canyon.

South Dakota Needles has some road-adjacent climbs.

Andrew Jackson · · Greensboro, NC · Joined Jul 2016 · Points: 38

Sport climbing at Rocky Face in North Carolina. 

Terry E · · San Francisco, CA · Joined Aug 2011 · Points: 43

Tuolumne has quite a number of easy to see climbs that fit your description. The first that come to mind are on Stately Pleasure Dome and Pywiak Dome.

Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

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