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Developing New Route at Sand Rock

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Patrick Leonardo · · Georgia · Joined Jan 2023 · Points: 0

So I got off trail at Cherokee Rock Village and found a perfect splitter hand crack. The crack is around 25-30ft in height with a large boulder on top preventing a top-out. How would I go about getting permission to bolt an anchor to the top of this? I know this is a rather short route but on New/Kurt Russel wall there are routes just as short.

Brian Murphey · · Atlanta, GA · Joined Oct 2015 · Points: 719

Contact the area rep, or info@seclimbers.org.

I recommend including a photo or two of the proposed route,  along with a description of any hardware you plan to install.

Patrick Leonardo · · Georgia · Joined Jan 2023 · Points: 0
Brian Murphey wrote:

Contact the area rep, or info@seclimbers.org.

I recommend including a photo or two of the proposed route,  along with a description of any hardware you plan to install.

Will do. Thanks for the advice!

Jürgen Sagers · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Sep 2022 · Points: 10

What’s the word?

Patrick Leonardo · · Georgia · Joined Jan 2023 · Points: 0
Jürgen Sagers wrote:

What’s the word?

I got in touch with the SCC who put me in touch with the rep, but unfortunately they never gave me a response.

Brian Murphey · · Atlanta, GA · Joined Oct 2015 · Points: 719

I sent you a message about this.

Patrick Leonardo · · Georgia · Joined Jan 2023 · Points: 0
Brian Murphey wrote:

I sent you a message about this.

Forwarded the original message to your email. Thank you!

Chris Watford · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jun 2011 · Points: 11

Definitely post a photo. I think I know which route it is. 

Patrick Leonardo · · Georgia · Joined Jan 2023 · Points: 0

Here is the route with one of my buddies for scale. It could be a boulder with a left travers to top out but I think the top could go. I could see the argument for it being a high ball boulder but there are a lot of short routes on new wall.

Jason Pirolo · · San Francisco · Joined Apr 2019 · Points: 135

does the roof not go ? Looks like potentially the best part of the climb 

Patrick Leonardo · · Georgia · Joined Jan 2023 · Points: 0
Jason Pirolo wrote:

does the roof not go ? Looks like potentially the best part of the climb 

I think it would go!

Garry Reiss · · Guelph, ON · Joined Dec 2010 · Points: 6

Damn, how tall is your buddy?

Chris Watford · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jun 2011 · Points: 11

Just sling it from the top if you want to top rope it. The route is short, not worth anchors and has been free solo'd. It does top out over the boulder. 

Patrick Leonardo · · Georgia · Joined Jan 2023 · Points: 0
Chris Watford wrote:

Just sling it from the top if you want to top rope it. The route is short, not worth anchors and has been free solo'd. It does top out over the boulder. 

Thanks for the info Chris! My buddy in the photo passed away and I remember us thinking about how cool it looked at the time. I’ll lock the thread for now but I’ll update it if I ever send it!

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