Best Crack Climbs in the SE?
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For someone who loves crack climbing, the SE US (and specifically NC) doesn't seem to be mecca, but there are plenty of cracks around - which ones are the absolute must not miss splitters that are worth buying a full rack of BD pinks? |
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Cornflake crack is pretty sweet, as well as really anything on the N side of looking glass. As a more oddball suggestion, the dihedral crack/ Black bug at Big Rock, SC is very short but splitter. Also, just curious, what’s a BD pink? |
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Strawberry Fields on Old Rag....unfortunately it's a pain to get to in the summer and involves a long approach. |
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The SE is a crack climbing mecca. T-Wall, Sunset, RRG, and NRG. |
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There are a million answers to this. Here are a few of my favorites at various grades as a Chattanooga-based climber: 5.7: Jay Walker at T-Wall And I have little-to-no experience in NC and the New, but uhh, I know there's cracks there! |
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Caleb BR wrote: What are those? |
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Looks like I'm gonna have to make the pilgrimage to T-wall! Thanks a ton!! Hopefully I can try to make it to Chattanooga soon.
Sorry -- the pink Black Diamond .5 cams! |
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Caleb BR wrote: I think you might be a bit color-blind. The list above is spot on. Also, Roadside Attraction at the RRG for another 5.7. For NC, Rumbling Bald hasn't been mentioned yet, Go to Cereal Buttress. |
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Roadside Attraction is awesome. Caleb, what grade range are you looking for? Will be happy to shoot ya some recommendations if you come down here |
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Precious Orr and Golden Gloves are decent 10- climbs at the Tennessee Wall. Pursuit of Excellence rightfully was mentioned and it's really good. At the Red, I think that Andromeda Strain is a good 10-. Before I knew how to jam worth a darn, I mostly lied it back and stemmed in a couple of places. What a great, but stupid and pumpy onsight. It was much more enjoyable when I did about 4 years later after a bad influence turned me into more of a crack climber. There are some other really cool crack climbs at some secret places, but you'll have to find those on your own like I did. |
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NRG: Dominaire 5.7 Fantasy 5.8 New Yosemite 5.9 Remssion, Springboard, Burning Calves, Wham Bam, Rod Serling, Spiderwalk, Indian Summer 5.10 Marionette, King of Swing, Stuck in Another Dimension, Chasin' the Wind 5.11 Took a crack at a couple low 12 cracks bitd but never sent, so my list stops where it does. All the ones above a super fun if not outright classic. A few are undisputed classics. |