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Walk By Me

5.7, Trad, Sport, 60 ft (18 m),  Avg: 2.2 from 102 votes
FA: unknown
Tennessee > Leda

Description

Featured slab sprinkled with a few horizontal ledges along the way.

Location

Located right before you get to the kiosk. In the corner, near Cumberland Blues.

Protection

5 bolts to two open shuts. Maybe use a cam if breaking into the grade?

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Walk By Me lead
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Patrick contemplates his options on Walk By Me.
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Knock on Rock (L) and Walk By Me (R) S Matz at the base, Nov 2005
[Hide Photo] Knock on Rock (L) and Walk By Me (R) S Matz at the base, Nov 2005
Walk By Me
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tempting to place gear in that horz crack but not really necessary.
[Hide Photo] tempting to place gear in that horz crack but not really necessary.
View from the top.
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The start.
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Walk By Me.
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Comments [Hide ALL Comments]

jdmatt matthews
[Hide Comment] good warmup, nice face climbing. anchors are shuts and they are very worn. you should not lower or toprope through shuts, they are not up to climbing specs. rappel only from shuts, attach slings or draws to lower and toprope. the right anchor needs replacement as it is 1/3 worn through. Oct 3, 2009
Elden Zen
originally da Bayou, now in…
  5.7
[Hide Comment] Thanks for the heads up on the anchors. I will notify the proper person and it will be fixed. Sep 22, 2011
Hstoecklein Stoecklein
Salt Lake City, UT
[Hide Comment] climbed this yesterday and the shuts look like they have been replaced and are in good condition. thanks to whoever did the work Jul 24, 2012
Jeremy Hand
Northern VA
[Hide Comment] Possibly the easiest 5.7 that should not be over looked! Fantastic warm up, with a variety of holds. The crux is hitting the anchors! Aug 23, 2012
Mello Onsight
Alpharetta GA,
[Hide Comment] Yes, the shuts looked okay but noticed wear from top ropping already. If you are new to climbing and reading this, please DO NOT top rope or lower through shuts or rap rings! Build your anchor and only rap off of fixed gear. Mar 23, 2014
Russ Worley
Atlanta, GA
  5.7
[Hide Comment] Chat Steel guide, pg 236, shows a photo for #3 "walk by me". This is actually a photo of Cumberland Blues. From the route in the photo, turn left of the corner for Walk By Me as is shown correctly in pics on Mountain Project.

7 turned into 9+ real quick... Aug 14, 2016
Elden Zen
originally da Bayou, now in…
  5.7
[Hide Comment] Chatt Steel got it wrong on this one. #3 is Cumberland Blues which is the 2 bolt mixed route to the right of this. Aug 16, 2016
Semi Sendy
Chattanooga, TN
 
[Hide Comment] Pretty dang fun, never hard and a good warm-up. The gap between the 3rd and 4th bolt is on easy ground and not that spicy to approach as just a sport climb. Mar 20, 2017
Duffy Tilleman
San Francisco, CA
 
[Hide Comment] Fun! Agree that the gap between bolts 3-4 is not bad, even for someone climbing in 5.7-5.9 range. Anchors are starting to look a little worn. Mar 28, 2019
Layne Zuelke
Baton Rouge, LA
 
[Hide Comment] Good intro to leading sport and a fun little route. As of 10/2019 the shuts are getting pretty worn. Do not lower on them. Please rap off. Oct 15, 2019
wvoorhis
Knoxville, TN
[Hide Comment] Anchors are solid as of 12/15/20. Dec 15, 2020