Grand Funk Railroad
5.9- YDS 5c French 17 Ewbanks VI UIAA 16 ZA HVS 4c British
| Type: | Trad, 600 ft (182 m), 5 pitches |
| GPS: | 36.3916, -81.0473 |
| FA: | Bob Mitchell, Will Fulton - 1971 |
| Page Views: | 13,996 total · 67/month |
| Shared By: | nbrown on Nov 27, 2008 · Updates |
| Admins: | Steve Lineberry, Aaron Parlier |
Description
This is one of the most historic and classic routes at Stone Mountain. It was the first route to follow a "line" of a different sort. Instead of following a crack, it follows a dike feature that runs somewhere in the range of 600'.
P-1 Climb the face on good edges and smears to a bowl at the first bolt. Move right across a long slab traverse to the "railroad" dikes, and follow these past another bolt to the belay. Optional 5.10R/X climbs straight up past the first bolt.
P-2 Roughly follow the dike feature past two bolts to a weird traverse through a water streak to a good ledge and belay.
P-3 Friction a short ways to gain the dike again, and sling horns for pro. Continue up to a bolted belay on a small ledge.
P-4-6 Continue up the dike to the top. The last belay is located atop some large flakes.
Note: It is very reasonable to simulclimb the upper half of this route, or just combine pitches.



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