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All Locations > North Carolina > Looking Glass Rock > North Side

Killer Whales

5.11a YDS 6c French 22 Ewbanks VII+ UIAA 22 ZA E3 5c British


 Avg: 2.9 from 40 votes

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Creatures of Waste T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b A3
Deliverance aka : Squeal Like a Pig T 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a R
Extra Crimpy Chicken T,S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
Fear of Flying T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
Glass Eye T 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
Glass I ( Pitch 1 ), The T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII+ 22 E3 5c
Glass Menagerie, The T 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c PG13
Guillotine, The T 5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a
House of Cards Var. A3-
Invisible Airwaves T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b A2
Invisible Airwaves Direct T 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
Kahntian Ethics T,S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
Killer Whales T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
Nuclear Erection T 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
Off the Wall T 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
Pooter the Poacher T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
Practice Aid Route T,TR A2
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Remember Appomattox (aka Rowins's Route) 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b A2+
Ride the Lightning T 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
Safari Arete (extension) T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
Safari Jive T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
Safari Jive Direct T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a PG13
Safari Jive Double Direct T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
Scott Fischer Memorial T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c A3
Seal, The T 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
Shrimp Cocktail T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b R
Southern Hospitality Var. T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a A3 R
Sperm, The T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
Waste Not, Want Not T,S 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b
Waverly Waster T 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a R
Whitney's Excellent Route T 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
Womb, The T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
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Type: Trad, 70 ft
FA: Jim McArthur, Mike McCormick, Chris Caldwell, Monty Reagan - 1986
Page Views: 2,089 total · 20/month
Shared By: TomCaldwell on May 27, 2010
Admins: Aaron Parlier, Steve Lineberry

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Description

Start below 25' corner. Make some technical moves to get to the corner. Climb the corner to a small roof. Move out left and over the roof to gain the bolted slab. Climb thin edges to the Seal's anchors. Very exciting route and can be TR'ed after having led the Seal.

Location

Directly below the Seal's P1 bolted anchor in a large right facing corner.

Protection

Single rack with small nuts and 2 bolts. It is worth headpointing or at least figuring out the small nut placements that protect the corner laybacking. They are blind very precise key hole placements that can easily be messed up.

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You can see the anchors about 20 feet above the roof, in the same plane as the orange, right-facing corner
You can see the anchors about 20 feet above the…
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Andrew Hancox
Greenville
Andrew Hancox   Greenville
7-12-15 My friends and I were top roping this route after climbing the seal. This was the first time we had climbed on this route and one of the guys in our group was up at the flake above the small roof. It was located near the end of the route. My buddy and I were talking at the base of the route when we heard "it moved look out it move!" we jumped up and walked way left. The group decided to trundle this flake as it was almost pulled off onto us belaying below. The flake was large and came loose simply by pushing the top of it with his foot. I hope no one is offended by this. We should have cleaned up the area better after the flake fell and for that I am sorry. Jul 14, 2015
Adam Kunis
Athens
 
Adam Kunis   Athens
 
I thought this was a great and exciting lead! Gear down low was thin, but not too tricky. Fun interesting movement the whole way with a good rest in between sections Aug 4, 2017
Russ Keane
Asheville, NC
Russ Keane   Asheville, NC
Very cool pitch (although the upper slab section is heinous). Kudos to anyone who has led this. I'd call it a test piece. Aug 5, 2018

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