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Wooly Aphid

Name: Wooly Aphid
Rating: 2.5

5.10a YDS 6a French 18 Ewbanks VI+ UIAA 18 ZA E1 5a British

Routes in Table Rock

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	Alternate Reality T 5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Aphid in My Pants T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Blood, Sweat, and Tears T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b PG13
	Bob Box Memorial Buttress T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Cave Route T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Center Stage T 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Champ's Route T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Consolation Prize S 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Cool-down route T,S 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Cornsnake Crack T,S 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Crackerjack T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Crushed Velvet T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Devil's Cellar Chimney T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Devil's Lettuce T,TR 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Ellie Raynolds Memorial Buttress T 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Emily’s Route T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Excess Reality T 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Field's Direct T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Fresh Garbage T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Hanging High T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Hard rock V1-2 5
	Helios T 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Helmet Buttress T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Helmet Variation T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Hidden Crack T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Hobble and Gobble T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Hobbling Hobbit T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
	Honeymoon, The T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Horsefly TR 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	ICU T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Indecent exposure T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Irish Stout T,S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b PG13
	Iron Maiden T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Jim Dandy T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
	Junior's Last Laugh T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13
	Just Say Moo S 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
	K-Mart Special T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Keep and Arm Bears T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Lateral Inhibition T 5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a
	Lichen or Not T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Merrie-Woode T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Mourning Maiden T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	My Route T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	North Ridge T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Peek-a-Boo T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Peek-a-Boo Direct T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Peterbuilt S 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b
	Pons of Catalonia T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Rapid Transit T 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Refrain T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c PG13
	Rip Van Winkle T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Second Stanza T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Sideshow T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Skip to My Lou T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Slippin' into Darkness T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Solar Plexus T 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Stukas over Disneyland T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Talking about Mudflaps, My Baby's Got 'Em T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Tall Climb to Be Good On T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Tankslapper S 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Tower Traverse, The T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Trundler, The T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Two Pitch T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
	Wampus Cat T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Warm Up Route T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Waste A Bit T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	What's Up Doc? T,S 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b PG13
	White Heat T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	White Light T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	White Lightning T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Wooly Aphid T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
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Type:	Trad, 180 ft (55 m), 2 pitches
FA:	Mike Fishesser, Zachary Lesh-Huie (1999)
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Shared By:	Tom Caldwell on Sep 28, 2010
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Access Issue: 2023 seasonal raptor closure (January 15th-August 15th) Details

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Shortoff Mountain South: All routes between and including C.O and Paradigm Shift are closed.

Shortoff Mountain North: All climbing routes, cliff rim, and campsites within the red band marked on the map are closed to entry. No foot traffic or camping above or below the cliff in this section. Contact the USFS for more details: 828 652 2144.

NC Wall/Apricot Buttress/The Camel: On the NC Wall, all routes between and including Tightrope and Bumblebee Buttress are closed. Apricot Buttress and The Camel are closed.

Bynum Bluff: All routes are closed.

Access Issue: Post Hurricane Helene Accessibility of Crags Details

The CCC has created the list linked below of accessible and inaccessible climbing areas with some caveats. If you decide to head out for a day of climbing, please do not attempt to go to those marked ‘inaccessible’. Please note that all areas in WNC will have extensive tree damage and if you head out, use extra caution for all the trees above, especially on a windy day. Rock fall potential is also highest after a big weather event. Please use extra caution while climbing and prepare to self rescue if injured. Injury response time will be greatly limited for any injury currently, especially for a remote injury. Cell service is limited in all areas. Parking at accessible crags in the WNC/ Upstate SC region will likely be challenging. If the parking lot is full, go to a different area and do not park illegally or in a road. Make a plan B before leaving your house. Expect road detours on the way to the crag. NCdrive.gov updates road closures. Once you get to the crag, expect many trees blocking access trails and of course, come volunteer with the CCC to help us bring our climbing areas back!

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Description

The business of this route is the last 30'. The route is probably best done in one pitch. If you are tall or good with slab, this should feel soft for 10a. This is a good climb if you are in the area or are trying to break into the 5.10's. This climb is light-year's easier than What's Up Doc.

Begin the same as Peek-a-boo, at the landing above Jim Dandy. Start to the left of the base of a gully at some right facing flakes. Follow this to a large ledge with many horizontals at about 100'. Step left to a crack, belay here or continue up. Follow the crack to its end and clip two bolts through a steep slab section (crux). Make a short run to the top using sloper rails.

Location

Locate Jim Dandy, then scramble up and left to another landing at a large wide gully. The bolts were the most noticeable shiny ones to the left of the wide gully. The bolts covered in lichen are for Aphid in My Pants.