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Parental Guidance

Name: Parental Guidance
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5.12a YDS 7a+ French 25 Ewbanks VIII+ UIAA 25 ZA E5 6a British PG13

Routes in Southeast Face

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	Arm and Hammer T 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Bloody Bolts and Brown Trousers T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a A0
	Catholic School Girls Direct T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c R
	Children of the Sun T 5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b A0-1 PG13
	Connections T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a A0 R
	Crown of Thorns T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a X
	Dirty Dikes DDC T 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b R
	First Mate T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Great Ah Ha, The T 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Mainline T 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b R
	Matrix, The T 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	New Diversions T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b R
	New Perversions T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c X
	Original Route (aka Gom Jabber) T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c R
	Parental Guidance T 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a PG13
	Perverse Incentive T 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a R
	Purple Toad Winery T 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Route Doctors, The T 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b R
	Spearfinger T 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b R
	Traditions T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Volunteer Wall, The T 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a R
	Warriors Way T 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Whippin' Boy T 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Whiteside Girdle T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b R
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Type:	Trad, 600 ft (182 m), 7 pitches, Grade III
FA:	Doc Bayne and Mark Lassiter, 1992
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Access Issue: 2023 seasonal raptor closure (January 15th-August 15th) - New online pass system Details

All routes between and including Southwest Arete to Mainline are closed. fs.usda.gov/detail/nfsnc/ne…

As of 2021, there is a new online method for acquiring day and annual passes to Whitesides here: recreation.gov/activitypass…. $3 for a day pass, $15 for an annual pass.

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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Warning: Climbing at Whiteside Mountain is extremely dangerous. Information in this posting is approximate, subjective and could be inaccurate. Pitch lengths are guesses from climbing the route a long time ago. Do not rely on anything in this posting and consult other references such as published guidebooks if attempting to climb the route.

There are long runouts on easier climbing.

P1: Climb 1st pitch of OR then walk right 200 feet to triple growth tree.

P2: (5.8) Climb straight up face to a 2 bolt anchor below a bulge (150 feet) P3: (5.8) Pull the bulge and continue up face to a belay at a bolt and gear (140 feet). P4: (5.12a) Climb up through a slightly less than vertical band of thin white rock past 3 bolts, then continue up to a gear belay in a horizontal (120 feet) P5: (5.11a) Climb up to a ledge with a bolt where the wall steepens and continue up and left past gear to a belay at a bolt and gear. (80 feet) P6: (5.11c PG13) Climb up and right past a bolt to a horizontal, then traverse right and climb past another bolt to a belay at a horizontal. P7: (5.8) Climb up and left on cool white crystal covered rock past one bolt to the top.