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Pinball Wizard

Name: Pinball Wizard
Rating: 3.7

5.11 YDS 6c+ French 23 Ewbanks VIII- UIAA 23 ZA E4 5c British

Routes in Shortoff Mountain

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	Appalachain Chuffer T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b PG13
	Appalachain Runt T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Between The Lines T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c PG13
	Big Arete, The T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Blade Runner T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Bonsai T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Built to Tilt T 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
	C. O. T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13
	Change Up T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b PG13
	Comfortably Numb T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Construction Job T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Dancing Outlaw, The T,S 5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Desp-arete S 5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Dizzy Gillespie T,TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Dopey Duck T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Early Times T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Energizer T,S 5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a
	Enterprise, The T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	False Paradise T 5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c
	Finders Keepers T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Fly By T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	For The Birds T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Full Tilt Boogie T 5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a
	Golden Rule T 5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Gully Rappel T,TR 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Help Mr. Wizard T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
	Humdinger T 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b PG13
	Hurricane Escape Hatch T Easy 5th 1+ 3 I 5 M 1c
	Julia T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Just Another Pretty Face T,S 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	King of Tulips, The T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Last Straw, The T,S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Learning to fly T 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Little Corner T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Lost and Found T,S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Made in the shade T 5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Maginot Line T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Maginot Roof T 5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a
	Paradigm Shift T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Paradise Alley T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Paradise City T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Paradise Lost T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Pickett's Charge T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Pinball Wizard T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Ralph’s Solo T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Raven 13 T 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Ron Dawson Memorial Route T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Saddle Up T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Serentripitous T 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Short Corner T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Short Corner T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Short Crack T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Shortoff Spire T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Sleight of Hand T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Stopperhead Arete T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Straight and Narrow T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Straight Gas Crack T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Supercrack T 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Sword of the Lord T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Tilted Arms T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Toxic Shock T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Trick Or Treat T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Turn and Burn T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c PG13
	Twist of fate T 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
	Understated Tailoring T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Warp Factor T T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	White Corner T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	White Russians Gone Bananas T,S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c

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Type:	Trad, 300 ft (91 m), 3 pitches
FA:	Thomas Kelley, Lee James (1991)
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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: Shortoff Mountain South - Falcon Closure Lifted for 2021 Details

Description

More steep climbing in the Tilted World. Access this route similar to the other routes in this area. There are many ways to get to the Tilted World (see below).

P1: Climb one of many routes. Most guidebooks will start you on Seretripitous or Built to Tilt's first pitch.

P2: Start on pitch 2 of Built to Tilt. Go left and up on the arch to a stance. You will be belaying down and left of where Built to Tilt goes. You can also link pitch 1 and 2 together.

P3: Instead of climbing the dihedral on Built to Tilt, climb out left to a left facing corner. Climb this to another small ledge to the overhanging roof to the top.

Location

The start of this route is the same as Built to Tilt and Full Tilt Boogie. You can access this route via the many routes below such as Energizer, Serentripitous, or Turn and Burn. You can also rap in from the top of the cliff which is generally the most straight forward method if you are familiar with the area. You can rap in on a single rope to the vegetaed area below the routes. You can easily recon this from across the descent gully on the large picnic rock/ledge area above Dopey Duck.