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The Thing

5.8-, Sport, 35 ft (11 m),  Avg: 2.1 from 95 votes
FA: unknown
Alabama > Cherokee Rock V… > New Wall (AKA Kurt Ru…

Description

no defined crux, huge pockets may hold water sometimes.

Location

3rd route you come to on the wall.

Protection

4 bolts open shut

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Jeff Mekolites
Atlanta, GA
 
[Hide Comment] This route now has a new set of anchors at the top. Dec 21, 2019
Sean McGuinness
[Hide Comment] Check out first-person footage here: youtu.be/XvmXHKXyD2c Oct 29, 2021
Kevin Patterson
Lower Hutt, NZ
  5.9
[Hide Comment] Sustained at the grade the whole way. Footwork has become a little polished in this not so "new" crag. Jun 22, 2025
Aby Parsons
Decatur, GA
[Hide Comment] The crux for me was between the first and second bolts where it got really thin - so luckily, I'd stick-clipped the second bolt. From there, it's decently juggy to the top. Dec 2, 2025