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Routes in Black Mountain Range Alpine
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Browns Creek Falls T WI4 |
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Crescent T WI3- Mod. Snow |
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Left Brain Right Brain T WI3- Mod. Snow R |
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Left Wishbone T WI3- |
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Left Wishbone (Rock Scramble) T Easy 5th 1+ 3 I 5 M 1c |
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Potato Hill Direct WI2- M1-2 Easy Snow R |
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Right Wishbone T 4th 1 2 I 2 M 1b WI3- |
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Royal Air T V-easy 3 WI4-5 Mod. Snow R |
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Taj (Left and Right Variations), The T WI3- Steep Snow R |
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Y Gully T WI3 Mod. Snow |
| Type: | Trad, Ice, Snow, Alpine, 1500 ft (455 m), 5 pitches, Grade III |
| FA: | unknown |
| Page Views: | 5,948 total · 47/month |
| Shared By: | Stephen Scoff on Dec 25, 2013 |
| Admins: | Steve Lineberry, Aaron Parlier |
Description
Probably NC's most dependable ice route. Ascend the large left facing corner to the more obvious ice. Climb, scramble and occasionally walk to the end of the slide. Pick up the sawed trail (re-cut as of 12/2012) at its very end and head to the top. Descend the Woody Ridge Trail (be sure to follow the WR trail across the rock step near the top).
Location
Travel South on NC 80 from Micaville.
Turn right on 1157 and bear right onto 1156.
Take 1156 to the Woody Ridge Trail Head. Climbers often camp here or the quieter and flatter spot at the end of 1157.
The Woody Ridge Trail begins with ascending logging road switchbacks and then flattens out as it moves north. The trail reaches a large flat shoulder and begins to steeply ascend the mountain side. Leave the trail here by continuing North on old flat logging roads crossing several springs and small streams. Cross a major stream and then another. The road ends here (at this second major creek crossing) and a faint trail begins climbing the hillside. Ascend staying close to the stream until you locate a 25' waterfall. This is the Brown's Creek route. Crescent starts behind the rock buttress to the left of Brown's Creek.
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