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Laurel's Snake Dike
5.11b YDS 6c French 23 Ewbanks VIII- UIAA 23 ZA E3 5c British
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Routes in Laurel Knob
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'Shimer Down T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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A Second Way (Variation Finish to Seconds) T,S 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a |
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Aloha slab T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b R |
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Annie Get Your Guns T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Arrested Development T 5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a |
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Before the Settlers Arrive T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b |
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Better late than never T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a |
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Biopsy T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Black Flag T 5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c |
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Buried Treasure T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b PG13 |
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Canyons of Laurel T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c |
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Central Pillar Direct Finish T,S 5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a |
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Central Pillar of Laurel T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Clippidy Doodah... S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a |
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Clowns to the Left of me T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b PG13 |
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Cotton Pony T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c |
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Cruising with the Top Down T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Defective Sonar T 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a |
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Dike hike - Monster Groove T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c |
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Dillard Arete T 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b |
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Don't call me surely T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R |
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Dry streak T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b PG13 |
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Fathom T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a |
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Fathom Direct T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b R |
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Fathom Escape Hatch T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c A2 |
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Finger Lickin' Good T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b |
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Friction Addiction T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b |
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Frolictown T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b |
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Fruit of the Poisonous Tree T,S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b |
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Funky Chicken, The T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c |
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Get it while it's hot T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b PG13 |
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Gibbet, The T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c PG13 |
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Girl friend route T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Groover (Gaskin Finish) T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Groover Variation (Fischesser Finish) T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Groovin' in the name of the Laurel T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b R |
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Have and Not Need T,S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b |
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High & Dry T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c |
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Hone Ranger T 5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c X |
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Hostis Humani Generis T 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b PG13 |
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Hypocrite's Corner T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b |
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Jokers to the right T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b PG13 |
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Keel Hauled T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b PG13 |
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Laurel's Girdle T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13 |
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Laurel's Snake Dike T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c |
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Legendary "F" Bomb, The T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c R |
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Manatee Fluid T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a |
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Manatee Left T 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b |
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Mechanical Bull T,S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c PG13 |
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Mirage T 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b PG13 |
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Mirage Direct Finish T 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b |
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Monster Groove Direct Start T,S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b A0 |
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Monster Groove Reject Start T 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b |
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Mutiny T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13 |
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Nana's Bananas T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a |
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Nanna Gets Her Groove On T,S 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b |
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O.K. Corral T,S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b |
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Oasis T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c |
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Old Times' Sake T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Permission Granite T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c |
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Pipsissewa T 5.13 8a 29 X- 30 E7 6c R |
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Pirate's Cove T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a |
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Pirate's cove Alt start T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R |
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Pirate's Cove direct finish T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b PG13 |
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Puff The Magic Dragon T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a |
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Quantum Mechanic's Arete T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a |
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Rejected Radar T 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a A0 |
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Rock Eating Tree T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c PG13 |
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Route Of The Living Dead T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c |
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Seconds T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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Squirrely man T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Steep in the Teacups of Laurel T,S 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b |
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Stegg, Roy Fathom ALT. T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13 |
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Stellar Sonar T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b PG13 |
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Stemming Laurel T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b |
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Stingray T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13 |
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Stranger Than Friction T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c PG13 |
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Tastes Like Chicken T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b PG13 |
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Two Rattlers in Your Face T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Unfathomable T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c A1 PG13 |
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Use It Express T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a |
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Use It Or Luge It T,S 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b |
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Use it or Luge it Direct Start T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a |
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Walkin' Da Plank T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b PG13 |
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Wild Turkeys T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c PG13 |
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Wild Wild West T,S 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c PG13 |
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Wormhole T 5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c |
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| Type: | Trad, 350 ft (106 m), 3 pitches |
| FA: | Brad Wilson, Mike Fischesser, Joe Lovenshimer |
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Access Issue: Falcon Closure 2023 (May update)
Details
The nesting site has moved. All routes in the Dillard Canyon are closed until Aug 15.
All routes right of Dillard Canyon are now open year-round.
carolinaclimbers.org/node/1336
All routes right of Dillard Canyon are now open year-round.
carolinaclimbers.org/node/1336
Description
This a very cool and varied route starting on Laurel's shorter right side that gradually traverses left on a thin quartzite dike and eventually crosses the groove of Manatee Fluid. Don't be worried if some of the streaks and grooves are wet. It's generally pretty easy to step across on large features.
P1- This is a really fun and unique pitch that has very few handholds once you are established on the dike. Start up a weakness above some vegetation and climb straight up past gear to the first bolt. Enjoy a balancey sequence near the second bolt and continue past more bolts and interesting features to a bolted anchor at a nice ledge with a cedar tree. Some gear gear can be placed just before the ledge. 5.10-
P2- This great pitch is very different and much steeper than P1. First, fire the bouldery crux right off the ledge past bolts, then continue along the dike crossing a cool water streak and the Manatee Fluid groove. End at a bolted anchor shared with Laurel's girdle just past the Manatee groove. An added bolt on this pitch makes it much more reasonable for the leader and follower. 5.11b
P3- This pitch is optional but necessary to put you down near your gear at the start. Climb easier terrain up and to the right toward the trees on top to get to three different options for bolted anchors to rappel from. There is no distinct path here, but you'll need to move pretty far right. The most convenient is likely at the top of 'Icecapades' (see photo topo), but the 'Shimer down anchors aren't a bad option either. 5.5
P1- This is a really fun and unique pitch that has very few handholds once you are established on the dike. Start up a weakness above some vegetation and climb straight up past gear to the first bolt. Enjoy a balancey sequence near the second bolt and continue past more bolts and interesting features to a bolted anchor at a nice ledge with a cedar tree. Some gear gear can be placed just before the ledge. 5.10-
P2- This great pitch is very different and much steeper than P1. First, fire the bouldery crux right off the ledge past bolts, then continue along the dike crossing a cool water streak and the Manatee Fluid groove. End at a bolted anchor shared with Laurel's girdle just past the Manatee groove. An added bolt on this pitch makes it much more reasonable for the leader and follower. 5.11b
P3- This pitch is optional but necessary to put you down near your gear at the start. Climb easier terrain up and to the right toward the trees on top to get to three different options for bolted anchors to rappel from. There is no distinct path here, but you'll need to move pretty far right. The most convenient is likely at the top of 'Icecapades' (see photo topo), but the 'Shimer down anchors aren't a bad option either. 5.5
Location
Start- Find an obvious weakness just to the left of the dike and about 20 ft left of 'Shimer Down.
Descent: Study the photo topo (found here: extrazoom.com/image-20427.html) and pick your descent. There are 3 good options.
Option 1- Rappel down Manatee Fluid. I haven't tried this since it puts you down far away from your gear but it should take you to the ground pretty easily.
Option 2- Climb P3 to the upper Icecapades anchors. Two double rope rappels should bring you down near your gear.
Option 3- Climb P3 to the 'Shimer Down anchors and make three double rope rappels straight down to your gear.
Descent: Study the photo topo (found here: extrazoom.com/image-20427.html) and pick your descent. There are 3 good options.
Option 1- Rappel down Manatee Fluid. I haven't tried this since it puts you down far away from your gear but it should take you to the ground pretty easily.
Option 2- Climb P3 to the upper Icecapades anchors. Two double rope rappels should bring you down near your gear.
Option 3- Climb P3 to the 'Shimer Down anchors and make three double rope rappels straight down to your gear.
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