PRINT: Rock Climb Picken' on the Fat Kid, Big Rock Mountain

Picken' on the Fat Kid

5.9+ PG13, Trad, 90 ft (27 m),

Avg: 2.7 from 3 votes
FA: Nathan Brown
S Carolina > Big Rock Mountain > Main Wall

Access Issue: Neighborhood Parking Details

Please be mindful of the neighbors on Big Rock Lake Road. Do not park along the road, generate excessive noise in the parking lot or at the cliff, or camp out. If the parking is full, use the spot at the intersection of Preston McDaniel and Nine Times Roads. This is a neighborhood, drive slow and be courteous. Violating one of these rules is an easy way to get the cliff shutdown for everyone.

Description

One of the few true chimneys in the region. Quite entertaining to watch!

Start about 15-20' inside the chimney at some good rails. Follow good features until the chimney starts to squeeze down. Place a larger cam here and begin to move right. Continue moving right past another large piece. The chimney begins to squeeze down really tight and the struggle begins. Exit the squeeze onto a flat ledge. Follow the right facing corner feature to another anchor. Lower off down and to the right.

Location

Look for the giant right facing flake feature as you head down the gully to the Main Wall.

Protection

Single rack of cams to #5.

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nbrown

My ascent may or may not have been a first. There was a precarious chocksone "in the way" when I did which leads me to believe it was a first, but who knows for sure... Also, I originally topped out the front side of the formation rather than the corner (which was a mess with a ton of deadfall from above), via face and left diagonal seam, but this requires a funky gear belay in the middle. The route as Tom describes is the better (craggin') way to do it. Jan 5, 2019