PRINT: Rock Climb Briar Patch, Big Rock Mountain

Briar Patch

5.3, Trad, 100 ft (30 m), 2 pitches,

Avg: 1.4 from 11 votes
FA: unkown
S Carolina > Big Rock Mountain > Upper Shaman 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

P1 5.3 50ft Start in a 20 foot, fist-sized crack. There is a hangerless bolt on the slab above the terminus of the crack which can be slung with a nut. Transition to slab left, or move right around a mountain laurel onto the slab. There are several opportunities to place cams on the way to the Mussy Hooks on the headwall.

P2 5.3 50ft From mussy hooks traverse the head wall left plugging large cam in seam mantle ledge at pine tree below Grass Fed anchors. Continue traversing left moving around the flake and up top out upper shaman wall. Two options for anchor use tree directly in front of you as you top out or use anchors for Grass Fed. For rappel use anchor for Watch your Nutellas to get back to where you started.

Beautiful views and nice exposure with very relaxed climbing. Only 5.3 multi pitch at Big Rock.

Location

At the large balancing rock, face the wall, and look for the obvious large crack. rightmost route on the wall.

Protection

Big Rock rack, 1 hangerless bolt, Mussy Hooks for anchors at P1 anchors with rings P2

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Briar Patch

For 2nd pitch climb left traversing the headwall left first gear placement at arrow step up on block continuing to a flake then continuing up to top out the Upper Shaman wall rappel anchors of rout…

Continue up flake to top out Upper Shaman Wall tree may be used to belay 2nd climber

Pro is plentiful on second pitch traversing flake

Briar Patch

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Ben Townsend

Easy even for 5.3, but a fun romp on alligator-skin friction. Could be worth another star if the protection bolt got a hanger and the open cold shuts were replaced with a real anchor. Nov 13, 2019

K Dub
TR

5.4

Only 5.3 multi pitch at Big Rock worth the climb cool exposure with no serious climbing. Can be done in one continuous pitch or broken down into 2 short pitches for fun or practice. Note the shuts on P1 have been replaced with new mussy hooks. Both anchors atop pitch 2 have rappel rings. Dec 2, 2023