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5.11c, Sport, 45 ft (14 m),  Avg: 3 from 2 votes
FA: Nat Mann
S Carolina > Big Rock Mountain > Arch Wall
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Description

Fun, hard, and sequence-dependent moves on mostly positive or in-cut ledges ranging from razor-thin to two pads thick.  Start below the overhanging ledge and the lip bolt.  Struggle your way onto the face using the least positive holds on the route.  Follow the obvious ledges through vertical and overhanging rock.  Things get tricky and powerful in the middle.  A little searching and faith will get you over the top.  A standout style for Big Rock.  

Generously bolted to limit your whips.  A 60 meter rope works well, but knot your ends.

Location

The route starts on the second tier above the other routes on the left end of Arch Wall.  It's the obvious line of bolts splitting the face above the other routes.

Protection

7 bolts + bolts for the starting routes, rap chains.

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Long reaches through the crux
[Hide Photo] Long reaches through the crux
Nick pulling the opening moves to gain the face.
[Hide Photo] Nick pulling the opening moves to gain the face.
The rap down.
[Hide Photo] The rap down.
The route climbs the black, orange, and gray-streaked face above the slab.
[Hide Photo] The route climbs the black, orange, and gray-streaked face above the slab.

Comments [Hide ALL Comments]

Tom Caldwell
Clemson, S.C.
[Hide Comment] This looks like a good route to break up into two pitches otherwise you break your ankle on the slab below. The amount of rope stretch if led from the ground makes much of the route fairly dangerous. Feb 17, 2022
Nat Mann
  5.11c
[Hide Comment] Two pitches is reasonable - the fall potential is why this ended up getting as many bolts as it did. Feb 17, 2022