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The Great Yellow Brick Road

Name: The Great Yellow Brick Road
Rating: 4.0

5.10 YDS 6b French 20 Ewbanks VII- UIAA 19 ZA E2 5b British PG13

Routes in Right Side Cliff

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	240 Shorty S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Aerial Sewer S 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Arlan's Route S 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Black Hole S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Butter Chubs S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Cardio T,S 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Cargoblasting S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Cloudy With A Chance Of Rockfall S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Cornball T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Corner Pocket T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
	Cultural Diversity S 5.12c/d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
	Diamond Maker S 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Dirty Love T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Double Tap S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Elvis Pressure S 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Faith S 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Feed Me S 5.13- 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E7 6c
	FPM S 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
	Gossamer S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Great Yellow Brick Road, The T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b PG13
	Green Eggs and Ham S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Happy Days T,TR 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Head in the Toilet S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Hollowman T,S 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b
	Injection Burn S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Last of a Long Line T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Leaky Faucet S 5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a
	Loaded S 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Lucifer's Revenge S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Lucky 13 T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Mountaineer's Route T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	MP1 S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	MP2 S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Mr. Toad's Wild Ride S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Nameless S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	NC Sport Climbing S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Noob S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Not What I Expected T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Novacaine S 5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
	Old School T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Orange Crush T,TR 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Outstanding S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Prince Albert T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Reach Around T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Samson & Delilah S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Seatbelts T,TR 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Sex Noises S 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Simple Minds T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
	smoke this T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Steam Room Board Meeting S 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
	Step Up S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Step Up Right S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Strutin S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Teeth S 5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a
	Ten, The S 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	That Thing You Do S,TR 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Tilt-a-Whirl S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Todd's Corner T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Tombstone, The T,TR 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	TP Crack T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Tradmaster S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Vulgar and Rude S 5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Walk this Way T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
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Type:	Trad, 1200 ft (364 m), 7 pitches
GPS:	34.6445, -86.55686
FA:	Sam Whatley
Page Views:	46 total · 35/month
Shared By:	Sam Whatley on Feb 27, 2026
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Access Issue: Don't trespass outside SCC boundaries Details

The SCC owns only the right-hand section of Yellow Bluff. The end of this section is marked with a wooden "no trespassing" sign; do not climb or hike past this boundary, as it could jeopardize efforts to open more cliffline in the future. Also, do not top out on any climb at Yellow Bluff as this is private property.

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Many thanks to Tim Goode, Eric Venable, Zach Gideons, and Ben Estes for helping make this come true and happen within only a few weeks!

This is certainly the longest Climb in Alabama though slightly contrived and totally wild, It is absolutely a blast, and I think it goes at approximately 5.10, though much of the climbing is easier than that for 75% of the route. Open to suggestions for those willing to try it. It may be one of the silliest routes ever, but it sure does make for one wild man/woman adventure. You can obviously lower off any anchor to the ground and other than protection for yourself and your belayer/follower, you can bail at any point with ease.

Suggest finding some dry stretches or being ok traversing 5.easy wet streaks after a rain as a few areas seep for a few days.

P1. Climb the A0 bolt ladder at the end of the main wall.

P2 clip the first bolt of the 5.10 out on a limb and then traverse out right pracing a few cams in the hand and finger sizes to another three bolts. Some other gear placements will abound with nuts and via slinging horns and chicken heads.

P3 climb slightly up off the belay past a jugs to a horizontal seam and couple inch wide ledge system. Slab through the bulges and grab the occasional jug till you reach a no hands rest ledge halfway to the next set of anchors. Contine at exactly the same horizontal hight passing through two sport lines. Clip the bolts as you choose. (5th bolt of both lines preferably, which are Ariel sewer and Vulgar and rude. Finish on a massive ledge with a small tree growing out of a crack at the base of the ledge after crossing just above the rusty pin of NC sport climbing.

P4 crux pitch. continue traversing out right and slightly downward to a seam. Use the seam for hands and find the occasional foot hold below it. Mostly smear feet and a hand traverse until you reach a rusty bolt. Continue to 5th or 6th bolt of that thing you do (5.10). Continue to 6th both of Mr. toads wild ride (5.11b). Continue to the 5th bolt of “the Ten” (5.10). Finish on the ten by Clipping the 6th and 7th bolts and head up to the anchors. You’ll finish just left of the finishing moves of orange crush. .

P5 downward traverse through a few gear placements across orange crush to the 6th bolt of Lucifer’s. Downclimb the bulge roof of outstanding at the 5th bolt. Continue Down to the 3rd bolt of Diamond maker. A few gear placements (may add one bolt) to a ledge that joins faith and clip the 2nd bolt of faith. Finish on Over to the MP1-2 belay station on a ledge.

P6. Traverse out to hollow man passing and clipping bolts as you desire on “FPM” and Cultural Diversity, then go up then grab the jug rail at the bottom of the buldge/roof clipping more bolts from the “Step Up” and Step up Right bolts.Continue to 7/8th bolt of cargo blasting 6/7th bolt of tiltawhirle, then continue high and around corner to anchors of tradmaster.

Celebrate your accomplishment you just did something 99% of the community probably never will! I would love to see someone do this traverse in the opposite direction as I think it would go both ways pretty easily!