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Rob Owens

Columbus, NC
56 years old · Male
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Member Since
Sep 2, 2015
Last Visit: Apr 6, 2026
604 Points
Point Rank: #2,600 DetailsDrop down
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Best Times to Meet: Weekends
Likes Trad, Sport, Boulders
Leads Follows
Trad 5.9 5.10a
Sport 5.10a 5.11a
Boulders V-easy
Other Interests
Offwidths, chimneys, other struggle-fests
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Comments View All 37

May 13, 2025
1. Southern Mou… > Stone Depot
Broken Compass 5.10a/b R
● Bring a wire brush and maybe a piece of carpet to stand on to start P1. And don't fall before Bolt 1, the f… View Comment
Feb 27, 2025
1. Southern Mou… > Rumbling Bald > Kennel
Hump 5.13a
● Reinforced flakes? View Comment
Dec 26, 2024
Big Rock Mountain > Inversion Wall
Superbug 5.11
● The follower is in for a real treat on this one... View Comment
Jul 1, 2024
1. Southern Mou… > Melrose Mtn. Cl… > W Cliff - Main
Bursty One (J. Gerst solo route) 5.10c C1
● Nic Sharping sent this free 6/29/24 said it felt like hard 5.10 but not much harder than Bee's Tongue. View Comment
Jun 19, 2024
2. Northern Mou… > Linville Gorge > Hawksbill Mtn > Main Wall
Star Trekin' 5.10b
● I recommend exiting the large vegetated ledge to the left below the triangle shaped roof. Bomber gear and j… View Comment
Feb 26, 2024
1. Southern Mou… > Rumbling Bald > Tail of the Cat Area
Curiosity Corner 5.6
● Added new tat to anchor 2/24/24 View Comment

Forum Messages View All 77

Gear > Lost and Found
Found Gear at Looking Glass (Nose area)
Aug 18, 2025 We found 2 pieces of gear Sunday after climbing the nose in the bushes/trees below the second pitch of the nose/peregrine and in the trees below the second pitch of sundial/sun… View Message
Regional > Southern States
Found gear at Looking Glass (Nose area)
Aug 18, 2025 We found 2 pieces of gear Sunday after climbing the nose in the bushes/trees below the second pitch of the nose/peregrine and in the trees below the second pitch of sundial/sun… View Message
Regional > Southern States
Reply: Rumbling Bald Guidebook?
Jan 9, 2025 Call Sunrift Adventures in Travelers Rest SC. They have a nice selection of south east guidebooks. https://www.sunrift.com/ View Message
Regional > Southern States
Reply: Best offwidths in the southeast for training for f…
Feb 21, 2024 Might not be as hard as you are looking for but Shits and Grins and Dog Eat Dog are decent off widths. (behind Test Pilots and the Kennel) Dog Eat Dog off width is only 5.9 and… View Message
Regional > Southern States
Reply: Raven Rock, NC
May 16, 2023 The routes we did were mainly gear, with one bolt low on a few. All had bolted anchors with double wire gate biners for easy cleaning/lowering (not booty!). I do not know about… View Message
Regional > Southern States
Reply: Raven Rock, NC
May 15, 2023 I checked it out Saturday and it has some great routes. Many are hard 11 and up, but we got on two 5.8s and three 5.10s. The route pictured on the CCC website is a .10, and it… View Message

Route Scores View All 17

5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c PG13
 1
● Doc's Black Diamond
Trad
Big Rock Mountain > Main Wall
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
 1
● Blue Square
Sport
Big Rock Mountain > Main Wall
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 1
● Worm Hole Extension
Trad
1. Southern Mou… > Rumbling Bald > Cave
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R
 2
● OW 5.8R
Trad
1. Southern Mou… > Rumbling Bald > Hanging Chain
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
 2
● Dogz and drillz
Trad
1. Southern Mou… > Rumbling Bald > Hanging Chain
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 1
● Black Dome Dementia
Trad
1. Southern Mou… > Rumbling Bald > Lakeview Area
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Doc's Black Diamond Big Rock Mountain > Main Wall
Avg:  1
Rob:
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c PG13 Trad
5.11b R
● Blue Square Big Rock Mountain > Main Wall
Avg:  1
Rob:
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c Sport
5.11
● Worm Hole Extension 1. Southern Mou… > Rumbling Bald > Cave
Avg:  1
Rob:
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad
5.7
● OW 5.8R 1. Southern Mou… > Rumbling Bald > Hanging Chain
Avg:  2
Rob:
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R Trad
5.8 R
● Dogz and drillz 1. Southern Mou… > Rumbling Bald > Hanging Chain
Avg:  2
Rob:
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b Trad
5.10+
● Black Dome Dementia 1. Southern Mou… > Rumbling Bald > Lakeview Area
Avg:  1
Rob:
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Trad
5.11d
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