Currahee Mountain Climbing

Currahee Mountain isn't an easy place to love. It's out of the way; the dirt road leading up the mountain is often in bad repair; graffiti makes parts of it look more like an abandoned urban neighborhood than a climbing area. But if you can get past all that, there is some really nice friction climbing at Currahee that makes it worth a visit. The ease of access doesn't hurt either. Some of the best lines include Mikey's Mantle, Frictionary and Pigs on the Wing.

The rock at Currahee is good quality granitic gneiss, mostly slab. Most routes are bolted to a greater or lesser degree, but some trad gear is good to have on many lines. Many routes have accessible anchors for top roping. The bouldering is scattered across the mountain, but there are some good routes if you know where to look for them.

Camping is no longer permitted along the road that ascends the mountain, but is permitted throughout the Lake Russell WMA that Currahee is on the boarder of. The town of Toccoa is nearest source for food and other non-climbing essentials. The closest place to purchase climbing gear is Wander North Georgia's Tallulah Falls location.

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