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Ampitheater Guide

  • Grade context: US
  • Ascents: 78

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Contributors

Thanks to the following people who have contributed to this crag guide:

Hard Landin' Brandon Bryan Hall Paul Haber Jeff Mekolites Jill McFarlane Guilherme Fonseca Ron Edwards Keyser sara g

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Table of contents

1. Ampitheater 15 routes in Area

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Seasonality

Trad climbing and Rock climbing

Lat / Long: 35.870552, -81.893459

access issues

Beware that the gate at the base of the paved road is sometimes shut. As of Mar 2014, it is closed so you have quite a long walk up the winding switchback road to get to the start of the approach trail. I think it is opening again in April.

Falcons nest in this area, and seasonal closures are common. Check for current closures before you go.

inherited from Linville Gorge

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Predominantly trad with bolted anchors, but some of the more popular climbs at Table Rock have bolts as well as gear. Don't put any more bolts in please, but some of the bolts could use replacing if you know what you are doing.

inherited from Linville Gorge
RouteGradeStyleSelected ascents
1 The Mummy

FFA: Bob Gillespie, Bob Mitchell & Steve Longenecker, 1971

5.5 Trad 350ft, 3
2 The Mummy (3rd pitch variation) 5.8 Trad 350ft, 3
3 The Daddy

FFA: Art Williams & Mike Holloway, 1972

5.6 Trad 500ft, 5
4 The Daddy (3rd pitch variation) 5.8 Trad 500ft, 5
5 Good Heavens

FFA: Bob Mitchell & Bob Gillespie, 1970

5.4 Trad 500ft, 5
6 Prow

FFA: Jed Williamson, Mark Calkins & Andy Damp, 1970

5.4 Trad 500ft, 4
7 Rattlesnake Crack 5.9 Unknown
8 Iguana Crack 5.9 Unknown
9 Short Pump 5.10 Unknown
10 Open Book

FFA: Bob Rotert, Randy Mann & Ted Anderson

FA: Guy Jacobson & Gil Harder, 1978

5.11b Trad 180ft, 2
11 Turkey Beard

FFA: Doug Reed & Chip Self, 1986

5.12a Trad 200ft, 2
12 Out of Sight, Out of Mind

FFA: Nathan Brown & Jon Foster, 2006

5.11c Trad 70ft
13 S. D. Modiano

FFA: Mike Dunn & Sean Cobourn

5.9 Trad 250ft, 3
14 Cryptic Trip

FFA: Brady Robinson

5.11c Trad 90ft
15 The Problem Child 5.6 Trad 7

2. Index by grade

Grade Stars Name Style Pop
5.4 Good Heavens Trad 500ft, 5
Prow Trad 500ft, 4
5.5 The Mummy Trad 350ft, 3
5.6 The Daddy Trad 500ft, 5
The Problem Child Trad 7
5.8 The Daddy (3rd pitch variation) Trad 500ft, 5
The Mummy (3rd pitch variation) Trad 350ft, 3
5.9 Iguana Crack Unknown
Rattlesnake Crack Unknown
S. D. Modiano Trad 250ft, 3
5.10 Short Pump Unknown
5.11b Open Book Trad 180ft, 2
5.11c Cryptic Trip Trad 90ft
Out of Sight, Out of Mind Trad 70ft
5.12a Turkey Beard Trad 200ft, 2
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