Ascents in North Carolina having Beta

Sweet climb, great introduction to the Looking Glass

it was fun

Awesome.

lead

classic chimney

Right facing dihedral.Loose block is the crux.

Cold !! All three of us almost bailed on the first pitch,because it was cold.No one wanted to be the Pu#@y though.halfway through 2nd pitch nice and warm, good climb.

4 pitches ,great views.

also destination variation off to the right at top

4 pitches.

first lead along with entrance crack

Together with Wayne and Phillipe.

lead

lots of vegetation.

Spooky traverse on first pitch.

wowza dirty mantels batman!

One take. Super super cold. Fingers were completely numb.

Great chimney. Decent amount of exposure towards the top. Finished it via headlamp. Mini epic walk-off afterwards.

Got mixed up at the bottom. Had to rest on a stopper while i figured out where I was going. Climbed the rest clean.

Crux is def. at the bottom.

Finger jam/under cling roof section is tricky. Def. want to be a solid 5.8 leader before attempting this one. The fall would be quite nasty.

Nice climb. My first time on Looking Glass slab. Can def. get a little hairy on some moves. Blew a shotty tri-cam placement on the crux of the 2nd pitch. Nice fall. 3rd pitch off the belay is heady and committing.

Came back and led this pitch clean. Strong gusts prevented me from moving onto the 3rd and 4th. Next time!

Only managed the first pitch. Cold NC granite is nothing to play with. Looking forward to coming back and getting this one clean.

Loved this climb. Slabby finger crack on the 1st pitch, followed by awesome face climbing on the 2nd.

Used this to reach the start of Gemini Crack. Great for brand new leaders. One could free solo this ramp/crack and it takes gear all day long

Only had time for the 1st pitch. Very mellow. Looking forward to finishing the whole thing.

Only had time for the 1st pitch. Looking forward to finishing the whole climb.

Very little pro. Will need a #4 or bigger cam for the bee hole near the top. One might be able to work in a tricam or small camalot in the back of it as well. Would not attempt when wet. Flake up high is juggy but I would be leary of placing much pro on the right side. There's a bomber .2 X4 placement on the face to the right of it.

The layback is a solid workout. Nearly made it past the vertical when my foot slipped.

Crushed it this go around.

Though I've led this route prior I really wanted to practice my jamming. So i set out to do laps on it. First go was a flash.

Second lap was less than stellar. Slipped on wet patch while smearing up to a crimp.

Came back again for a third go and got it clean again. My jamming is getting better.

Great warm up with superb jugs and numerous protection options. Things got a little wandering at the top so I just traversed over easy terrain to the anchors of Overlooked and Underrated (5.9),which are just left of No Experience Necessary, and rapped down.

Loved this climb. Great fun for the grade. Tricky little mantle move off the ground then it just opens into wonderful face climbing.

I really enjoyed this one. Stepping off the boulder is kinda cool and the route provides great face climbing. Be sure to pack a small cam, I used a .2 C4/X4 I believe, if you want to tame the runout near the top.

Really enjoyed the face climbing on this trad route. No crack moves required! Do bring small gear. A .1 X4 would have been nice to protect the start after the scramble.

Follow 3 bolts on a bulging arete up and over a horizontal break. Continue along the bulging arete till it tops out. The anchors will be on the left adjacent wall. Do avoid traversing left at the horizontal break as you will be forced to climb the last 20+' on delicate holds. Jugs abound if you stay on the arete.

Would have loved to finish the rest but party size/time constraints limited us to the fun and easy first pitch. This would serve as great first lead for a novice.

Tricky layback at the start protected by small cams turns into delicate slabby face climbing protected by 3 bolts. The holds are there but the moves may be opaque. Take your time.

Great long move to side pull. Fun warm-up.