about      classes      gallery      the wall      people      places     

Places To Climb

Deciding where to go can be one of the most difficult parts of planning a climbing trip. The following info may help GT students find the best places for them. Our highly biased opinions on the quality of an area for particular types of climbing are given from 0 stars to 4 stars. Note that the star system does not work well to compare the quality of different types of climbing at a particular area

Location                    

Distance from GT (miles)

Bouldering 

Sport Climbing     

TopRoping                 

Trad Climbing    
  GEORGIA
Allenbrook 20.2 * - * *
Boat Rock 13.3 *** - * *
Currahee Mtn. 91.2 ** (very limited) ** *** **
Lost Wall 104 - - ** (hard top access) ***
Mt. Yonah 82.1 *** (very spread out) * ** **
Rocktown 109 **** - * -

Tallulah Gorge

95.6 - - - ***
ALABAMA
Jamestown 106 - ** (very limited) - ***
Little River Canyon 108 *** (very spread out) **** (5.11 and up routes) - -
Sand Rock 113 *** *** *** ***
Horse Pens 40 147 **** - - -
Palisades Park 156 - - *** **
TENNESSEE
T-wall 130 - *** (hard routes) - ****
Sunset Park 120 - - * ****
Leda 133 - *** (limited) - **(limited)
Little Rock City 135 **** - - -
Nickijack Lake 136 *** (DWS) - - -
Starr Mountain 124 - - *** ***
Suck Creek Cany. 126 ? *** (hard, limited) - ***
Foster falls 147 - **** - **
Obed 240 *** **** - **
North Carolina
Whiteside Mtn. 135 - - - ****
Laurel Knob 146 - - - ****
Big Green Mtn 146 - - - ***
Looking Glass 188 *** - - ****
Cedar Rock 190 - - - ***
Linville Gorge 254 *** (?) - ** ****
Stone Mountain 335 *** (?) - - ****
Moore's Wall 340 **** (?) - - ****
Crowder's Mtn. 217 - *** (limited) *** **
Rumbling Bald 201 **** *** (limited) ** ***

 

 

Cyber Places

 http://www.seclimbers.org/ 
 http://www.accessfund.com/
 http://www.carolinaclimbers.org/

General Disclaimer