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climbhigh2005
Oct 6, 2003, 9:56 PM
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Hey!! I'm interested in planning a trip there sometime this fall... Is it worth a weekend?? IS there camping?? If so whats it like?? Do you think it will be okay if its cold?? What level are the climbs? Let me know! Thanks!
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nbrown
Oct 7, 2003, 2:10 AM
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The South Face has good crack climbs and is good climbing year round and you can camp anywhere in Pisgah National forest as long as you are 1000 feet off of the road. I'll be glad to meet you up there as it is only an hour and a half from my house.
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one900johnnyk
Oct 7, 2003, 2:21 AM
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we should do a gathering there so i have an excuse to get me up there...
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nbrown
Oct 7, 2003, 2:42 AM
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that would probably be pretty cool. I'd go.
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climbhigh2005
Oct 7, 2003, 10:50 AM
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We should plan one there sometime in Nov.! That would be really good for me and Simon since either one of us trad climb... Lets plan something!! Its not to cold in the midst of Nov is it?
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nbrown
Oct 7, 2003, 11:54 AM
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it won't be too bad.
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bumblie
Oct 7, 2003, 12:12 PM
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This weekend is THE BEST time to climb The Nose or Sundial. The leaves should be peaking and the temps are usually great. I've climbed there in mid-October at least four times. It was always fantastic.
If you're going, get moving early. The popular moderate routes get taken fast. It's worthwhile to be hiking by 8am. I usually shoot for 7:30.
Anyone one looking for beta on choice camping spots, send me a PM.
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nbrown
Oct 7, 2003, 12:27 PM
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yeah another month it will be way too cold to climb at the Nose area or the North Face. The camping spot I was thinking about if more than like 5 or 6 people went is about halfway up the South Face trail it goes down beside that creek or we could always camp near John's Rock which has huge campsites.
Nick
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scclimber
Oct 7, 2003, 2:08 PM
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if you do a gathering, i will definatly show up.
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afiveonbelay
Oct 7, 2003, 4:36 PM
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Climbing at the Glass in November is not too cold if the sun is shining. If it's rainy then it's horrible ( of course rain at the Glass is horrible in any temperature )
I'd be up for something that first weekend in Nov. Slab is great when its cold, just bring a pair of wool socks to slip over your shoes at the belay stances.
Been PMing tenn_dawg about trying Glass Menegarie. (some photos look awesome)
Greg
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nbrown
Oct 7, 2003, 4:56 PM
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can't do first week as that is the Little Rock City bouldering competition.
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climbhigh2005
Oct 7, 2003, 10:26 PM
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SO are there some good/fairly easy climbs on the south face?? and camping where its not to cold?? any weekend in November would be good for me... I dont have anything written down yet... All of October is booked!! Let me know! I think it would be fun!
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scclimber
Oct 7, 2003, 10:32 PM
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CCHS,
http://www.rockclimbing.com/routes/listSection.php?SectionID=1194
check this out for some of the routes in the area. the south side has routes from 5.5 to 5.12b.
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climbhigh2005
Oct 7, 2003, 10:51 PM
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Anyone wanna give out dates that work?? Heck I'm getting excited!
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nbrown
Oct 7, 2003, 11:07 PM
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I'm good for any just not the first weekend.
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nbrown
Oct 7, 2003, 11:12 PM
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the majority of the routes on the south face are from 5.6 - 5.9 so you have a great selection cchsclimber.
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scclimber
Oct 7, 2003, 11:16 PM
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anytime is good for me.
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xcel360
Oct 7, 2003, 11:39 PM
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I will be in Brevard, NC visiting family the weekend before and the week of thanksgiving, so if anyone wanted to give it a run with me i'd be thrilled to. Also, does nearby Cedar Mountain have any good climbing? I can see it perfectly from my grandparents back deck, looks like fun!
<=glen=>
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nbrown
Oct 7, 2003, 11:42 PM
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if it's not that weekend that we go I'll meet you for Looking Glass or Cedar Rock I just don't lead climb much of anything but I can give you a good belay. I've been wanting to go to Cedar Rock. Supposed to have some really good climbing.
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ncclimber
Oct 8, 2003, 2:32 AM
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If you need any advice I'm willing to help. I might be up for meeting some new climbers. I live 45 min from Looking Glass and have a Soft living room floor if anyone would like to crash.
If it's too cold to aid I might be up for some free. I've climbed it all 5.9 and below at looking glass. Some of the tens too.
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climbhigh2005
Oct 8, 2003, 10:48 AM
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What about the 14th 15th, and 16th?
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one900johnnyk
Oct 8, 2003, 11:04 AM
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cch: if you're serious about the gathering you should change the subject of this thread to "looking glass gathering" with the dates next to it or something like that... i hope i can make it, if it happens (and i doubt there will be any 'warm' places to camp.... only to climb.. bring a mummy bag
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piton
Oct 8, 2003, 1:16 PM
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:) i'll be arriving at looking glass sometime saturday afternoon. if you see me say hello.
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nbrown
Oct 8, 2003, 3:09 PM
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piton, you gonna be up there this saturday?
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piton
Oct 8, 2003, 3:54 PM
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driving all night friday hopefully should be at the cliff around 2 pm this saturday the 11. i have brown hair glasses around 5.11 in height.
what's the best place to camp?
thanks
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