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Cool dude, good on ya for enduring the Cascadian so your friends could experience a new mountain. From the pictures, it looks like they enjoyed it!

Trip: Stone Mountain NC - Hills into Mountains Date: 6/17/2009 Trip Report: My good friend and brother Luke recently flew over to North Carolina for a much-to-brief visit. As an avid climber, I knew that he would want to sample some East Coast rock and Stone Mountain would be just the ticket. This 600' granite dome is reminiscent of the Cascade’s Static Point, though with a greater variety of routes, and generally longer run-outs. To make things more interesting we invited along two climber friends of mine, and challenged them to see who could climb the most routes in 5 hours. I knew my brother would make an ideal partner for such an adventure, having recently climb Baker and Eldorado, and being fresh off a strong finish at the North Face Endurance Challenge Half-Marathon. We started up the first pitch just before 11, and met back at the grassy meadow at 4pm, having climbed 4 routes totaling 16 pitches. Stone Mountain, North Carolina 1. Grand Funk Railroad (5 pitches 5.9) 2. The Pulpit (5 pitches 5.8) 3. The Great Arch (3 pitches 5.5) 4. Yardarm (3 pitchs 5.8) Lukey loosening up the day before while Logan looks on Thanks for coming out bro!

Wow, great trip! So, no more freeze dried delights for you? Perhaps its for the best, but those high bivies wont be the same without them!

Nice Lukey! But whats this hangover business? You could have been training!!!

Cool beans! Was that "cfire" you were with? If so, I second your levitation comment!

Nice Dave, good to see yer getting out, but how 'bout some alpine action?

Damn Mark and Colin, nice job on Colonial! Made it seem like a cruise!

Hola Marko! Yep, tri-cams ain't obsolete out here on the east coast!

Stone Mountain, like most slab climbing areas, sports bolts across its breath, but only when natural spots do not present themselves. Local guidebook authors say this about Stone: " Climbing here is more about mind control than brute strength." Most of the routes here were put up ground up and onsite, hence the bolted routes are fairly run-out. No Alternative, which we climbed in the face of an approaching storm (it caught us on the descent) features one bolt on its 150' 5.6 second pitch. Great White Way has 5 bolts (not including belays) in its three pitches. The Nose, at Looking Glass, is traditionally protected. O yeah, hey Pete ! Yep, pretty crazy approaches!

Trip: North Carolina - Stone Mountain & Looking Glass Rock Date: 12/18/2008 Trip Report: Since you Northwesterners are currently experiencing excellent wallowing conditions in the hills, I though you'd appreciate some shots of the good winter climbing to be had in the south-east. After moving from Seattle to Fayetteville, NC, memories of climbing throughout the Cascades could sustain me only for so long: I needed to get out, feel the rock passing under my fingers, and breathe that mountain air. Derek is one of those gym-bred climbers, and was stoked to get out and try his luck on some of the state's classic cliffs. The requisite 3 to 5 hour drives have conspired with the short winter days to compel us to pick the most classic climbs for our finite free time. Here follows a sampling of two popular crags: Stone Mountain and Looking Glass Rock. Stone Mountain December 4th and 13th The Great Arch (5.5) Follow the uber-clean layback crack for 3 pitches to the top! The Great White Way (5.9 3p) Classic climbing up a steep water groove Yardarm (5.8 3p) Runout climbing on some of the more featured terrain at Stone Looking Glass Rock December 18th Recent rain limited our route options to The Nose (5.8 4p), hailed as the most classic/popular route east of the Mississippi. Great day, especially since we were climbing on the route's 40th anniversary! Fun stuff, but I'd take wallowing in the Cascades anyday!

Cool photos Slayer! Gotta check that guidebook next time!

Awesome John!

That preview looks great Mark! No cool photos to share, just lots of fun memories stoping there on the way home from work!

Nice fellas! In winter/spring this route is indeed a 40deg step-kicker (with the exception of the last pitch or two), and quite fun. A fine alternative if the Gerber-Sink or Triple Couloirs are not in.

I'm temporarily relocating to North Carolina, and I'm looking for partners. Anyone live there or have buddies there? Unfinishished projects are also welcome...

Wow, that looks great! Nice first solo!

Cool thanks for the beta! I'll be through there around November 20th...

I'll be heading through Montana in a few weeks, and I'm looking for some route recomendations for a 1-2 day alpine climb. Thanks!

Sounds like a swell trip!

the mighty tooth for sure... Marko first introduced me to simul soloing on that iconic northwest peak, and I have been back several times since.

Wow, swell looking gem fellas!

nice job fellas! That offwidth/roof looks sweet, looks like it may be worth lugging a 4" camalot back there.

Ha ha, nice bro! I always wondered about that wall....

good stuff bro!

excellent new chariot Mark!