climbing-rapelling

[gwd-scouter]

Anyone know a good place to go climbing/rapelling in the Southeast, that includes equipment and instruction (South Carolina, Georgia, North Carolina preferrably)?

[le Voyageur]

 

 

New River Gorge, West Virginia

 

http://www.nps.gov/neri/climbing.htm

[le Voyageur]

For North Carolina

 

http://www.mtnadventureguides.com/rock_climbing.htm

[EagleInKY]

Red River Gorge - Kentucky

 

Smoky Mountains - Tennessee

[resqman]

In Georgia, try Yucca Mtn near Dalonega Ga. It is where the U.S. Rangers train.

 

There is a wonderful boulder about 60-80 tall. Several trees on top of the boulder to tie off. The rappell is easy for the first half as you walk down the side, bound down the middle, and free rappell the lower half. Up the side of the boulder are rocks and tree roots that almost make a set of stairs back to the top. The boulder is a 5 minute walk from the parking. We usually get there around 9am, secure our ropes and rappel until around noon. We break for lunch and them move to the rock face another 5 minutes further along.

 

The rock face is about a 150'-180' high, clear of vegetation but with a nice enough slope you can Austrailian rappel at a run. The face is probably 60-80 feet wide so many people can use the rock at once. Usually climbers to one side and rappellers to the other. The face can be climbed without protection to get back to the top to rappell again but is tiring. We usually only got 3-4 rappells in on the face and called it a day.

 

In North Carolina, Blowing Rock is the recognized climbing area. Blowing Rock is in the center to western part of the state.

[Terry Bliss]

Atlanta Area Council COPE and Climbing Team usually uses Rocktown (in Pigeon Mountain Wildlife Management Area, near La Fayett, GA SW of Chattenooga) for Council climbing events. It is excellent. No gear or instruction is available that I am aware of, but we have our own gear and instructors anyway.

 

I have heard that gear and instruction is available through the Natahala Outdoor Pursuit Center, whichis much closer to SC anyway.