Mount Yonah

Hi, I'm looking at going to Mount Yonah some time after Christmas. I haven't been before, but I'll be in the area and it seems like a nice place. The multi-pitch sport routes in particular looked interesting (Red/Orange/Yellow).

On these routes, is rapping necessary? I've seen pictures online where people were topping out on routes basically at the summit where they could just hike off. I couldn't tell if these were the same routes, but it would seem that any multi-pitch route would take you to the summit, and that the cliff is fairly gentle at the top.

Anyway, thanks for your help!

I was just there at Thanksgiving. The colored,sport, multipitch routed do topout. So, you could just hike out. Fun routes, but really super wet when I was there. Have fun.

Mt.Yonah is fun, bit of a hike up the mountain to get where the climbing is. There are some harder routes on what is call ed the lowers on mt.yonah and some are in the 5.10 realm. Then when you get to the upper part there are around 4 to 6 botled routes then all the way to right are the longer 2 pitch trad routes. Thing about the upper part is it is easy climbing but i still absolutely love it and have fun everytime i go. View is great also, especially when you get to the peak. When you fiqure out when your going drop me a message and let me know and if im free that day ill meet you up there. Got a buddy that knows a combination to lower gate and might still have keys to the second gate so we can skip the hike up and go straight to climbing. Ill be up there on the 21st if your free and want to meet us.

Mt Yonah = good times

The above posts are accurate rapping is not necessary, but if you want to do laps the fixed anchors are in great shape and rapping is not an issue.

Drop me a line if your in need of a partner! Have fun.

Great, thanks so much for the help! We'll probably end up going there or Stone Depot sometime around the 29th.

Ross Mac wrote:Mt.Yonah is fun, bit of a hike up the mountain to get where the climbing is. There are some harder routes on what is call ed the lowers on mt.yonah and some are in the 5.10 realm. Then when you get to the upper part there are around 4 to 6 botled routes then all the way to right are the longer 2 pitch trad routes. Thing about the upper part is it is easy climbing but i still absolutely love it and have fun everytime i go. View is great also, especially when you get to the peak. When you fiqure out when your going drop me a message and let me know and if im free that day ill meet you up there. Got a buddy that knows a combination to lower gate and might still have keys to the second gate so we can skip the hike up and go straight to climbing. Ill be up there on the 21st if your free and want to meet us.

I'd like to check out Mt Yonah as well, if you're looking for a 4th. I'm in Blairsville, GA for a while (from New England) and really need to get on some rock. Just got here and don't know anyone yet, but willing to travel. Looking forward to checking out some places around Chattanooga too as soon as I find a partner. I can climb any day of the week. Have rack, ropes, etc.

Alan Coats wrote:Great, thanks so much for the help! We'll probably end up going there or Stone Depot sometime around the 29th.

Stone Depot is north facing. It will be awful this time of year. You will have no sun and most likely ice. Same with Yonah. The two man climbs will be soaked and possibly frozen since they get no sun this time of year either. The balance climbs and the sporty 9's and 10's on the south face might be ok. They often seep as well this time of year because the ice on the overhangs melts when sun hits it. In the Yonah area Currahee and Tallulah are really the best options. Currahee has easy leads and TR's. The south face of Looking Glass is one of the few options this time of year in Pisgah, which has also been seeping quite a bit. It requires several dry warm days in order to have some of that stuff dry this time of year.

amy colburn wrote: I'd like to check out Mt Yonah as well, if you're looking for a 4th. I'm in Blairsville, GA for a while (from New England) and really need to get on some rock. Just got here and don't know anyone yet, but willing to travel. Looking forward to checking out some places around Chattanooga too as soon as I find a partner. I can climb any day of the week. Have rack, ropes, etc.

Sent you a PM Amy and Alan.

I am looking for some partners.