Easy single pitch trad near Raleigh, NC?

Hey guys, I'll be in Raleigh for Thanksgiving weekend looking for some easy trad routes close by, any suggestions? 5.4 - 5.10 would be ideal.

SinRopa wrote:Stone Mountain, it's about 90 min away but there are tons of routes and you'll have the place to yourself.

And bullshit about you'll have it to yourself...maybe in August hahahaha.

Moores is where gumbies go to die. Hit up pilot during the week and work your way up to moores.

SinRopa wrote:Stone Mountain, it's about 90 min away but there are tons of routes and you'll have the place to yourself.

Thats not even close. Try more like 2:30-3 hours from Raleigh.

Stone Mountain is a lot of run out slab, however there are numerous great trad lines in the range you suggested.

Also maybe check out Pilot Mountain. It's at least an hour closer than Stone Mtn. You can pick up a free printed guide book at the visitors center when you enter the park.

Nick-R wrote:Hey guys, I'll be in Raleigh for Thanksgiving weekend looking for some easy trad routes close by, any suggestions? 5.4 - 5.10 would be ideal.

Moores Wall has a northwestern orientation so given the weather forecast for the weekend it would be a lousy choice. Pilot is around a 2 hour drive from Raleigh but is mostly sport or TR but there are a few trad lines. As Jonathan noted Stone is a little bit further away and while it has some nice trad routes most options are multi pitch and involve some runout slab climbing. You could do Dirty Crack (5.8) to the Tree Ledge and then the Great Arch (5.5) to the top though which would be well protected all the way. It's easy to walk off from the top too using the hiking trail.

Thanks guys! I was looking at Moores and Pilot... I'm going to try to get out to one this weekend. If not I have family down in Raleigh so I'll check em out sooner or later.

Moore's will be cold.

For Stone;
The pulpit at 5.8 is well protected, just go strait up from the top of the pitch 2 belay for the corner rather then traversing right.

At pilot; Cracking up 5.7+ is the only route I'd trad lead there, every thing else is suspect rock IMO