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Sam's Throne and Surrounding Areas

Submitted By: Erik Pohlman on Dec 24, 2006
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Rock Climbing Arkansas by Cole Fennel


Description 

The Boston Mountain Range consists of high-quality sandstone and is host to such popular areas as Cave Creek and Sam's Throne. Many of the cliff lines are hard to see from any roads, as they are set down in wooded valleys.


Getting There 

The northwestern part of the state. Cities to look for include Harrison and Mt. Judea.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Sam's Throne and Surrounding Areas:
Albino Rhino   5.7+     Trad, 1 pitch, 55 feet   The Throne : South Side & Albino Rhino W...
Poison Ivy   5.7+     Trad, 1 pitch, 55 feet   The Throne : Poison Ivy Wall
Slam Dance   5.8     Trad, 1 pitch, 70 feet   East Main Bluff : The Prow & Reality Wall
Arkansas Reality   5.11c     Trad, 1 pitch, 55 feet   East Main Bluff : The Prow & Reality Wall
Painted Warrior   5.12a     Sport, 1 pitch, 90 feet   Valley of The Blind
SuperNatural   5.12     Trad, 65 feet   East Main Bluff : The Prow & Reality Wall
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SuperNatural, Photo by Jim Gu

SuperNatural 5.12  AR : Sam's Throne and Surroundin... : ... : The Prow & Reality Wall
I stared at this face for ten years, stopping in amazement one of my first trips down. "Wow!" I thought, "will it ever go?" The more I climbed at Sams Throne, the more I learned what gear would, and wouldn't work, and what it took to do routes ground up in an area where cracks dead ended disappointingly, and finicky seams sometimes gave protection, but oftentimes, not. The obvious blank green face is practically hold-less, but my eyes trace...[more]   Browse More Classics in AR


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By Jason Haas
From: Westminster, CO
6 days ago

The new comprehensive color guidebook to the state by Cole Fennel is now available in stores. This tome is 400 pages and describes nearly 1500 routes and 350 boulder problems.