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Mikey's Mantle. Must do route on the slab wall


Description 

As the name implies, this is slab climbing. The routes here are good training for some of the more serious granite friction climbing areas in North Carolina.


Getting There 

At the bottom of the descent gully, turn left. The routes on the Slab Area wall begin here. Alternatively, rap in from the anchors for All I Wanted Was a Pepsi (you'll see these on the bald as you're coming down the descent trail before getting to the gully).


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Slab Area:
Dust Bowl Daze   5.7     Trad, 1 pitch, 100 feet   
Stranger than Friction   5.9     Trad, Sport, 1 pitch, 70 feet   
Frictionary   5.9     Trad, Sport   
Mikey's Mantle   5.10a     Sport, 1 pitch, 60 feet   
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Featured Route For Slab Area
Struggling with the mantel move; wish I was more flexible. Photo by Cathi.

Mikey's Mantle 5.10a  GA : Currahee Mountain : Slab Area
As noted in the name, a balancy mantle move is the crux in this excellent route.Start below a left-arching overlap. Smear up to the overlap and clip a bolt above to protect the mantle move. Surmount the overlap and climb the slabby face to the top....[more]   Browse More Classics in GA