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Roadside Crag

Submitted By: Chris Chaney on Oct 3, 2006
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Description 

Roadside could be called the flagship crag of the RRG. It boasts sport routes ranging from 5.7 to 5.12+. It has a high concentration of easier routes and a good concentration of 5.10 sport and 5.12 sport slong a wonderfully pocketed south facing wall.

Roadside is privately owned by climbers.


Getting There 

Follow hwy 11 into Wolfe County. Look for a developed parking/picnic area on the right side of the road. The trail is o nthe opposite side of the road.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Roadside Crag:
Roadside Attraction   5.7     Trad, 1 pitch, 120 feet   
C Sharp or B Flat   5.7     Sport, 60 feet   
Five Finger Discount   5.8     Trad, 1 pitch, 50 feet   
All Cows Eat Grass   5.8     Sport, 80 feet   
Kampsight   5.9     Sport, 80 feet   
Andromeda Strain   5.10a     Trad, 1 pitch, 100 feet   
AWOL   5.10a     Sport, 50 feet   
You Can Tune a Piano, but You Can't Tuna Fish   5.10b     Sport, 1 pitch, 60 feet   
Crazy Fingers   5.10c     Sport, 1 pitch, 50 feet   
Just Duet   5.10d     Sport, 70 feet   
Dragonslayer   5.10d     Sport, 1 pitch, 50 feet   
Pulling Pockets   5.10d     Sport, 50 feet   
Synchronicity   5.11a     Trad, 1 pitch, 50 feet   
(Way) Up Yonder   5.11b     Sport, 1 pitch, 40 feet   
The Return of Chris Snyder   5.11d     Sport, 1 pitch, 100 feet   
Stay the Hand   5.12a     Sport, 50 feet   
Way Up Yonder   5.12a     Sport, 2 pitches, 100 feet   
Ro Shampo   5.12a     Sport, 1 pitch, 60 feet   
Strevels Gets in Shape   5.12b     Sport, 1 pitch, 90 feet   
Wild Gift   5.12c     Sport, 50 feet   
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Casey atop one of the routes on the far right wall... roadside attraction is in the background...

Casey atop one of the routes on the far right wall...

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Be aware of what lurks in the holds on Just Duet

the first moves of Valor Over Discretion...

the first moves of Valor Over Discretion...