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Parlier and Conor at the lookout at the Overlook A...

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Getting There 

Drive into the park all the way to the visitor’s center which is at the end of the park road. Park in the first parking spots you come to. From the parking lot, walk back up to the road and onto the sidewalk (do not walk down from the lower lot (unless you just want to climb at the Trail's End Area), instead walk back up toward the road to the walkway with a boardwalk, picnic tables, grills and so forth). Take the sidewalk toward the lookout and you will see the first boulder which has fun lines like "Bi-Lingual" on it, and you will be at the Overlook Area.
Take the LRT Trail from the top lookout and it will lead you to some of the best boulders in the state, and since it is a loop trail it will end at the lower lot just where you parked.

Area Breakdown:
As you follow the LRT from the top lookout, you will come to them in this order...

1: Overlook Area: Walk over to the lookout platform and the first boulder (Bi-Lingual) is close enough to toss a Clif Bar at.

2: SLS Area: As you walk past the fist group of boulders that make up the Overlook Area, the trail will make a sharp turn to the left. The next grouping of clustered boulders make up the SLS Area. They span downhill past the SLS Roof, and the last boulder in the SLS Area is the steep Shang Hi Boulder which is further on down the trail.

3: Autumn Area: Walk past the Shang Hi Boulder and there will be a distance of winding trail without any boulders. Stay on trail until you reach the next cluster. This is the Autumn Area. There are many boulders off of the trail to the right and left.

4: Trail's End: Just as the name implies, this area is at the end of the trail just before the LRT joins back to the parking area. The trail becomes a bit steep just before you reach the boulders, but the parking lot is just beyond them.

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S.L.S. Boulder: Classic! Shane Messer did the impressive First Ascent of this line in 2009. The problem then went two years without seeing another send until August 2011 when Aaron James Parlier gained the 2nd. Matt Bosley claimed the 3rd ascent on Sept 13th 2012."S.L.S" starts far, low, in the back of the large, overhead, ominous roof. Match hanging on the low rear ledge on the middle two "knobs" with a heel hook out right. Reach out to the first and then second pinches (same as "Nancy"). From ...[more]   Browse More Classics in VA

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Aaron James Parlier on the 2nd ascent of SLS	Travis Melin on the FA of Crucifixion, V6, Overloo...	Aaron James Parlier sending Nexus, V7, Overlook Ar...
Steve Lovelace on Locksmith, SLS Area	Parlier on Autumnmated Roof, Autumn Area	Ashley Parks on one of the many excellent lines on...
Matador (V4) on the Trail's End Boulder, Trail's E...	A group of N.C. hillbillys bouldering under the MO...	Parlier on the FA of Brutal Business, Overlook Are...
Travis "The Legend" Horne working Paladin, SLS Are...	Travis Melin on The Hive, Overlook Area	Travis Melin on Nexus, Overlook Area
Steve Lovelace gettin' scrappy on Tiger Side, Over...	Travis Horne on the FA of Pit-Fall Traverse, SLS A...	Parlier struggling on the FA of Brutal Business (C...
Ashley Parks on the Warm-Up Wall, Overlook Area	Conor on The Hive, Overlook Area	Aaron James Parlier on the topout of Nexus (V7), O...
Parlier on the FA of The Great Escape, SLS Area	Tyler using features on Surge, SLS Area	One of the many amazing trees along growing around...