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Nathan Brown on the FA of Black Snake

Description 

This is the enormous cave that takes your breath away as you join the wall. Get ready to feel the burn! :)


Getting There 

Hike the trail until you are speechless and in disbelief.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for THE CAVE:
LNT   5.9     Trad, 1 pitch, 100 feet   
Risk Radar   5.9+     Trad, 55 feet   
Junk Show   5.10+     Trad, 1 pitch, 90 feet   
Crack of Tiers    5.10+     Trad, 1 pitch, 50 feet   
Old Crow   5.11-     Trad, Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet   
Old Fashioned   5.11     Trad, 1 pitch, 65 feet   
Shit Show   5.11+     Trad, 1 pitch, 90 feet   
Old School   5.11+     Trad, 1 pitch, 80 feet   
Cathy's Corner   5.11+     Trad, 1 pitch, 55 feet   
Tree Hugger   5.12     Sport, 1 pitch, 50 feet   
Black Snake   5.12     Trad, 1 pitch, 65 feet   
Lumberjack   5.12+     Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet   
Shattered Glass   5.13-     Sport, 1 pitch, 60 feet   
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Nathan Brown on the FA of Black Snake

Black Snake 5.12  NC : Cathey's Creek Crag : THE CAVE
Either start directly under first bolt and lieback up to "the plank" or start slightly right and climb out good holds to first bolt. Make powerful moves then clip 2nd bolt and pull over right onto the to face/corner system. Stem up to large roof, exiting left to gear and jugs (the holds can be seepy here but it doesn't impact the difficulty too much). Get high stance to clip 3rd bolt out right. Pull awkward move around corner to a stance. Watch rope drag here. Stem and pull up and left past jugs...[more]   Browse More Classics in NC