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Fortress Wall

1)Big Crack(5.5) Trad
2)Direct(5.9X...

Description 

The is the first area on the left from the summit ridge trail. It is identifiable by a cave with some very fun-looking overhanging routes (which can be top-roped). The rock is solid and the area is popular, so expect crowds (and sometimes ghetto-blasters).

Getting There 

This area is perhaps 5 minutes from the Practice Wall along the summit ridge. This area is concentrated with several walls and The Fortress is the first on the left.

The Classics

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Fortress Fingers 5.10b  NC : Crowders Mountain : ... : The Fortress

Same start as Finger Crack then traverse left along the obvious, smaller finger crack and continue climbing up on the face of the Fortress. Using the big hole and trending cliff right on the subtly featured face is harder territory, otherwise climb cliff left toward the bigger features. ...[more]   Browse More Classics in NC

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Gumbies Roof Aerial Act 5.10+ R Eye Sockets 5.10 ...	Client climbing on Fortress wall. ©2012 Northeast ...	GUMBIES ROOF Aerial Act (5.10d) Eye Sockets (5.10...