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Panthertown Knobs

5.9 PG13, Trad, 250 ft (76 m), 2 pitches,  Avg: 3.3 from 6 votes
FA: Thomas Kelley, Sam Stevenson - 1988
N Carolina > 1. Southern Mou… > Panthertown Valley > Big Green
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Description

P1 Face climb to a (formerly hangerless) bolt. Don't be tempted to follow the crack up and left...the line goes directly up from the bolt over edges and smears following a faint groove and some fantastic features, past a couple bolts, a few placements, to a two-bolt anchor.

P2. Less memorable than P1. From the belay on top of P1, the route goes up a shallow groove like feature, past a bolt at twenty feet, a few more feet of face climbing, then the angle lessens and it backs off quite a bit.

Location

Way right end of BG, past the Full Shred Buttress approximately 300' under an obvious up and left diagonaling crack.

Protection

BG rack....small/funky. Tricams and alloy offsets handy on this route for sure. The route wanders a bit and two ropes are required to get down....doubles recommended.

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[Hide Comment] i think this route's hairball too. as with ground control, go climb pitch 1 of paralleling. if that pitch goes well do pitch 2. Sep 26, 2011
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[Hide Comment] Gave this route an upgrade today. All three bolts and the anchor on pitch 1 are new. The first bolt even has a friggin' hanger now too... Aug 27, 2013