Selected Climbs in North Carolina

By Yon Lambert and Harrison Shull

* Packed with 450 of the coolest climbs in 10 of the hottest climbing areas in North Carolina * Nail-biting action photos from professional climbing photographer Harrison Shull * Individual route descriptions feature 1st ascent background and more detail about the climbs * 1st totally new guide to N. Carolina since 1992. It is the first time that the climbing areas Rumbling Bald and Big Green have appeared in the same guide. It also includes new areas such as the North Face of Whiteside Mountain, Chockstone Chimney Wall in Linville Gorge and Middle Hawksbill. * Each chapter includes a separate history section and detailed directions * N. Carolina also has some of the best bouldering areas in the Southeast Don't think of North Carolina for a climbing destination? Think again. Located in the southern Appalachians, intimidating granite domes, steep quartzite walls, and a variety of terrain offering short and long climbs will whet the appetites of beginning to more advanced climbers. The 10 climbing areas are organized into three geographical regions: Piedmont including Moore's Wall; Stone Mountain; Crowders Mountain; the Northern Blue Ridge covering the infamous Linville Gorge-often referred to as the Grand Canyon of North Carolina; Ship Rock; and the Southern Blue Ridge with Looking Glass, Rumbling Bald, Cedar Rock, Big Green, and Whiteside Mountain.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0898868556
• ISBN13: 9780898868555
• Release Date: July 2002
• Publisher: Mountaineers Books
• Length: 326 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Great Climbing Resource

This is an excellent climbing guide. It includes details for many important routes, and other climbs that are not described are still included on the topos. Lots of good history for the areas as well.

Selected Climbs in North Carolina

This book was an excellent guide to many of the lesser known (and a good resource for the better-known) climbs in North Carolina. The breathtaking photography features the actual climbs and many of the local celebs of the North Carolina climbing community. Mr. Lambert provides interesting, yet informative text that does not get bogged down in climbing lingo. It is clean and precise, but does not fall into the trap of many guide books - boring. It is obvious that he has spent considerable time hanging from the climbs featured. The only complaint is that there is not yet a similar book for South Carolina mountains.