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// Rock climbing · Alabama

Climbing at The Rocks that are Higher than I Bouldering Area

17 boulders on 4 walls, V0+–V3. In Alabama. When the rock grips hour by hour, topos and people to climb with, in the app.

Boulders
17
Walls
4
Grades
V0+–V3
Rock
Shale
Style
Bouldering
Best season (estimated)
March–May · October–November
// The grades

What grades are there?

Boulders by grade

From V0+ to V3. Half are between V1 and V2.

Each climb counts at its grade; ungraded ones are left out. In the app you can switch to French, UIAA, British or Font grades.

// The walls

Sun and shade

Mostly south-facing: sun for much of the day. A winter crag; in summer, go early or late.

North0 sectorsNortheast0 sectorsEast0 sectorsSoutheast0 sectorsSouth1 sectorSouthwest3 sectorsWest0 sectorsNorthwest0 sectors

Estimated best season: March–May · October–November. Worked out from each wall's aspect and the latitude; the app fine-tunes it with what climbers log.

Friction ScoreHow the rock grips, hour by hour and wall by wall. In the app, for every crag on the map. See it in the app →ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE

// Walls

The 4 walls

ASPECT · GRADES · ROUTES
01The Rock that is Higher than IS · 192° · V1–V27 boulders
02JoelderSW · 229° · V15 boulders
03AL RockSW · 211° · V0+–V33 boulders
04All The CaveSW · 209°2 routes

Route names, topos and approaches are in the app.

// Where it is

On the map

I'm "Lichen" these Cliffs AreaPeace CaveRoof Rock AreaEast - Bryce Lawn and BeyondCentral CampusNorth - DormsSouth CampusWest CampusThe Rocks that are Higher than I Bouldering AreaALABAMA · 8 CRAGS WITHIN 25 MIBoundaries © Natural Earth
// Nearby

Crags nearby

// The Friction Score for every crag

Climb more. Guess less.

When the rock grips, hour by hour and wall by wall; topos, your logbook and people to climb with. In your units (°F or °C) and your grades (YDS or French). The social side is free, always.

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