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// Rock climbing · North Carolina

Climbing at Pilot Mountain

112 routes on 17 walls, 5.5–5.13a. In North Carolina. When the rock grips hour by hour, topos and people to climb with, in the app.

Routes
112
Walls
17
Grades
5.5–5.13a
Rock
Volcanic
Style
Sport · Top rope
Best season (estimated)
March–May · September–October
// The grades

What grades are there?

Routes by grade

From 5.5 to 5.13a. Half are between 5.7 and 5.10c.

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 sectorsNortheast1 sectorEast0 sectorsSoutheast1 sectorSouth4 sectorsSouthwest9 sectorsWest2 sectorsNorthwest0 sectors

Estimated best season: March–May · September–October. 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 17 walls

ASPECT · GRADES · ROUTES
0108. AmphitheaterS · 182° · 5.7–5.13a22 routes
0206. Three BearsSW · 215° · 5.5–5.11c13 routes
0307. Little AmphitheaterS · 189° · 5.6–5.10d13 routes
0402. The BeachW · 254° · 5.6–5.11c8 routes
0503. Foreign Trade ZoneSW · 244° · 5.7–5.11a6 routes
0610. Devil in the White HouseSW · 211° · 5.6–5.12b6 routes
0712. Big AreteSW · 216° · 5.6–5.11d6 routes
0813. Ground Up aka Big GullySW · 217° · 5.7–5.10b6 routes
0914. Parking LotS · 195° · 5.7–5.11c6 routes
1001. Pool HallW · 255° · 5.7–5.10c5 routes
1104. Copper TopSW · 232° · 5.8–5.10c5 routes
1211. Fear of FlyingSW · 213° · 5.6–5.85 routes
1309. Black Rain WallS · 190° · 5.7–5.11a3 routes
14Grindstone Mini Wall BouldersSE · 129° · V43 boulders
15Trailside BouldersSW · 203° · V0–V13 boulders
1605. Nuts and BoltsSW · 229° · 5.10c1 route
17Campsite BouldersNE · 58°1 route

Route names, topos and approaches are in the app.

// Where it is

On the map

// 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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