@@twinmike1the ethics in NC are centered around how the route was developed, not how it's climbed afterwards. If the FA bolted the route ground up, (typically using aid FYI), it's considerer trad and often has poorly placed bolts. Many otherwise great routes are rarely repeated and fall into obscurity because of this. I'm not saying this makes any sense, it's just how it is there.
We free climbed the tree line on the right side of the rock and it involved some spelunking and chimney climbing and we went to the top took hours and we were talking to the climbers on the face for much of the time we did this twenty years ago .
Great climbing!!! Gotta love the glass!!!
Cool vid, different beta than I've seen at the crux to. I remember slapping on that right wall.
Need more from Looking Glass and the Carolinas!
love to see some representation for looking glass
Welcome back!
Traditional? Maybe I dont know what that means anymore.. Looks like some lovely rock and a hard climb. What is it called when you place your own gear?
That's runout bolted climbing. Why bother? Runout on gear might be required , but super runout bolted routes is poor planning or just silly.
@@twinmike1 or bolted on lead?
@@twinmike1the ethics in NC are centered around how the route was developed, not how it's climbed afterwards. If the FA bolted the route ground up, (typically using aid FYI), it's considerer trad and often has poorly placed bolts. Many otherwise great routes are rarely repeated and fall into obscurity because of this.
I'm not saying this makes any sense, it's just how it is there.
Looks like such a cool climb
i’ve been to the one cave under looking glass to boulder a bunch, still haven’t climbed there tho
We free climbed the tree line on the right side of the rock and it involved some spelunking and chimney climbing and we went to the top took hours and we were talking to the climbers on the face for much of the time we did this twenty years ago .
You would probably enjoy Dr. Crankenstein and Horus at Eagle Rock.
is DPM back!?!?!?!?!?
Traditional? But it is bolted...
remove thise chalk marks
This isn’t trad climbing