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Dr.Kodos

Trad climber
Tennessee
Topic Author's Original Post - May 25, 2006 - 01:59am PT
drkodos looking for scraps on Hungry for Heaven
Photo by Gibroni


"He'll figure it out". Marcus on Nutrasweet
photo by drk


drkodos considering the merits of Art
photo by Gibroni


drkodos comtemplates cruxing on Finger Lockin Good
photo by Gibroni


Gibroni gets high on Goldenlocks



drkodos searching for Osama Bin Laden in the Hindushka region.



My regular climbing partner



That was some good stuff. The room is spinning!





Hootervillian

climber
the Hooterville World-Guardian
May 25, 2006 - 10:37am PT
nice, i love that crag

oops goldenlocks, pardon me



name that belay...



sorry about the washed-out, POS photo
Chuck Crawford

Trad climber
Atlanta
May 25, 2006 - 10:55am PT
T Wall is one of the best sandstone crags in the south. It has 99% cracks/face climbing and some very hard sport routes from 12a-14a. Routes range in length from 60-120 feet. Best time to climb is from Nov-March. Camping is good as well, you are only 20 min from Chatt. If you stop in Chatt check out Lupi's Pizza and Sticky Fingers BBQ. Some routes you should hit are:
(This is only a sample)
Jay Walker 5.7
Razor Worm 5.8
Golden Locks 5.8
Open Casket 5.9
Where Lizards go to Die 5.9
Cake Walk 5.10a
Eletric Rats 10c
Finger Lockin Good 10b
Sugar in the Raw 11a
Fly with the Falcon 11b
Short Arm Inspection 11b
Hell or High Water 11b
Mrs. Socraties(sp) 12a/b

T Wall is very unique, It is my second favorite crag, just behind the Gunks. Although, it is the best sandstone crag I have ever been to. I would love to get out to Indian Creek.

Chuck
Dr.Kodos

Trad climber
Tennessee
Topic Author's Reply - May 25, 2006 - 10:58am PT
Canadian Sofia makes some Points O Contact



A Better View of Brendan on Finger Lockin Good:
426

Sport climber
Buzzard Point, TN
May 25, 2006 - 11:01am PT
Shhhh(ufords)...
Hootervillian

climber
the Hooterville World-Guardian
May 25, 2006 - 11:03am PT
don't forget 'in pursuit of excellence' and of course the pulled pork and banana pudding at Shuford's.
426

Sport climber
Buzzard Point, TN
May 25, 2006 - 11:04am PT
I've only done 'pre-req 4 ex.' (highly rec'd). lusr.

Rib and Loin also excellent bbq. Momo's (N on 27) gives Shufords a pretty good run.

Dr.Kodos

Trad climber
Tennessee
Topic Author's Reply - May 25, 2006 - 11:06am PT
The thin and bouldry start to Sugar in the Raw
426

Sport climber
Buzzard Point, TN
May 25, 2006 - 11:06am PT
Do you have a sweet tooth?
Dr.Kodos

Trad climber
Tennessee
Topic Author's Reply - May 25, 2006 - 11:08am PT
Gimme some Sugar, honey.
Dr.Kodos

Trad climber
Tennessee
Topic Author's Reply - May 25, 2006 - 11:11am PT
Catching a ride on Stone Wave

Patrick Sawyer

climber
Originally California now Ireland
May 25, 2006 - 11:12am PT
Cool pix guys. Dr Kodos, the pix on your first post are kind of small any chance a bit bigger. I've only heard about this area never seen or been to it. Also what are the ratings on those climbs?

It looks like that is good sandstone, far better than what I was brought up on in the Bay Area at Mt Diablo.
426

Sport climber
Buzzard Point, TN
May 25, 2006 - 11:13am PT
Rob Robinson, dang, man.

C'mon, fess up some stories fellas. I'm usually pebble wrasslin on good T-wall days.

Stone Wave looks so good. Perfect curler there...
Dr.Kodos

Trad climber
Tennessee
Topic Author's Reply - May 25, 2006 - 11:13am PT
The magic words to to unlock the 5.8 sequence on this climb? Open Sesame

Dr.Kodos

Trad climber
Tennessee
Topic Author's Reply - May 25, 2006 - 11:18am PT
drkodos hunting for table scraps on Hungry for Heaven
Dr.Kodos

Trad climber
Tennessee
Topic Author's Reply - May 25, 2006 - 11:21am PT
A campus move on a 5.9? Only if you cannot Finagle another way of doing it.

Hootervillian

climber
the Hooterville World-Guardian
May 25, 2006 - 11:22am PT
isn't Cake Walk that cool little mini-corner thru the mini roof and perfect fingers just left of GoldenLocks?

Dr? pic's?
426

Sport climber
Buzzard Point, TN
May 25, 2006 - 11:22am PT
Got any of "Time Takes a Cigarette"?
Dr.Kodos

Trad climber
Tennessee
Topic Author's Reply - May 25, 2006 - 11:24am PT
Steep and Sweet. Brendan satisfies his hankering for more Sugar in the Raw

Dr.Kodos

Trad climber
Tennessee
Topic Author's Reply - May 25, 2006 - 11:30am PT
The easiest 5.10 at the T~Wall? Is that why it's called Cakewalk?


Chuck Crawford

Trad climber
Atlanta
May 25, 2006 - 11:32am PT
If you go to WWW.DixieCraggersAtlas.com you can view pictures of the south. The Dixie Craggers Atlas is the only guide book that covers the south (Not Including North Carolina) Check it out.
Chuck Crawford

Trad climber
Atlanta
May 25, 2006 - 11:36am PT
I forgot about Shufords. I agree, great pudding! There are so many great routes at T Wall that it would be hard to list them all. Most people go right at the top of the trail but, the left has tons of great routes as well.
Dr.Kodos

Trad climber
Tennessee
Topic Author's Reply - May 25, 2006 - 11:38am PT
Chuck: Good call. Excellent color photos on the site by Scott Perkins, too. The book is a bit heavy. I prefer the original one done by Rob & Chris, but that is just me. Personally, I like Rob's sense of direction (and humor) a little bit better than Chris'.

The left area is the real deal. I call going right, the warm up area.

Special thank you to people like Rob, Jerry, Kirk, Tyler, Anthony M, Stuart & Heidi, Hideteka, Robyn, and all the others (that I forget or neglect) that help make this the premier crag in the Southeast for sandstone junkies like me.

Anyone interested in checking it out is welcome to get in touch. I can offer showers, places to keep your stuff safe, and a nice cozy place to crash if you aren't into camping.

For free? Well let's just say that money is not the issue, but fungible commodities are always welcome.

dirtineye

Trad climber
the south
May 25, 2006 - 11:47am PT
HAHA, that is not the regular way to do finagle, but it is the fun way.

IT's a jump start from there, (for runts) not a campus, BTW.

A HEEL like you should know better, Yuk, Yuk.

To who asked about the rock at Twall, most of the sandstone here (in the south) is just incredibly hard.

twall is not even the hardest, by a long shot, but it is just not possible to pull gear through or cam track this stuff.

Most southern sandstone I climb on can be climbed wet, with no fear of breakage. In fact, Stegg and I did a shyteload of routes that are normally soaked with water, last year in a drought, and not a piece came off.

I have a few routes that are always wet in spots, nothing ever breaks on em.

There is a lot of iron and a lot of quartz in this stuff. The matrix is not the same as your western dried bread rock.

Patrick Sawyer

climber
Originally California now Ireland
May 25, 2006 - 11:50am PT
How big of an area is T Wall? Good sandstone, eh? How long are the routes?

I'll go visit the Dixie Craggers site.

Nice pix on that site. I didn't realise the south had that much rock. Is it all sandstone? And the quality?
Elcapinyoazz

Mountain climber
Anchorage, Alaska
May 25, 2006 - 11:57am PT
Don't forget kids, the T-Wall is SOUTH FACING.

T shirt weather in Dec if the sun is out. Put some pics of something hard up there Dr. Kotex.
Dr.Kodos

Trad climber
Tennessee
Topic Author's Reply - May 25, 2006 - 11:59am PT
Best sandstone in the country. Rope length routes, one 70m rope is all you need. Hundreds of routes and potential for many more. New routes are going in on a daily basis.

Some of the old guard has taken up the torch again and some really amazing stuff is getting put up.

Sandstone is my obsession.


This stuff is pure gold. Bullet hard. Tons of ironite and a high quartz percentage in the matrix. Like dirtineye stated, there are many areas that have even harder stone than T Wall. 00 Brass nuts stick like magic here. Cams do not track, even when wet.



Dr.Kodos

Trad climber
Tennessee
Topic Author's Reply - May 25, 2006 - 12:02pm PT
Put some pics of something hard up there Dr. Kotex.

Hard is relative. Most people climb 5.10 and below. I would rather represent my climbing level and experiences than represent other people's level and experiences.

I am a gumb.

I leave it to the people that climb 5.12 and up to represent their efforts. 5.11+ is my glass ceiling, sorry. And with my MS and advanced age I do not think I will ever get that much better.

~ drkodos
dirtineye

Trad climber
the south
May 25, 2006 - 12:05pm PT
Good story Dingus!

Congratulations on creating the sort of good thread you are capable of, Richard.

poop*ghost

Trad climber
Denver, CO
May 25, 2006 - 12:08pm PT
nice pix
426

Sport climber
Buzzard Point, TN
May 25, 2006 - 12:20pm PT
Most 'hards' at T-Wall involve 2 ropes or so I've heard...

Thx Dingus.

Dr.Kodos

Trad climber
Tennessee
Topic Author's Reply - May 25, 2006 - 12:28pm PT
426: Some do, but not nearly most. Very few routes wander, but the large roofs on the 12's and up could make doubles efficient in reducing rope drag.

On the sport routes there is no need for two ropes.

Doubles never hurt.

Curt Johnson: Thank you, sir. Can we share an olive branch one of these days? A big one, if need be, maybe?

I openly apolgize to you and really want to be civil and hold you in the respect you deserve for your knowledge and willingness to share it. You are much better than I at the technical understandings of force and other climbing sciences. I have learned much from you and would like to continue doing so (like fall factors possibly being greater than 2.0).

I really have no hard feelings about you or anyone nor will I develop any. I just cannot afford it, and it is that simple.

AND THE TRUTH: You know you were instrumental in me moving down south. I know it and so do you. Remember our postings on RC back in the day?

The truth is the truth is the truth.

Don't truth me and I won't truth you! ha HA!


~ Richard
snakefoot

climber
cali
May 25, 2006 - 07:26pm PT
some old pics






Dr.Kodos

Trad climber
Tennessee
Topic Author's Reply - May 25, 2006 - 07:46pm PT
I wish I had found that nice stemming position the first time I led Precious Orr.
426

Sport climber
Buzzard Point, TN
Mar 19, 2007 - 08:12am PT
"Gift..of..Power"-one of the old school sport routes...not much in vogue anymore.


Cruxin'


Clippin'



Hookin'



Clingin'
healyje

Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
Mar 19, 2007 - 08:29am PT
Patrick, there's definitely no comparison between the stuff at Diablo and the band of sandstone that stretches from SoIll on down through Tennessee. Much finer grain and harder. It begins to form more and more cracks as you head SouthEast to TN or southwest to AR. Haven't been down to TN, but my brother's moving within spitting distance so I suspect I will soon...
healyje

Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
Mar 19, 2007 - 08:34am PT
Patrick, there's definitely no comparison between the stuff at Diablo and the band of sandstone that stretches from SoIll on down through Tennessee. Much finer grain and harder. It begins to form more and more cracks as you head SouthEast to TN or southwest to AR. Haven't been down to TN, but my brother's moving within spitting distance so I suspect I will soon...
dirtineye

Trad climber
the south
Mar 19, 2007 - 11:43am PT
Well richard, I missed this last post, probably was in really bad shape from chemo at the time, but better late than never.

Thanks for your kind words and your olive branch, and I'll accept it.

You really can be an asset to climbing.
Crimpergirl

Social climber
St. Looney
Mar 19, 2007 - 11:13pm PT
Oh Healyj are you in for a treat. T-wall is spectacular. It's no surprise that I've not been to the Red or Arkansas to climb for a year. The car goes straight to Tennessee at every opportunity.
dirtineye

Trad climber
the south
Mar 20, 2007 - 12:30pm PT
Silly crimposter, you really must see the BSF.

Aus Gezeight Nicht!
susan peplow

climber
www.joshuatreevacationhomes.com
Mar 20, 2007 - 12:41pm PT
Thanks for resurrecting this thread. I've never been down south to climb but talk about it all the time. Threads like this get me back on the "lets go" program!

Looks great!

~Susan
dirtineye

Trad climber
the south
Mar 20, 2007 - 01:01pm PT
Here's a small sample of what I'm talking about in the BSF. This is not the tallest stuff.

Part of P1 of Box Car Willies

part of P2 of Box Car Willies (that's me, caught semi-aids climbing, UGH!)

P2 of Under the Big Top, Steg and Okel, second ascent.
healyje

Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
Mar 20, 2007 - 03:33pm PT
Now that's what I call living.

Crimpie, maybe we can rendevous over in TN sometime as a tour would be nice. Can we just go straight to those roofs afterwards...? Sigh, I miss that down home sandstone...
dirtineye

Trad climber
the south
Mar 20, 2007 - 03:42pm PT
The BSF is 2.5 hours north of Twall.
426

Sport climber
Buzzard Point, TN
Nov 19, 2007 - 05:52pm PT
Let's go bump...



Rhino gets "the message"



Ruby Fruit Jungle sequence






Scotty sends behind the water
426

Sport climber
Buzzard Point, TN
Nov 19, 2007 - 06:00pm PT
Lower me


The Alpine

Big Wall climber
Tampa, FL
Nov 19, 2007 - 06:17pm PT
Everyone knows theres no good climbing in the south.









For more proof of the lack of any quality climbing, visit www.highexposures.com.
426

Sport climber
Buzzard Point, TN
Nov 22, 2007 - 09:28am PT
yeehaw, awesome pics!

Let me guess..

The Litto,
Hands
Stonehinge
Message
Twistin'
Hands
Socrates x2
The Alpine

Big Wall climber
Tampa, FL
Nov 22, 2007 - 10:43am PT
Close... replace Litto with Over the Rainbow and Message with Burn.
FeelioBabar

climber
Sneaking up behind you...
Nov 22, 2007 - 11:12am PT
Kick ass pics everyone!

looks steeep!
tenesmus

Trad climber
slc
Nov 22, 2007 - 08:57pm PT
Ya'll are making me homesick as hell! This is where I learned to climb gear routes. I've always said the best thing about living in Atlanta is the Tenessee Wall. I really miss that place this time of year.
The Alpine

Big Wall climber
Tampa, FL
Nov 24, 2007 - 10:17am PT
Who's got more BSF stuff? Lets see em...
BenLyon

Trad climber
Alabama!
Nov 24, 2007 - 03:58pm PT
Finally, a post for us Southeasterners...

I love the TWall...too bad about the tweakers and vandals.

Good camping though, even now. I never leave without a funny story or strange experience...

Here is a photo of the not so often done..."In SIght of Power"...the first route done at the TWall according to the DCA...
blackbird

Trad climber
over yonder en th' holler
Nov 24, 2007 - 07:15pm PT
I don't see what all the hype is about. TW sucks. Manky, chossy rock; single pitch; crappy top-outs. Matter fact, don't bother wastin' any gas drivin' down, there's too much good climbin' to be had out west and up in the northeast, especially this time of year... ;)

BB



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