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Southern Pisgah Rock and Ice
- 400+ pages, full color
- Comprehensive guide to Looking Glass Rock (7 previously unpublished crags on Looking Glass alone), Cedar Rock (dozens of new routes, new crags), John Rock (never before published), 215 Area Ice and Sam’s Area Ice (limited previous publishings), Slate Rock and Ice, Pilot Cove Area, Graveyard Fields Ice, Cathey’s Creek (several updates from previous guides), Fish Bowl Crag, and possibly more surprises
- Area’s described include the southeast’s largest collection of moderate multi-pitch routes, several difficult aid lines up to Grade V, over 60 ice lines from WI2-WI4, and trad or sport routes from 5.3-5.13.
- Detailed history of the 50+ years of climbing in the region
- Full color photographs from the area’s most talented photographers
- Detailed climbing topos and elevation maps for approaches. Click here for updates.
New WNC Boulders
- 148 pages, full color
- Comprehensive guide to newly-opened climbing areas, opened by the Carolina Climbers Coalition
- Areas include: Upper and Lower Buffalo Creek Boulders, Chimney Rock Village Boulders, Hickory Creek Boulders, Weaver Knob, and McKinney Gap
- 100 percent of proceeds will be donated to the Carolina Climbers Coalition, a nonprofit dedicated to expanding and preserving climbing in the Carolinas and beyond.
- 500+ problems listed, V0-V11, with a great concentration of moderates
Rumbling Bald & Table Rock
Rumbling Bald & Table Rock covers over 550 climbs within Rumbling Bald, Little Bearwallow Falls, and Buffalo Creek in North Carolina and Table Rock State Park in South Carolina. From multi-pitch, all day trad adventures to single pitch sport climbs, the areas outlined in this guide offer something for every climber. Many of the ‘new’ areas in this guide have been opened by the collaborative work of Carolina Climbers Coalition (CCC), a nonprofit with a mission to protect, preserve, and expand climbing in the Carolinas. A portion of the proceeds from this guide will be donated to the CCC.
Full color. 305 pages.
Hidden Valley Rock Climbs by Gus Glitch
- 200 pages, full color, glossy
- Ground Up Publishing has worked with author and 30 year route developer Gus Glitch to produce Hidden Valley Rock Climbs, a guidebook to nearly 500 routes. Hidden Valley is predominately a sport climbing crag located near Abingdon, VA known for its steep roofs and well bolted lines. It is also home to many worthwhile traditional routes. It was recently purchased and re-opened to the public by the Carolina Climbers Climbers Coalition after more than a decade of being closed. Stay tuned here for the latest and greatest on the guide.
High Country Climbing by Matt Paden
2024 UPDATE: THIS BOOK IS TEMPORARILY OUT OF PRINT
The climbing around Boone, NC has something for every climber. With beautiful mountain views, four-season climbing, and high-quality sport and trad lines, the High Country of North Carolina offers great cragging for a lifetime of adventure. This guide covers over 200 routes on the cliffs closest to Boone, NC: The Dump, Ship Rock, Moon Rocks, Little Wilson, Sunken Treasure, Stack Rock, and Holloway Mountain. Areas covered in this guide were published previously both on line and in now out-of-print guides.