WHILE IN NORTH CAROLINA SOME OF THE DC OPTED FOR ROCK CLIMBING RESULTING IN A DC 1ST EVER FIRST ASCENT

BALD MOUNTAIN
HEATHER TOBIN FIRST ASCENT

BALD MOUNTAIN WAS THE FIRST DESTINATION FOR THE DC ROCK CLIMBERS.  THE CLIFF IS IN A REMOTE AREA AND HAD BEEN POSTED BY A LOCAL CLIMBER.  HE HAS CLUMBED THE ROUTE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CLIFF AND ASKED FOR SOMEONE TO TRY THE LEFT SIDE.  MANY HAD TRIED TO SCALE THE SHEER SMOOTH ROUTE WITH A FINGER CRACK BUT  NONE HAD COMPLETED THE ROUTE.

THE APPROACH WAS LONG AND ARDUOUS, FOLLOWING RAILROAD TRACKS AND WELL WORN PATHS.

AN ANCHOR WAS SETUP AND A TOP ROPE DROPPED INTO PLACE
HEATHER WAS TIED IN AND READY

AS WAS HER BELAYER

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IF YOU LOOK REAL CLOSE AT THE SMALL BUSH AT THE TOP  LEFT OF THE ROPE YOU CAN SEE HEATHER WAVING DOWN.  SHE WAS THE FIRST ASCENT GIVING HER THE RIGHT TO NAME THE ROUTE.  SHE NAMED IT AFTER HER FRIEND SAM, "MY BITCH"

HERE IS THE LINK TO BALD MOUNTAIN

http://www.rockclimbing.com/routes/North_America/United_States/North_Carolina/Central/Bald_Mountain/

AND THIS IS THE LINK FOR "MY BITCH"

 http://www.rockclimbing.com/routes/North_America/United_States/North_Carolina/
Central/Bald_Mountain/Bald_Mountain/My_Bitch_93743.html

PILOT MOUNTAIN

A FEW HOURS NORTH WAS PILOT MOUNTAIN, THE NEXT DESINATION

PILOT MOUNTAIN WAS THE DESTINATION FOR CHRIS'S FIRST EVER TRAD CLIMB.  FOR THIS CLIMB CHRIS WOULD HAVE TO LEAD AND PLACE HIS OWN GEAR AS HE SCALED THE CLIFF.

THE FIRST PIECE OF GEAR WAS PLACED AND CHRIS BEGAN CLIMBING.

     HIGHER AND HIGHER

HEATHER THEN CLEANED THE ROUTE

HEATHER SUCCESSFULLY NEGOTIATED THE TRAVESE AND WAS READY TO FINISH, ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL CLIMB.