Whiteside Mt NC

Post by **rickardodaniel** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 7:20 pm

Has anyone climbed at Whiteside? If so will you tell me what the approach/bivy situation is like, and how hard is it to find routes?

Post by **Artsay** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 7:29 pm

I did the Original Route but didn't bivy. We did it in a group of three in a day, no problem. I was with someone that knew the area so I didn't have to know the area. The OR is pretty easy to find, though, being that the first pitch is 100+ft slab with one piton about 30-40ft up that ends up and left on a ledge with a tree. Use that as a reference for the other routes.

Post by **rickardodaniel** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 11:18 am

Thanks Artsay.

I assume the hike in was nothing unordinary?

Post by **Artsay** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 11:26 am

Not that I can remember. I DO remember that you have to pay for parking, though. There's a parking money box so make sure to pay. We didn't see this and got a lovely ticket on our car.

Post by **Uncle Big Green** » Sat Aug 13, 2005 11:52 pm

other doable routes w/o bivy/serious epic potential (if you can do the OR):
Traditions
Catholic Girls
Catholic Girls Direct.

also, if it rains you can probably do some pithces in the Boulder Problem in the Sky area (P1-2 of BPS and maybe P1 of Spit or Swallow).

Post by **Astroman** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 2:32 pm

Camping is a problem because there is none allowed there, especially in the parking lot (Don't even try, it is frequently policed).

The hike to the OR will take most people about an hour... factor in more if it's your first time down there. And true, the first pitch is an unprotected slab (no pin anymore), but most of the first pitches are similarly poorly protected slabs. If in doubt, keep walking... the OR is way the hell over on the far right side of the wall (and it's a huge wall).