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Chimney Top?
Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2004 9:02 pm
by ToddP
Hey! I was searching for Chimney Top in the online guidebook today and I can't find it! What the...?!
I've never been there... so, is it closed to climbing or wha...?
Thnks!
Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2004 11:42 pm
by schemey
I think you can climb it. You can repel off it or hike up to the baise of it buy going down rough trail.
Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2004 1:04 am
by ynot
Its Chimney Rock, and yes it is closed.
Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2004 1:51 am
by ynot
It's a shame its closed. The routes that were there were really fun.
It's a tourist area and the when the tourists see you climbing they think they can free solo and they get killed,so the rangers ask that you not climb there.
Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2004 2:00 am
by Lucinda
is there an echo in here?
Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2004 2:08 am
by ynot
I think I have answered this same question 3 times,but if I am not allowed to do those cool looking chimneys then I dont mind telling others they cant either.
Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2004 5:34 pm
by Johnny
I wasn't aware that Chimney Top was closed (other than seasonally). Can someone provide me with the source of that information?
Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2004 8:01 pm
by Steve
It was in print on the Boone web site or in some FS propaganda flyer a while back. We had this discussion here several months ago. ynot, do you remember where it was?
Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2004 10:32 pm
by ynot
Pick up the trail map anywhere in the Red. It's printed on there straight from the FS.
Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2004 10:48 pm
by gulliver