ORIGINAL ROUTE PHOTO EDIT
I FOUND THIS PHOTO ON THE SITE AND THOUGHT IT SHOULD BE FIXED. THIS PHOTE SHOWS MOST OF THE ORIGINAL ROUTE ON WHITESIDE MT. IN NC. BUT IT SHOWS THE WRONG WAY TO GO ON THE LAST 2 PITCHES. YOU SHOULD TRAVERSE RIGHT NOT LEFT ON THE 8TH PITCH. IF YOU FOLLOW THE ROUTE AS SHOWN YOU WILL BE DOING 5.9+ AND 5.10C FOR THE FINAL 2 PITCHES INSTEAD OF 5.6 FOR BOTH. I HOPE THIS HELPS SOMEONE, GETTING OFF WHITESIDE CAN SUCK IF YOU DONT KNOW THE WAY TO GO. IT COULD MEAN A COUPLE OF HOURS OF REPPELING IF YOU CANT TOP IT OUT.
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North_America: United_States: North_Carolina: Western: Whiteside_Mountain: Main_Wall |
Route: | Original Route - 5.11a |