Thursday, March 25, 2010

Littel Rock City (a.k.a Stone Fort) - Crag Beta!

Little Rock City which has recently been renamed to Stone Fort is an excellent bouldering destination. There is a high concentration of problems and there are many amazingly fun problems. If you are anywhere near Chattanooga I highly recommend you make it out to LRC.

Location:
LRC is located in the Montlake Golf Course which is 30 minutes north of Chattanooga TN. 


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Access:
Since LRC is on a private land there are certain procedures you need to follow to climb at LRC. You must follow the directions below.
  1. Create a LRC access account on the Southeast Climber Coalition's website in advance.
  2. If you want to be guaranteed access to the boulders wake up at 5AM the day you plan to climb, log in to the site and scroll all the way down and click on "Get A Pass". If you need a parking pass press the yes button. You do not need to print out the parking pass. If you are climbing during the week you probably don't need to wake up so early to get a pass but for the weekend during prime season it might be a good idea to get a pass right at 5AM.
  3. Park at the designated climbers parking area, the parking spots furthest from the club house.
  4. Once there check in at the club house, sign a waiver and pay the $5 per car parking fee. You will need to display your parking receipt on your car's dashboard.

Approach:
The approach is flip flop friendly.

Guidebooks:
To my knowledge there is no published guidebook available for purchase for LRC. The best guide currently available is the Triple Crown Bouldering Competition book. The book has maps and good descriptions that make finding problems fairly easy. I do not believe this guide is publicly available but you will probably run into some folks that will be able to get you a copy.

Where to Stay:
There is no camping at LRC. During my stay I stayed with friends at Chattanooga TN.

Food:
If you want some good food there are many good options in Chattanooga. I would highly recommend checking out Lupi's Pizza,

Wi-Fi:
There are many cafe's in Chattanooga that have wi-fi access.

Etc:
Please make sure you read and follow the rules on the seclimbers.org website. It would be a shame if we lost access to this awesome bouldering destination.

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