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Gallery - Stone Mountain, North Carolina
 small - stone_mt_group.jpg large - l_stone_mt_group.htm size 640x480 Photo by Chris Braund - Group of Flatliners at Stone Mountain, NC |
 small - stone_routes.jpg large - l_stone_routes.jpg size 571 x 470 Photo by Wayne Busch - View of area near The Great Arch. Popular routes shown in color |
 small - great_arch_belay.jpg large - l_great_arch_belay.jpg size 439 x 640 Photo by Wayne Busch - Jim Waldrop and Anita Fisher on The Great Arch 5.5 |
small - stone_face.jpg large - l_stone_face.jpg size 640 x 480 Photo by Wayne Busch - Stuart Estes on No Alternative 5.6 |
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small - stone_view.jpg large - l_stone_view.jpg size 640 x 480 Photo by Wayne Busch - Stone Mountain, North Carolina |
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 small - 11699b.jpg size - 150 x 322 Photo by Wayne Busch - An accumulation of snow on the Tree Ledge, the start of several classic climbs |
small - 11699c.jpg large - l_11699c.jpg size - 359 x 553 Photo by Wayne Busch - Gordon Swennes enjoys the view from atop No Alternative 5.5 |
 small - 11699d.jpg large - l_11699d.jpg size - 546 x 351 Photo by Wayne Busch - Unknown climber on Rainy Day Women 5.10 |
 small - 299-0_stone.jpg large - l_299-0_stone.jpg size - Photo by Wayne Busch - Jeff and Chris Braund on the hike in |
small - 299-10_stone.jpg large - l_299-10_stone.jpg size - Photo by Jeff Braund - Wayne Busch leaves the Tree Ledge on the first pitch of The Great White Way 5.9 |
 small - 299-14_stone.jpg large - l_299-14_stone.jpg size - Photo by Jeff Braund - Chris joins Wayne. Just past the last bolt, the route parallels the dark rain dike |
 small - 299-4_stone.jpg large - l_299-4_stone.jpg size - Photo by Wayne Busch - Jeff starts the first of three pitches on The Great Arch 5.5 |
 small - 299-6_stone.jpg large - l_299-6_stone.jpg size - Photo by Wayne Busch - Jeff Joins Chris and I atop the second pitch of Mercury's Lead 5.9 |
 small - 299-7_stone.jpg large - l_299-7_stone.jpg size - Photo by Wayne Busch - Looking up the Great Arch, Jeff on lead |
 small - 299-8_stone.jpg large - l_299-8_stone.jpg size - Photo by Chris Braund - Rappelling from atop the Great Arch |
small - 1097p-12_stone.jpg large - l_1097p-12_stone.jpg size - 640 x 426 Photo by Wayne Busch - Steve Longenecker enjoys the view form the luner-like rock atop Stone Mountain |
small - 1097p-3_stone.jpg large - l_1097p-3_stone.jpg size - 557 x 482 Photo by Wayne Busch - A small section of the 5.10 slabs fround on the lower slope of the rock |
 small - 1097p-4_stone.jpg large - l_1097p-4_stone.jpg size - 641 x 410 Photo by Wayne Busch - The Great Arch terminates at this tree ledge near the top of the rock |
Stone Mountain Climbing Area Page
Stone Mountain Trip Reports
5/26/01 - The Edge of Nowhere: Climbing at Stone Mountain, NC May 26-28, 2001 - submitted by Charles Danforth - Charles and freinds make a first visit
1/19/01 Son of Sam & Great Arch in Stone Mtn, NC Submitted by sbegonia - Sam and Mike do a first trad lead on The Great Arch.
2/27/99 - A Quick Trip to Stone Mountain February 26 - 27th Submitted by Wayne Busch - Chris and Jeff Braund, Jason Hale, and Wayne Busch climb several routes including The Great White Way, Mercury's Lead, and other classics.
1/16/99 Stone Mountain, North Carolina January 16th - 17th Submitted by Wayne Busch - Gordon Swennes, Steve Longenecker, and Wayne Busch climb Rainy Day Women, White Way Direct, Closer to the Heart and other classics.
10/12/97 Wayne's Stone Mountain Trip Report October 11 - 12th. Submitted by Wayne Busch - Steve Longenecker and Wayne Busch climb Grand Funk Railroad, Storm in a Teacup, Crystal Lizard, and other classics.