North End Climbing

This digital North End climbing guidebook gives you GPS navigation, verified topos, and beta for hundreds of climbs. Explore classics and hidden gems with offline access to maps, directions, and beta videos. Whether it's your first visit or fiftieth, KAYA makes your North End days smoother, safer, and more dialed.

The North End has the best concentration of hard boulders and afternoon shade make this the hard climber's stomping ground.

1. White Monster & Orange Crush: Make the pilgramage to the greatest concentration of hard boulders in the piedmont. Take the Valley Trail past the XXX Boulder that traverses the hillside and descends to where the trail forks. Avoid the trail going uphill to Governing Dynamics and continue straight down the hill where the trail veers right. Pass the Streets Boulder and climb up and over the small ridge. The Trail goes through an open wodded area after 20... Show more

This digital North End climbing guidebook gives you GPS navigation, verified topos, and beta for hundreds of climbs. Explore classics and hidden gems with offline access to maps, directions, and beta videos. Whether it's your first visit or fiftieth, KAYA makes your North End days smoother, safer, and more dialed. The North End has the best concentration of hard boulders and afternoon shade make this the hard climber's stomping ground. 1. White Monster & Orange Crush: Make the pilgramage to the greatest concentration of hard boulders in the piedmont. Take the Valley Trail past the XXX Boulder that traverses the hillside and descends to where the trail forks. Avoid the trail going uphill to Governing Dynamics and continue straight down the hill where the trail veers right. Pass the Streets Boulder and climb up and over the small ridge. The Trail goes through an open wodded area after 200-yards. The Standard Practice Boulder can be seen downhill. Continue for another 200-yards until the trail begins to weave through large blocks that are currenly undeveloped. Eventually you will run into the White Monster Boulder. 2. Start at Plafond Deceiver and work your way back to the car: This is a great strategy if you're going for the send at the Plafond Area. Take the Ampetheater Trail up to the cliff, continue left at the fork (not uphill to Ampetheater) traversing the cliff. Pass Candyland and in about 200-yards you will reach a tall cliff with a big roof with a route called "Nutsweat" and a clearly visable boulder 100-yards below. That is Plafond Deceiver, warm-up here and send. 3. Sample the Siren, Stokes County Rodeo, and Candyland: These three clusters of boulders will freshen up your Moore's circuit. Approach by hiking past Vandal and continue past the Enlightenment Block. The Trail traverses the hillside staying at the same elevation passing The Siren, then Stokes County Rodeo, and concludes at Candyland.