I got this off the Carolina Climbers Coalition website. www.carolinaclimbers.org.
Thanks to Stephen Scoff for hooking it up!
An adventure that can get you away from the gym on 215. A true wilderness route; bring headlamps and a bit of desire to do some of shwacking!
Sam’s Knob:Regular North Face (WI 3; 400-600’)
Travel north past the 215/BRP intersection for 3.7 miles and park at the pull out on the left. Continue north on 215, pass the obvious drainage on the right and then begin bushwhacking up the hill (leaving the road approximately 100 yards from your vehicle). Parallel above and left of the drainage while picking your way up the steep hill. Travel for approximately 15-20 minutes and then cross to the other side of the drainage/gulley (at the obvious clear/flat spot). Continue up the right side, eventually picking up the trail. The route proper begins (in the gulley) after an additional 20-30 minutes of travel (or less if the lower section is in).
The first pitch begins with a thin micro (3’) pillar or a fat ramp 10’ left. Romp up either for 50’ and scramble up to the best pitch. Fire this fat/steeper section and then cruise the long stretch of grade II until the rope says no more. One more short but steep pitch leads to the route’s abrupt end.
Rap the route or pick up the trail (climbers right/sometimes steep) that leads to the bottom of the first pitch.
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