Castle Rock Castle rock is the unappreciated step-brother of the City of Rocks. Just to the North, what it lacks in sheer rock quantity, it makes up for in quality, at least as far as the bouldering goes. But, do keep in mind, 99% of the rock is complete choss. Routes at Castle Rock that were bolted, then by the end of the decade longer slabs were being bolted at Gibraltar Rock. The early 90’s were probably the heyday of climbing in the Porongurups. Castle Rock and Gibraltar Rock received a number of harder bolted lines thanks largely to the Masters.
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Castle Rock is a South facing turret of Sandstone that for many years represented how painfully close, yet far away ‘Closed’ crags can be in the Chattanooga region. The obvious u-shaped cliff line overlooks the small town of Jasper, Tennessee and is located on private property. Thankfully, in 2005 the Southeastern Climber’s Coalition negotiated and signed a land-lease to access and climb on the cliffs at Castle Rock. The vertical style climbing gives the area a borderline adventure feel that is exacerbated by the big-air provided by the panoramic views of Sequatchie Valley that unfold below. The cliff provides a healthy mix of traditional & sport style lines, while the cliff’s South-facing aspect makes the area almost entirely a Fall to early Spring crag (with a few shaded exceptions).