North Carolina · Bouldering · Burnsville

Down-climb Slip-and-slide

One of eight problems at Wall-K in the Park, at the lower end of the crag's grade range.

V1
grade
Bouldering Pads
style

Best time to visit Down-climb Slip-and-slide

Best months: March–June and September–November. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.

  1. Jan

    49° / 27°

    10 wet · 1 snow

  2. Feb

    53° / 30°

    9 wet

  3. Mar

    60° / 36°

    11 wet

  4. Apr

    70° / 45°

    10 wet

  5. May

    77° / 54°

    11 wet

  6. Jun

    84° / 63°

    12 wet

  7. Jul

    88° / 67°

    12 wet

  8. Aug

    86° / 65°

    12 wet

  9. Sep

    80° / 59°

    9 wet

  10. Oct

    71° / 46°

    8 wet

  11. Nov

    61° / 36°

    8 wet

  12. Dec

    52° / 30°

    10 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Lenoir, NC, 1.2 mi away at 1,155 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

One of eight boulder problems catalogued at Wall-K in the Park, Northern Mountains Region, this climb sits at the lower end of the grade range established at the crag.

Keep exploring — more climbs worth the drive

Hawksbill MtnPhoto: npdoty, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)

Hawksbill Mtn

~34 min drive

North Carolina mountain crag with varied climbing on natural rock.

Conley CovePhoto: LetTheCardsFall, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)

Conley Cove

~35 min drive

Conley Cove in North Carolina has 7 climbing routes with 5 difficulty grades.

Henson Creek CanyonPhoto: LetTheCardsFall, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)

Henson Creek Canyon

~35 min drive

Henson Creek Canyon in North Carolina has 5 mixed and trad climbing routes across 4 grades.

Table RockPhoto: LetTheCardsFall, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)

Table Rock

~35 min drive

Table Rock in North Carolina has 63 climbing routes on mixed, sport, and trad.

Main WallPhoto: npdoty, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)

Main Wall

~35 min drive

Main Wall in North Carolina has 6 traditional climbing routes across 5 grades.

Middle HawksbillPhoto: npdoty, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)

Middle Hawksbill

~35 min drive

Middle Hawksbill in North Carolina has 29 climbing routes across 24 difficulty grades, offering mixed, sport, and trad climbing.

Lower HawksbillPhoto: npdoty, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)

Lower Hawksbill

~35 min drive

Lower Hawksbill in North Carolina has 18 routes across 11 grades, offering mixed and traditional climbing.

Sunken TreasurePhoto: pmuellr, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)

Sunken Treasure

~35 min drive

Sunken Treasure in North Carolina has 12 climbing routes with 9 difficulty grades, offering mixed, sport, and trad styles.

Linville Gorge BoulderingPhoto: chascow, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)

Linville Gorge Bouldering

~35 min drive

Linville Gorge Bouldering in North Carolina has 7 routes with 7 difficulty grades.

Linville River CragPhoto: chascow, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)

Linville River Crag

~36 min drive

Linville River Crag in North Carolina has 21 climbing routes.