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Sam's Throne & Surroundings Rock Climbing

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Areas in Sam's Throne & Surroundings

Candy Mountain 3 / 55 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 58

Candy Mountain Boulders 0 / 0 / 0 / 14 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 14

Cave Creek 23 / 51 / 1 / 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 79

Cave Creek Refuge Boulders (CCR) 0 / 0 / 0 / 28 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 28

Deliverance 8 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 9

Sam's Throne 164 / 86 / 13 / 22 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 260

Southern Cross Wall 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Southern Dynamics (candy Approach) 0 / 19 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 19

Valley of The Blind 14 / 21 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 33

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Elevation:	2,077 ft	633 m
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Overview

The true origin of Ozark climbing stems from this area. Aesthetically pleasing faces loom over an exposed ridge littered with beautiful pines below.

Sam's Throne is the patriarch to all climbing in Arkansas and still holds a truly classic ethic on how climbing is conducted in the area. Few sport lines exist here, however the ones that do are some of the best around.

To fill your sport climbing fix, one must travel to

Valley Of The Blind

An exposed valley of rock that hosts some of the best lines in the state.

Cave Creek

Cliff band on the opposite side of Sam's Throne that hosts many classics one one of the more aesthetic areas in the region.

Candy Mountain

An annex of the cave creek valley. Home to many tall and harder lines that will keep you coming back for more.

Getting There

Just south of Mt. Judea on HWY 123.

501 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Sam's Throne & Surroundings

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 201 ● Poison Ivy Trad Sam's Throne > 7. The Throne > Poison Ivy Wall
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 62 ● Silverfish Trad Sam's Throne > 2. The Outback > Seed Wall
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 69 ● Red Faced Lizard Sport Cave Creek > 06. Flat Fields Slab…
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 79 ● The Great Hog Farm Fire of '97 Sport Candy Mountain
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 106 ● Willy Wonka Sport Candy Mountain
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 61 ● Job 3:25 (aka No Fear) Sport Sam's Throne > 4. E Main Bluff > Chickenhead Wall
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 63 ● Processed Meat Sport Cave Creek > 09. Meat Walls
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b PG13 39 ● Windy Armbuster Trad Sam's Throne > 4. E Main Bluff > Chickenhead Wall
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 107 ● Gracious Grant Sport Candy Mountain
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 112 ● Dead Dog Sport Sam's Throne > 4. E Main Bluff > Dead Dog & Energamata…
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 61 ● Wizard and Glass Sport Candy Mountain
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 75 ● Achilles Heel Sport Candy Mountain
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 32 ● Painted Warrior Sport Valley of The B… > Valley of The Blind
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 45 ● Flying Elvis Sport Cave Creek > 04. Brick Attack Area
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 55 ● Brick Attack Sport Cave Creek > 04. Brick Attack Area