This route features the same style as the rest of the Underworld at an easier grade.  Unfortunately, it likes to stay wet after rain for much longer than the rest of the crag.  If dry, it's really fun.

The Devil Wears Prana

Cerberus

Mark of the Beast

Tiers of Satan

The Dark Angel

The 8th Sin

Deal with the Devil (Open Project)

5.6 crack

Satan's Glory

Classic power-endurance climbing. Pull down hard through tiered roofs and a burly crux, then head right a few moves to the last fixed draw. Continue right to the face, easier but fun face to the anchors.

Equipped: Sachs/Miller

The first route you will walk up to or rappel over.  Climb a 3 bolts then clip the LONG (blue) draw down low from the jug sidepull. Pull a short boulder problem then make your way into the steep roof crack feature.  A tough clip brings you out the roof onto the upper face. Exit the roof and continue past several exciting moves to the ring anchor.

This route has great variety.  A crimpy face leads to a tough, steep roof. Sequential climbing on the headwall leads to pumpy jugs.  This route is fun and sustained with good flow on great rock. It has some technical steep face climbing, a bit atypical for the cliff.  A personal favorite.

This incredibly steep and unique route is a contender for one of the best sport routes in the High Country, and is perhaps the longest steep sport route in NC. Climb The 8th Sin for 4 bolts, then head right when the bolt lines split. Power your way out the awesome and cruxy sloping ramp. Clip the draw/chain combo then engage a tricky rightward traverse. Mantle into a pod below a roof and don't blow it on the crimps below the anchors. Are we still in Carolina?

The first of the newer lines put up at the Underworld. Climb four draws shared with Dark Angel (to long Grey fixed draw). Pull the sloper move then continue left to fixed chain draw. Mantle in style into a stance under the chain anchor (don't grab it!).

Hard start leads to great steep hauling but stay fresh because the real crux is up there. Probably solid 5.13. Stick clip frist bolt. The belayer usually stands on the flat ground a level below the start.

Equipped: Ben Sachs, Ben Fierman

If you scramble down the gully below The Underworld for ~200 feet, there's a right-angling crack on your right. I imagine this isn't an FA but figured would be fun to document here.

Want some of the best gorge exposure around? Climb the arete at the far left side of the Underworld. Enjoy the great movement as much as the view. Be careful walking out to it.

Note: Doug Reed didn't remember many details of the route or giving it a name.  Tim Larick called it Satan's Glory so that's what we went with.

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Routes in The Underworld