Laesers & Andersons at Looking Glass, NC

This past weekend we met up with the Anderson family (Mike, Janelle, Lucas Danger and Axel Adventure who are currently stationed in Dayton, OH) in Brevard which lies in a rugged portion of southeastern North Carolina. Looking Glass is the main attraction there, or at least to us. It's a gorgeous granite dome with fantastic crack and slab climbing on three sides up to 500 feet or so. Mike and I had made two trips out here last summer and we super psyched to bring the fams out so that everyone could experience how nice it is. Clay Sykes, a transplanted PE from ATL, was gracious enough to let us stay in one of his awesome guest houses which made our stay even better —Thanks Clay!

Mike warming up on a fun 5.8 with a cruxy, slaby start

As you can see we weren't the only ones up there on this perfect splitter April day

Lucas givin' the thumbs up

Mike belaying Lucas on his biggest route yet

Layton starts up his best TR sesh ever

Lucas and Layton — partners in crime

Axel and Kestrel — having fun in the dirt

Hiking out

Mel with a passed out passenger

Waterfall at the trailhead

The Nose area of Looking Glass as seen from the road

Looking Glass as seen from another road to the south

Butterfly at Clay's house

North side of Looking Glass

Mike on the first pitch of Cornflake Crack (5.11). A 5 star classic, with beautiful climbing, possibly one of the best routes at Looking Glass and as good as any two pitch 5.11 trad climb anywhere.