Fox Mountain Guides and Climbing School

The climbing areas of Looking Glass Rock including Cedar Rock, Pilot Rock (not to be confused with Pilot Mountain!) are located just minutes from our headquarters in Pisgah Forest near Brevard just 30 minutes Southwest of Asheville (10 mins from Asheville Airport AVL), North Carolina. This is our base and of course our most popular destination for climbing year round. All ability levels from beginner to advanced/expert climbers will find excellent and challenging  climbing in this amazing area.

At this location we have our offices, custom built classroom and ‘workshop’ to teach classes in inclement weather. We also have a fully stocked Climbing Equipment store ‘Guides Gear Outfitters’, and if we don’t stock an item our friends down the road at Looking Glass Outfitters will hopefully have what you need. We have drinks and snacks for sale as well as bathrooms, climbing book library and high speed WiFi at this location.

• Area Ideal For: First timers through advanced climbers. Good for groups
• Types of Climbs: Single Pitch/Top Roping (first time climbers) to Multipitch (intermediate/advanced) and aid climbing available at these areas
• Grades Available: 5.3 (first time/kids) to 5.12 (advanced)
• Approach Hike: 15 minutes – 35 minutes depending on the area

Area Notes:

• Incredible views of the Pisgah National Forest and the Blue Ridge Parkway.
• We offer half day (4hrs) and full day (8hrs) at this location. Multi day trips, including overnights on the rock/portalegde available at Looking Glass Rock on the North face aid routes!
• All climbing types available here from slab routes to steep face and crack climbing.
• Close to our central offices and climbing store. This is the main area we guide in daily, 12 months of the year.

Driving Directions

For Looking Glass Rock areas, Whitesides, Laurel Knob, HWY 215, unless otherwise arranged you will meet your instructor/guide at our head offices and shop,3228 Asheville Hwy, Pisgah Forest, NC 28768. The shop is the blue building located on the corner of Asheville Hwy (Hwy 280) and Capps Road. If you are on Asheville Hwy coming from I-26 (past Asheville Airport) the shop will be on your left, if you are traveling from Brevard it will be on your right. There is a large sign outside the shop with the FMG logo and text "Rock Climbing School".

Note for GPS Navigation Systems

If you will be using a GPS Navigation System the local addresses have been updated by 911 (back in 2006) but the major map databases have not. Our physical location on the corner of Asheville Hwy and Caps Rd is actually '700' Asheville Hwy on a GPS. So if you are using a GPS please type in ‘700 Asheville HWY’ and not ‘3228 Asheville HWY’ or else you will end up about a mile down the road!

You can use the Google Map program below to get directions to the meeting location from wherever you are!

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