Zipper, The

Located in the Chattahoochee River Park in north Atlanta just minutes from the parking lot is a large boulder/small cliff with a 15 foot splitter roof crack. The Zipper was long known as a good place to practice aid climbing, and aid climbing is were it received it's name. The story is someone was aiding the Zipper on all passive gear when a piece popped and started a zipper effect dumping the leader in the dirt. Many free climbers over the years have taken a stab at the Zipper including Chris Watford, Jeff Scully, Phil Fisher, and Robyn Erbesfield who made it to the lip. It didn't see a complete free ascent until 1985 by Rob Robinson. There is also a traverse and some drop off boulder problems on the left and right of the formation.