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Classic Climbs for New River Gorge Proper

Mountain Project's determination of the most popular, highly-rated routes.

V6 7A
 67
Slopers Malone
Boulder
V7 7A+
 56
1,2 Punch
Boulder
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 516
Geisha Girl
Sport
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 577
Mrs. Field's Follies
Sport
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 310
Fantasy
Trad 2 pitches
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 147
Management Wore Masks
Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 516
New Yosemite
Trad, TR
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 82
Smooth Operator
Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 175
Fool Effect
Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 154
Ritz Cracker
Trad 2 pitches
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R
 121
Two Bag Face
Trad
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
 360
Four Sheets to the Wind
Trad
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
 652
Flight of the Gumby
Sport
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
 198
Super Crack
Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 244
The Entertainer
Trad, TR
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a R
 123
Angel's Arete
Trad, TR
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 119
The Tree Route
Trad, TR
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 662
The Rico Suave Arete aka Rico Suave
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 227
Black and Tan
Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 48
Crescenta
Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 270
Cottonmouth
Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 318
Strike A Scowl
Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 138
Springboard
Trad
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 183
Burning Calves
Trad
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 108
Wham Bam Thanks for the Jam
Trad
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 148
Remission
Trad
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 163
Party in My Mind
Trad
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 68
Rod Serling Crack
Trad
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 425
Decameron, The
Sport
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
 71
Triple Treat
Trad
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 64
The Undeserved
Trad
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 177
Rapscallion's Blues
Trad
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 334
Kinesthetica
Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 74
Can I Do It Till I Need Glasses
Trad
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 98
Fairtracer
Trad
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 82
Handsome and Well-Hung
Trad
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 109
Mellifluus
Trad
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 73
Stuck In Another Dimension
Trad
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 49
Linear Encounters
Trad
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 95
Raging Waters
Trad
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 168
Wild Seed
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 452
Legacy
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 202
G-String
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 56
The Shining
Trad
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 252
Discombobulated
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 30
Chasin' the Wind
Trad 2 pitches
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 23
Welcome to Beauty
Trad
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 64
Marionette
Trad, TR
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 78
Leave it to Jesus
Trad
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 187
Sancho Belige
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 272
Aesthetica
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 266
Scenic Adult
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 215
Tony the Tiger
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 84
Tit Speed
Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 30
Agent Orange
Trad
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 66
Flash Point
Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 143
Disturbance
Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 198
Out of the Bag
Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 71
Magnatude
Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 66
Michelin Man
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 43
Team Machine
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 153
Freaky Stylee
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 206
Psycho Wrangler
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 76
Hellbound for Glory
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 131
Preparation H
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 295
Lost Souls
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 26
Concertina
Sport
5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a
 38
Unbroken Chain
Sport
5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a
 107
Dining at the Altar
Sport
5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a
 143
Bullet the New Sky
Sport
5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a
 116
New World Order
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 60
Jesus and Tequila
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 61
Blackhappy
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 75
Fall Line
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 156
Thunderstruck
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 43
Intergalactic Orcas
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 42
Gift of Grace, The
Sport
5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b
 51
Chunky Monkey
Sport
5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b
 26
Thieves in the Temple
Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 60
Sloth
Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 40
[Redacted]
Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 84
Finders Keepers
Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 40
Green Envy
Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 14
Gun Club
Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 92
Pettifogger
Sport
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
 66
Lactic Acid Bath
Sport
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
 81
Slash and Burn
Sport
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
 29
Pudd's Pretty Dress
Sport
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
 31
Devil Doll
Sport
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
 17
Welcome to Conditioning
Sport
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
 13
Sanctified
Sport
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
 39
Blood Raid (TEMPORARILY CLOSED)
Sport
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
 26
Dial 911
Sport
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
 29
Quinsana Plus
Sport
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
 23
Black Rider (aka Pocket Route)
Sport
5.13a/b 8a 29 IX+ 29 E7 6c
 37
Skylore Engine
Sport
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
 8
Confirmation
Sport
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
 17
Fuel Injector
Sport
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
 10
Just Send It
Sport
5.14a 8b+ 32 X+ 32 E8 7a
 15
Proper Soul
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Slopers Malone Lower New River… > Cotton Bottom > Malone Boulder
 67
V6 7A Boulder
1,2 Punch Sunshine Boulders > 1, 2 Punch Boulder
 56
V7 7A+ Boulder
Geisha Girl Bubba City > 01. Sandstonia
 516
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport
Mrs. Field's Follies Bubba City > 01. Sandstonia
 577
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport
Fantasy Endless Wall > M) Fantasy Area
 310
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad 2 pitches
Management Wore Masks Cotton Hill > Cotton Club
 147
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport
New Yosemite Junkyard Area > Junkyard Wall
 516
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad, TR
Smooth Operator Endless Wall > B) Party Buttress
 82
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
Fool Effect Endless Wall > E) Kaymoor Slabs
 175
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
Ritz Cracker Fern Buttress > 8) Ritz Cracker Area
 154
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad 2 pitches
Two Bag Face Fern Buttress > 3) Workmen's Buttress
 121
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R Trad
Four Sheets to the Wind Junkyard Area > Junkyard Wall
 360
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Trad
Flight of the Gumby Kaymoor > 6. Butcher's Branch
 652
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Sport
Super Crack Beauty Mountain > 7) Thunder Buttress
 198
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Trad
The Entertainer Junkyard Area > Junkyard Wall
 244
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad, TR
Angel's Arete Bridge Area > 2 Bridge Buttress
 123
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a R Trad, TR
The Tree Route Bridge Area > 2 Bridge Buttress
 119
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad, TR
The Rico Suave Arete aka Ri… Kaymoor > 3. Rico Suave Buttress
 662
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
Black and Tan Endless Wall > M) Fantasy Area
 227
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
Crescenta Fern Buttress > 8) Ritz Cracker Area
 48
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
Cottonmouth Cotton Hill > Cotton Top
 270
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
Strike A Scowl Endless Wall > G) Diamond Point
 318
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
Springboard Fern Buttress > 7) Orchard Wall
 138
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad
Burning Calves Beauty Mountain > 5) Burning Buttress
 183
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad
Wham Bam Thanks for the Jam Beauty Mountain > 5) Burning Buttress
 108
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad
Remission Endless Wall > G) Diamond Point
 148
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad
Party in My Mind Endless Wall > B) Party Buttress
 163
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad
Rod Serling Crack Beauty Mountain > 5) Burning Buttress
 68
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad
Decameron, The Bubba City > 01. Sandstonia
 425
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
Triple Treat Fern Buttress > 7) Orchard Wall
 71
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad
The Undeserved Endless Wall > N) The Undeserved Area
 64
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad
Rapscallion's Blues Junkyard Area > Junkyard Wall
 177
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad
Kinesthetica Bubba City > 01. Sandstonia
 334
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
Can I Do It Till I Need Gla… Endless Wall > G) Diamond Point
 74
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad
Fairtracer Kaymoor > 7. Seven Eleven Wall
 98
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Trad
Handsome and Well-Hung Bridge Area > 2 Bridge Buttress
 82
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad
Mellifluus Endless Wall > A) Fern Point
 109
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad
Stuck In Another Dimension Junkyard Area > Junkyard Wall
 73
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad
Linear Encounters Endless Wall > A) Fern Point
 49
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad
Raging Waters Endless Wall > G) Diamond Point
 95
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad
Wild Seed Fern Buttress > 5) Wild Seed Area
 168
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Legacy Endless Wall > J) Snake Buttress
 452
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
G-String Bubba City > 01. Sandstonia
 202
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
The Shining Kaymoor > 5. White Wall
 56
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad
Discombobulated Endless Wall > J) Snake Buttress
 252
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Chasin' the Wind Beauty Mountain > 6) Middle Beauty
 30
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Trad 2 pitches
Welcome to Beauty Beauty Mountain > 8) Ram's Head
 23
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Trad
Marionette Bridge Area > 2 Bridge Buttress
 64
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Trad, TR
Leave it to Jesus Endless Wall > G) Diamond Point
 78
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Trad
Sancho Belige Kaymoor > 6. Butcher's Branch
 187
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Aesthetica Endless Wall > M) Fantasy Area
 272
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Scenic Adult Kaymoor > 7. Seven Eleven Wall
 266
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Tony the Tiger Kaymoor > 7. Seven Eleven Wall
 215
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Tit Speed Kaymoor > 7. Seven Eleven Wall
 84
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Agent Orange Bridge Area > 3 Maranatha Area
 30
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Trad
Flash Point Endless Wall > F) Flash Point Area
 66
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
Disturbance Beauty Mountain > [Redacted]
 143
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
Out of the Bag Kaymoor > 3. Rico Suave Buttress
 198
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
Magnatude Kaymoor > 2. First Buttress
 71
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
Michelin Man Bubba City > 08. Ames Wall
 66
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
Team Machine Bridge Area > 2 Bridge Buttress
 43
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Freaky Stylee Endless Wall > B) Party Buttress
 153
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Psycho Wrangler Cotton Hill > Cotton Top
 206
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Hellbound for Glory Endless Wall > H) Hellbound Area
 76
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Preparation H Kaymoor > 3. Rico Suave Buttress
 131
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Lost Souls Kaymoor > 6. Butcher's Branch
 295
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Concertina Beauty Mountain > 7) Thunder Buttress
 26
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Unbroken Chain Sunshine Buttress
 38
5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a Sport
Dining at the Altar Kaymoor > 5. White Wall
 107
5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a Sport
Bullet the New Sky Endless Wall > J) Snake Buttress
 143
5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a Sport
New World Order Endless Wall > J) Snake Buttress
 116
5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a Sport
Jesus and Tequila Endless Wall > I) Honeymooner's Area
 60
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Blackhappy Endless Wall > M) Fantasy Area
 61
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Fall Line Fern Buttress > 9a) Fern Creek Falls
 75
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Thunderstruck Kaymoor > 5. White Wall
 156
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Intergalactic Orcas Cotton Hill > Cotton Top
 43
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Gift of Grace, The Endless Wall > G) Diamond Point
 42
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Chunky Monkey Beauty Mountain > 3) The Brain
 51
5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b Sport
Thieves in the Temple Fern Buttress > 6) Thieves Area
 26
5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b Sport
Sloth Endless Wall > R) The Cirque
 60
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
[Redacted] Kaymoor > 1. The Hole
 40
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
Finders Keepers Endless Wall > R) The Cirque
 84
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
Green Envy Beauty Mountain > [Redacted]
 40
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
Gun Club Beauty Mountain > 7) Thunder Buttress
 14
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
Pettifogger Kaymoor > 5. White Wall
 92
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
Lactic Acid Bath Kaymoor > 1. The Hole
 66
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b Sport
Slash and Burn Kaymoor > 7. Seven Eleven Wall
 81
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b Sport
Pudd's Pretty Dress Endless Wall > E) Kaymoor Slabs
 29
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b Sport
Devil Doll Kaymoor > 1. The Hole
 31
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b Sport
Welcome to Conditioning Fern Buttress > 4) Just Send It Wall
 17
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b Sport
Sanctified Kaymoor > 2. First Buttress
 13
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b Sport
Blood Raid (TEMPORARILY CLO… Kaymoor > 1. The Hole
 39
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c Sport
Dial 911 Endless Wall > J) Snake Buttress
 26
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c Sport
Quinsana Plus Endless Wall > I) Honeymooner's Area
 29
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c Sport
Black Rider (aka Pocket Route) Endless Wall > J) Snake Buttress
 23
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c Sport
Skylore Engine Endless Wall > R) The Cirque
 37
5.13a/b 8a 29 IX+ 29 E7 6c Sport
Confirmation Endless Wall > J) Snake Buttress
 8
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c Sport
Fuel Injector Kaymoor > 7. Seven Eleven Wall
 17
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c Sport
Just Send It Fern Buttress > 4) Just Send It Wall
 10
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c Sport
Proper Soul Endless Wall > R) The Cirque
 15
5.14a 8b+ 32 X+ 32 E8 7a Sport

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