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Parlier on "Inglorious Bastards" FA, 2012.

Description 

The Cascades Recreational Area has a number of quality bouldering opportunities that are easily accessible and within a close proximity (approximately 30min) from Virginia Tech's campus.

The climbing at the Cascades is mostly sandstone. Nice slopers, pinches, and a few small crimps can be found here. In the cooler months the friction is hard to match. There are slabs, vertical faces, pumpy roofs, steep inclines, and attractive stream-side boulders to choose from.

Check out this cool sampler Travis Melin has put together showing a few fun problems you can find here at the 'scades!

Getting There 

Take exit 118 I-81 north on US-460, making
sure to use the bypasses around Christiansburg
and Blacksburg. After 26.6 miles turn right
on Cascade Dr (SR-T623) in Pembroke.
The entrance is in 3.3 miles.

The Classics

Featured Route For Cascades Bouldering

Title Fight V5  VA : Cascades Bouldering : ... : Title Fight Boulder

I try not to give many 4 star ratings, but in my opinion this line deserves every one of them.What is involved in this one? Sloper, heelhook, sidepulls, compression, crimps, a few big moves, and jugs. Full value boulder problem!Stand start in the middle of the main downhill face on the lowest good jug ledge. Trend right and up through the slopey rail, into a few smaller holds to gain the nice, biggie-sized jug hold up and further right. Make a satisfying big move up to the high ledge to gain the...[more]   Browse More Classics in VA

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Sometimes the falls freeze... Awesome photo! Fro...	"Space Invaders", Cascades, VA	Threat Level Midnight, Cascades, VA
Kevin Kelly on "Side Show"	Aaron James Parlier on "Top Ramen"	Kevin Kelly on "Light Show"
Aaron James Parlier on "Golightly"	Aaron James Parlier on "Lights Out"	Kevin Kelly on "Block Party"
Aaron James Parlier on the FA of "Don't Go Chasing...	This was an old stone bridge until a massive flood...	Taken from the first bridge about a 1 minute hike ...
A nice photo of the falls from: 2.bp.blogspot.com	A beautiful shot of the stonework that was done to...	"Inglorious Bastards" and some invasive Mustard Ga...
"Inglorious", Cascades, VA