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Fern Buttress Area 


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Description 

This area is actually a way of denoting a larger group of areas that lie mostly west of Fern Creek and go almost all the way to Bridge Buttress.

This Area doesn't dry as fast as the rest of the cliffs on Endless Wall due to its very shaded nature. Try Diamond Point Area routes if it may be a wet day.


Getting There 

Use Fern Point ladder; accessible from Fern Point trailhead.

Alternatively, and preferably, most folks park near the bridge and hike east away from Bridge Buttress, you'll see a trail but no cliff, no worries it'll find ya!


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Fern Buttress Area:
Beam Me Up Scotty   5.7     TR, 1 pitch, 40 feet   Star Trek Wall
Hysteria   5.8     Trad, 1 pitch, 60 feet   Orchard Wall
Two Bag Face   5.9 R     Trad, 1 pitch, 80 feet   Workmens Buttress
Ritz Cracker   5.9     Trad, 2 pitches, 90 feet   Orchard Wall
Fragile Ego System   5.10a     Sport, 1 pitch, 70 feet   Gonad Wall
Anal Clenching Adventures   5.10a     Trad, 1 pitch, 45 feet   Orchard Wall
Triple Treat   5.10a     Trad, 70 feet   Orchard Wall
Crescenta   5.10a     Trad, 1 pitch, 90 feet   Orchard Wall
Two-Tone Arete   5.10b     Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet   Gonad Wall
Springboard   5.10b     Trad, 70 feet   Orchard Wall
Spiderwalk   5.10c     Trad, 1 pitch, 55 feet   Monolith Wall
Bisect   5.10c     Trad, 1 pitch, 45 feet   Orchard Wall
Shiney Faces   5.10+     Trad   Orchard Wall
Wild Seed   5.11a     Sport, 70 feet   Gonad Wall
Mega Jug   5.11b     Sport, 1 pitch, 40 feet   Armed Forces Area
Grand Space   5.11b     Trad, 1 pitch, 100 feet   Orchard Wall
Muscle Belly   5.11c     Sport, 1 pitch, 50 feet   Gonad Wall
Fly Girls   5.12a     Sport, 60 feet   Gonad Wall
Fall Line   5.12b     Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet   Fern Creek Falls
Portly Gentleman's Route   5.12c     Trad, 1 pitch, 70 feet   Orchard Wall
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Featured Route For Fern Buttress Area
Petey G. on the Orchard Wall classic Springboard.

Springboard 5.10b  WV : New River Gorge : ... : Orchard Wall
Prefectly Plumline.Prefect hand-crack. Takes great gear, doesn't wander at all, don't need to extend anything, and it'll make you work until the top.Awesome tick. This climb gets led frequently....[more]   Browse More Classics in WV


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By Jeremy Steck
From: Salt Lake City, UT
Jun 8, 2008

If you are trying to decide which approach to take for this area, consider the Orchard Wall as your point of reference. If you plan to climb at the Orchard Wall or to the west(downstream), approach from the west side. If you plan to climb anything east of the Orchard wall, try the approach from Fern Point. Those with dogs prefer the west approach because there are no ladders to descend.

By Mike Anderson
From: Dayton, OH
Apr 9, 2011

Why so many sub areas? This is irritating!

By Brandy Walters
Jun 13, 2012

I agree with the sub area comment. It wouldn't be as bad if they were in sequence instead of alphabetic order. I don't have my guidebook with me at the moment so I'm trying to figure out which routes are in my range and near each other.