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BETA PHOTO: Meat of the climb

Description 

Wholly Moolly...

This cave is one of the biggest east of the Red River Gorge, Nearly 80 feet tall, 300ft wide and 200 ft deep.

The left side of this giant cave is the Classic line Narcissus. The rest of this cave I have not explored but the guidebook says it is filled with projects and some very hard very overhanging 5.13/5.14 lines.

Just outside the cave on the right side is also considered part of this area, it holds a few 5.8 climbs that are great warm-ups for Orange Oswald Wall.

Getting There 

Continue past The Long Wall and The Satisfaction Wall and you will reach the Narcissus Cave just before reaching Orange Oswald Wall.

The Classics

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Narcissus 5.12a  WV : New River Gorge : ... : Narcissus Cave

Description provided courtesy of Ladd Raine:A truly memorable and classic climb!Start in a short low angle dihedralthat has a crack that seeps forever after it rains. make a few moves into a no-hands rest, clip your bolt and start the pumpy section fo the climb, the rest of it! Using jugs, and big crimps make the traverse quickly clipping as you go. Breathe and then get ready for the meat of the route, make a long reach off of some crimps (shorter climbers sometimes dyno, sometimes use a bad int...[more]   Browse More Classics in WV

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Messn round	Great Lead climb !!	Great scenery.