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Finders Keepers 
Freedom Tree 
Graffiti 
Hasta La Vista 
Hourglass 
Live and Let Live 
Nag 
New Life 
Norse Code 
Power Lung 
Proper Soul 
Ride The Lightning 
Satanic Traverses 
Skylore Engine 
Sloth 
Superstition 
Trebuchet 
Warm-Up, The 

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Description 

Overhanging rock!! stays dry in the rain
Hope you can climb solid 5.12

There have been a couple of instances of the fixed draws/slings breaking here in he past few years, remember to inspect the gear, dont just clip it blindly.


Getting There 

Use Miners ladders (Cirque ladders).


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for The Cirque:
The Warm-Up   5.11a     Sport, 50 feet   
New Life   5.11b/c     Sport, 1 pitch, 85 feet   
Power Lung   5.11c     Sport, 1 pitch, 70 feet   
Hourglass   5.12a     Sport, 70 feet   
Graffiti   5.12a/b     Sport, 1 pitch, 60 feet   
Sloth   5.12c     Sport, 1 pitch, 70 feet   
Finders Keepers   5.12c     Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet   
Skylore Engine   5.13a     Sport, 95 feet   
Ride The Lightning   5.13b/c     Sport, 1 pitch, 90 feet   
Proper Soul   5.14a     Sport, 1 pitch, 100 feet   
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Featured Route For The Cirque
Skylore Engine approximately follows the red-dashed line.

Skylore Engine 5.13a  WV : New River Gorge : ... : The Cirque
Originally a two-pitch 5.12d ("Superstition"), this line was recently straightened with the addition of a few bolts, resulting in an epic line that climbs to the rim of the Cirque in one mega-pitch. Begin as for Superstition, with boulder moves up a shallow, featured corner. At the 2nd bolt, move right, passing an impressive protruding block. Make a rising traverse along big flat edges to reach the high sloping ledge and a no-hands stance. Sequential liebacking above the ledge leads to a ro...[more]   Browse More Classics in WV


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The Cirque, looking downstream

The Cirque, looking downstream