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Fern Buttress Area

Submitted By: Ladd Raine on Apr 11, 2007
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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:
Anal Clenching Adventures   5.10a     Trad, 1 pitch, 45 feet   Orchard Wall
Crescenta   5.10a     Trad, 1 pitch, 90 feet   Orchard Wall
Triple Treat   5.10a     Trad, 70 feet   Orchard Wall
Two-Tone Arete   5.10b     Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet   Gonad Wall
Springboard   5.10b     Trad, 70 feet   Orchard Wall
Bisect   5.10c     Trad, 1 pitch, 45 feet   Orchard Wall
Wild Seed   5.11a     Sport, 70 feet   Gonad Wall
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Triple Treat 5.10a  WV : New River Gorge : ... : Orchard Wall
Three mini-roofs make this climb an ultra classic.Tape-up and start this climb off on a low roff, and contiue up to two more!Really a classic, I've yet to get it clean, super-pumpy to place pro....[more]   Browse More Classics in WV


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By Jeremy Steck
From: Pittsburgh, PA
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.