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Submitted By: Ladd Raine on Apr 11, 2007
Administrator: Ladd Raine
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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).



Featured Route For The Cirque
Stefan Glowacz looking super calm and collected on Brian McCrays masterpiece, Ride The Lightning. This was Stefans' first trip to the NRG. He didn't pull of the send due to wet holds under the roof. But he did manage to onsight Apollo Reed, repoint The Pod, and almost onsight B.C. One of the most brilliant, and graceful rock climbers I have ever seen.

Ride The Lightning 5.13b/c  West Virginia : New River Gorge : The Cirque
Get ready for some real climbing on this one. Start climbing up the extremely thin, steep face until you reach the huge roof. At the roof start surfin out left doing underclings, hand jams, and even some chimney moves. This route literally has it all. Use a sixty meter rope....[more]