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Beauty Mountain

Submitted By: Ladd Raine on Apr 11, 2007
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The view from beauty mtn. is beautiful.


Description 

Awesome place to climb.

Became popular in the early 1980s, as one of the original climbing destinations in the NRG.Located in the north portion of the gorge it faces south-west and it 3/4mi long and averages 60 to 120 feet tall. Beauty is best known for its crack, but over the past 10 years many hard sport lines have been established here.

Ram's Head is a beautiful scenic overlook that inspires visitors that aren't climber to do the 15 min hike(a long hike for the NRG) to get the awesome views of the Lower New River.


Getting There 

Contiue past Nuttal and keep driving until you get to smallest Post office you've ever seen, take right contiue for 5 min, turn left on small gravel near top of cliff, hike in


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Beauty Mountain:
Happy Hands   5.9     Trad, 80 feet   Burning Buttress
Super Crack   5.9+     Trad   Thunder Buttress
Mushrooms   5.10a     Trad, 1 pitch, 60 feet   Thunder Buttress
Brain Teasers   5.10a     Trad, 1 pitch, 70 feet   The Brain
Quick Robin, to the Batcrack!   5.10a     Trad, 1 pitch, 80 feet   Burning Buttress
Brain Tweezers   5.10b     Sport, 1 pitch, 60 feet   The Brain
Burning Calves   5.10b     Trad, 1 pitch, 90 feet   Burning Buttress
Rod Serling Crack   5.10b     Trad, 75 feet   Burning Buttress
Spiderwand   5.10b     Trad, 80 feet   Burning Buttress
Wham Bam Thanks for the Jam   5.10b     Trad, 70 feet   Burning Buttress
Chunky Munky   5.12b     Sport, 1 pitch, 70 feet   The Brain
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Featured Route For Beauty Mountain
Right Son of Thunder on a cool October day- classic!

Right Son of Thunder 5.11c  WV : New River Gorge : ... : Thunder Buttress
This route has excellent moves the whole way. The start is a bit tricky for the first 15 Ft. Small nuts protect the moves well. Continue up the crack on good locks until the crack peters out. Traverse slightly to the right, clip the bolt and make the reachy moves to positive holds (crux). Sticking the holds above the bolt is pretty exciting! ...[more]   Browse More Classics in WV


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By Brian Adzima
From: Boulder CO
May 18, 2007

Parking can be a pain here. If you get a spot think small and leave room for others.

By Ladd Raine
Administrator
From: Plymouth, NH
May 19, 2007

There is plenty of parking room nowaday on the gravel road, you might just have to walk 100ft farther. (oh gosh!)