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The Bridge Area Crags

Submitted By: Ladd Raine on May 2, 2007
Administrator: Ladd Raine
Latitude: 38.0708  Longitude: -81.0818 
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The NRG Bridge. Climbing surrounds this obvious la...


Description 

Most instant satisfaction crags in the New River Gorge. Also, this area was among the first developed by early New River Gorge climbers. Many Climbers planning a day out will start off meeting here, then make plans.

Some great rainy day routes can be found here as the all of the crags have a southern aspect.

Collection of Crags from just east of the Bridge to the Pinnacle that lies just east of Junk Yard Wall. These crags are usually lumped together because of their shared parking and access points.

Classics include: Easily Flakey(5.6), Zag(5.8), Chockstone(5.9), Jaws(5.9), Handsome and Well-Hung (5.11a), Englishman's Crack(5.11b), Let the Wind Blow(5.12a), Bio-Diesel(5.13-)


Getting There 

Park at obvious pullout under the New River Gorge Bridge (heading north on rt 19 take three rights after crossing Bridge)


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for The Bridge Area Crags:
Horton's Tree   5.7     Trad, 1 pitch, 30 feet   Bridge Buttress
Where Real Men Dare   5.8     Trad, 70 feet   South Bridge Area
Zag   5.8     Trad, TR   Bridge Buttress
Your Mother...   5.9     Trad, 1 pitch, 50 feet   South Bridge Area
Layback   5.9+     Trad, 1 pitch   Bridge Buttress
Jaws   5.9+     Trad, TR, 1 pitch, 70 feet   Bridge Buttress
Chockstone   5.9+     Trad, TR, 1 pitch, 80 feet   Bridge Buttress
Gemini Crack - Rt.   5.10a     Trad, 1 pitch, 50 feet   South Bridge Area
Angel's Arete   5.10a R     Trad, TR, 70 feet   Bridge Buttress
The Tree Route   5.10a     Trad, TR, 85 feet   Bridge Buttress
Labor Day   5.10     Trad, 2 pitches, 100 feet   Bridge Buttress
Underfling   5.10b/c     Trad, 75 feet   Bridge Buttress
Maranatha   5.10c     Trad, 1 pitch, 65 feet   South Bridge Area
Handsome and Well-Hung   5.11a     Trad, 1 pitch, 70 feet   Bridge Buttress
Englishman's Crack   5.11b     Trad, 1 pitch, 85 feet   Bridge Buttress
High Times   5.11     Trad   Bridge Buttress
Marionette   5.11c PG13     Trad, TR, 1 pitch, 80 feet   Bridge Buttress
Agent Orange   5.12a     Trad, 70 feet   South Bridge Area
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Featured Route For The Bridge Area Crags
Michael Martin pulling the mono divot crux on this classic slab line.

Team Machine 5.12a  WV : New River Gorge : ... : Bridge Buttress
Slab/arete route with varied climbing enjoyable for the taller climber with some considerable confidence pulling hard slab moves. Also, fingers/tnedons of steel would be helpful.The crux move is moving left off of a terrible mono divot with a very bad foot match.This is a great climb for the 5.12 experienced climber to enjoy! ...[more]   Browse More Classics in WV


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Bridge after the rain. Still from a video.

Bridge after the rain. Still from a video.