The Colosseum

Stil a ways to go...

Description 

This area is the hard-body hangout.

If you can climb mid 5.12 come on over and try out Reckless Abandon(5.12b/c) and Tobacco Road(5.12c) they are the warm-ups.

If you can climb 5.13 bring a patience partner and be prepared to hangdog your way up Apollo Reed(5.13a) or The Pod (5.13)

If you want a 5.14? FA come try out some of the equiped super-projects that have yet to go.

And for the rest of the non-mutants, there is also an awesome not-crowded swimming area right where the Reckless Abandon belay ledge is.

Getting There 

From the ladders follow the cliffline to climber's left past Perot Wall and you will find yourself under a large roof system, welcome.

The Classics

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Apollo Reed 5.13a  WV : New River Gorge : ... : The Colosseum

A classic jug haul. Some will argue the grade (ie they think it is soft, it may be only 12d but I give credit to Porter and honestly once you have any route dialed it does feel easier...) Tough crux at 2nd bolt with many different sequences, most people use a right knee bar to pull through. Grab anything smaller than a handful for the next 50 feet and look again...jugs abound. Pumpy redpoint crux above 8th bolt, then a fun roof....[more]   Browse More Classics in WV

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Pretty fall colors behind the Colosseum.

The very pretty wall that Still Life climbs, appar...