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DescriptionThis area is the hard-body hangout. Getting ThereFrom the ladders follow the cliffline to climber's left past Perot Wall and you will find yourself under a large roof system, welcome. The ClassicsMountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for The Colosseum:
Reckless Abandon 5.12b Sport, 1 pitch, 70 feet
Tobacco Road 5.12b/c Sport, 100 feet
Apollo Reed 5.13a Sport, 1 pitch, 90 feet
Pod 5.13b Sport, 1 pitch, 70 feet
Featured Route For The Colosseum
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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