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L) Dr. Ruth's Big Buttress Rock Climbing

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Routes in L) Dr. Ruth's Big Buttress

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	Arms Control T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Between Coming and Going T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Crystal Vision T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a R
	Diddler, The T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Dr. Ruth's Variation T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Grafenburg Crack, The T 5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c
	Growing Hole, The S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Idiotsyncracies T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Recondite T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Technarete T 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
	Titan's Dice S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c

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Elevation:	1,881 ft	573 m
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Access Issue: NO DRONES ON NATIONAL PARKLANDS Details

All of the crags within the New River Gorge proper are on national parklands, and drone use is prohibited here. There has been some discussion about places to launch drones that are not on park property, and then flying them over the gorge. This is super poor form; don't do it. Park regulations prohibit all drone use over the boundaries without a permit.

Description

This Buttress holds a few of The Classic lines on endless wall in the 5.9-5.10 range including The Diddler, and The Graftenbeg Crack.

Getting There

From Snake Buttress head climber's right (upstream) about five minutes. Or, you can make the rappel into the Fantasy area and make a quick jaunt downstream.

11 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at L) Dr. Ruth's Big Buttress

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c 98 ● The Grafenburg Crack Trad
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b 38 ● Technarete Trad
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 42 ● The Diddler Trad
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 4 ● Idiotsyncracies Trad
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 16 ● Recondite Trad
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 10 ● Arms Control Trad
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 13 ● The Growing Hole Sport
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c 5 ● Titan's Dice Sport