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06. Head Wall

W Virginia > New River Gorge… > New River Gorge… > Bubba City
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Description

This white and orange cliff makes up the best rock in Bubba City.

It is only a 15 min walk from Central Bubba access and there is a great selection of routes, both trad and sport.

The Classics Include Little Creatures(5.10d) and Masterpiece Theatre(5.12d/13a Sport).

Getting There

West of Central Bubba and Ames Wall.

Routes from Left to Right

5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 8
Stellar Idea
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 3
Coughing up Fleming
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 2
Put Up or Shut Up
Sport
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 35
Verde Suave
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 18
Tworgasaminimum
Trad
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 14
Little Creatures
Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 4
Take me to the River
Trad
5.12c/d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
 1
Dreams of White Horsts
Sport, TR
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
 93
Hubba Bubba
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 27
China Crisis
Sport, TR
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 5
Verde Bunyan
Sport
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 10
Sangre Verde
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 5
All Things Considered
Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 1
The Great White Shark
Sport
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
 8
Masterpiece Theatre
Sport
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 38
So Freakin' Fun
Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 15
Reaches From Hell
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 25
Skinhead Grin
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 1
Skinhead Sin
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 16
Feng Shui
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Stellar Idea
 8
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Coughing up Fleming
 3
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Put Up or Shut Up
 2
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Verde Suave
 35
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Sport
Tworgasaminimum
 18
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
Little Creatures
 14
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Trad
Take me to the River
 4
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
Dreams of White Horsts
 1
5.12c/d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b Sport, TR
Hubba Bubba
 93
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Sport
China Crisis
 27
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport, TR
Verde Bunyan
 5
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
Sangre Verde
 10
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport
All Things Considered
 5
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
The Great White Shark
 1
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
Masterpiece Theatre
 8
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b Sport
So Freakin' Fun
 38
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport
Reaches From Hell
 15
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
Skinhead Grin
 25
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Skinhead Sin
 1
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Feng Shui
 16
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport

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Jeremy Steck
Salt Lake City, UT
[Hide Comment] Some beta for getting to the Head Wall (as of 8/10): Park in the first Bubba City Parking area on the right side of the road. Cross the road and follow the trail to the power line. Continue down the power line and up a hill until you reach the Falls Creek Trail (Marked with blue hiker signs). Head left and continue to a paved road. (You can also shorten the approach by taking the first dirt road left as you head down the first power line hill. Follow this dirt road to the point where the dirt road meets the Falls Creek Trail at the paved road. The dirt road is marked with several yellow gas pipeline markers.) Cross the paved road and continue down the Falls Creek Trail passing a house to the right. When you reach a double track road, follow it right for a few minutes until you reach an overlook with a stone wall. Continue along the double track road, go left at an intersection, and look for a single track trail that heads down into the gulley to the left. Follow this trail to the base of the cliffs, the Head Wall is to the right (facing the river). Aug 22, 2010