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DC Memorial Boulder

W Virginia > New River Gorge… > Summersville (G… > Summersville Lake (main)

Description

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Huge boulder with overhanging (30-45 degrees) powerful climbs that are exciting and short.

A couple of unfinished projects still remain on this boulder.

Climbs range from 11a to 13a/b

In the most recent Cater guidebook he made a mistake in describing the DC memorial boulder...There is no route #37(project), routes 38+39+40 are on the main face, #41 is the 12a around the corner.

Getting There

After coming down the ladders follow the cliff east (left) it s the giant boulder in front of you!

Routes from Left to Right

5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 1
● Quarrymen's Hands
Sport
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
 2
● Power Outage
Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 27
● Climb On
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 12
● Spider Needs a Thesaurus (Dinosa…
Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 10
● Angle of Attack
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b V5 6C
 106
● Animal Logic
Sport, Boulder
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
 2
● Skinny Legs
Sport
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
 8
● Pro-Vision
Sport
5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a
 11
● Vaseline Vision
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 86
● Delayed Stress Syndrome
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 103
● Process of Elimination
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 14
● The Route of All Evil
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 18
● Psycho Babble
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 1
● La La Land
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Quarrymen's Hands
 1
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
● Power Outage
 2
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b Sport
● Climb On
 27
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
● Spider Needs a Thesaurus (D…
 12
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
● Angle of Attack
 10
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
● Animal Logic
 106
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b V5 6C Sport, Boulder
● Skinny Legs
 2
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c Sport
● Pro-Vision
 8
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c Sport
● Vaseline Vision
 11
5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a Sport
● Delayed Stress Syndrome
 86
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
● Process of Elimination
 103
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
● The Route of All Evil
 14
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
● Psycho Babble
 18
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
● La La Land
 1
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport

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The hidden gem
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No name route on the back of DC
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DC Memorial Boulder
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Good place to take shelter
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DC Memorial Boulder
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The Boulder, looking back towards the ladder.
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Comments [Hide ALL Comments]

Hillbill
Indianapolis
[Hide Comment] There is a really fun 5.10b on the backside of the DC boulder. It was in the 2010 guidebook labeled as unnamed with no stars. We had a blast knocking off some moss and figuring out the moves. Very cool movement the whole way and great oppurtunity for pictures. Aug 19, 2014
Rob Jarvis
[Hide Comment] Who/what is DC? Nov 14, 2023
Bill Flaherty
San Diego, CA
[Hide Comment] DC stands for NRG climber Doug Cosby. He did the first ascents of 5 lines up to 12c on this boulder in 1991. He also did the D.C. Memorial Face at Tan Wall in the Meadow. Nov 14, 2023