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New River Gorge Proper Rock Climbing

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Areas in New River Gorge Proper

Ambassador Buttress 9 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 9
Beauty Mountain 37 / 37 / 5 / 11 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 87
Bridge Area 59 / 13 / 12 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 76
Bubba City 31 / 116 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 147
Cotton Top 2 / 17 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 22
Domino Point 1 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2
Endless Wall 101 / 129 / 4 / 3 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 233
Fayette Station Boulders 0 / 0 / 0 / 8 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8
Fern Buttress 46 / 26 / 3 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 75
Hawk's Nest Dam 0 / 0 / 0 / 28 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 28
Interp Boulders 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1
Junkyard Area 42 / 1 / 10 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 45
Kaymoor 17 / 69 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 86
Keeney's Buttress 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2
Minden Boulders 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1
South Nuttall 9 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 14
Sunshine Boulders 0 / 0 / 0 / 8 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8
Sunshine Buttress 1 / 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7
Elevation: 1,779 ft
GPS: 38.078, -81.063 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Shared By: Ladd on Oct 10, 2007
Admins: Pnelson, Ladd, Shawn Heath, Vicki Schwantes, Jake Jones
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Description

This is the quintessential NRG area with varied climbing on all types of features. During the summer there are cooler crags such as Kaymoor, Sunshine, South Nuttal, and sometimes Beauty (depends on wall). The winter brings the cooler temps and crags like Endless that get full sun are prime. Welcome to the NRG.

Location

All of the crags surrounding Fayetteville inside the New River Gorge.

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Classic Climbing Routes at New River Gorge Proper

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 168
● Fantasy
Trad 2 pitches
Endless Wall > Fantasy Area
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
 203
● Four Sheets to the Wind
Trad
Junkyard Area > Junkyard Wall
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
 111
● Super Crack
Trad
Beauty Mtn > Thunder Buttress
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 129
● Black and Tan
Trad
Endless Wall > Fantasy Area
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 84
● Springboard
Trad
Fern Buttress > Orchard Wall
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 103
● Burning Calves
Trad
Beauty Mtn > Burning Buttress
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 82
● Party in My Mind
Trad
Endless Wall > Party Buttress
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 221
● Decameron, The
Sport
Bubba City > Sandstonia
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 95
● Rapscallion's Blues
Trad
Junkyard Area > Junkyard Wall
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 163
● Kinesthetica
Sport
Bubba City > Sandstonia
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 201
● Legacy
Sport
Endless Wall > Snake Buttress
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 134
● Aesthetica
Sport
Endless Wall > Fantasy Area
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 123
● Scenic Adult
Sport
Kaymoor > Seven Eleven Wall
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 92
● Psycho Wrangler
Sport
Cotton Top
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 128
● Lost Souls
Sport
Kaymoor > Butcher's Branch
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Fantasy Endless Wall > Fantasy Area
 168
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad 2 pitches
● Four Sheets to the Wind Junkyard Area > Junkyard Wall
 203
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Trad
● Super Crack Beauty Mtn > Thunder Buttress
 111
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Trad
● Black and Tan Endless Wall > Fantasy Area
 129
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
● Springboard Fern Buttress > Orchard Wall
 84
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad
● Burning Calves Beauty Mtn > Burning Buttress
 103
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad
● Party in My Mind Endless Wall > Party Buttress
 82
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad
● Decameron, The Bubba City > Sandstonia
 221
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
● Rapscallion's Blues Junkyard Area > Junkyard Wall
 95
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad
● Kinesthetica Bubba City > Sandstonia
 163
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
● Legacy Endless Wall > Snake Buttress
 201
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
● Aesthetica Endless Wall > Fantasy Area
 134
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
● Scenic Adult Kaymoor > Seven Eleven Wall
 123
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
● Psycho Wrangler Cotton Top
 92
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
● Lost Souls Kaymoor > Butcher's Branch
 128
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
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Endless Wall. Fall view from Kaymoor. October, 2001.
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TravisMelin
Portland, OR, Roanoke, VA L
TravisMelin   Portland, OR, Roanoke, VA L
So I just discovered roped soloing with a minitraxion... Anyone have any recommendations of routes with anchors right at the top of the cliffline that would be easy to fix by myself?
So far my list is Legacy, and the two routes (11a, 10a) just right of the honeymoon ladders.
Anyone wanna contribute to the list? Maybe the lines just left of jesus and tequila?? Aug 13, 2011
TravisMelin
Portland, OR, Roanoke, VA L
TravisMelin   Portland, OR, Roanoke, VA L
Ill add Sacrilege (12b), Raging Waters (11a), Fine motor control (12a), and Jesus and Tequila (12a). Though J&T wandered a bit and felt like it needed a few directionals for the overhang anyhow.

new world order and Bullet the new sky were no good. Anchors well below the top, and the top was sloping with loose rocks and pebbles.... Aug 17, 2011
katiepl87
katiepl87  
Is this area an okay place to bring dogs? Is it a hard place to access or just a simple trail? Apr 19, 2014
Jake Jones
Richmond, VA
Jake Jones   Richmond, VA  
NRG "proper" refers to rock on both the north and south sides of the New River. This includes many crags and sub areas. It's huge. We're talking miles and miles of cliff line. Probably the most difficult place for access concerning dogs is Endless Wall. It can be accessed only by steel ladders bolted in place, or via rappel. Other areas like Fern, Beauty Mtn, Kaymoor, Bubba City, etc. can be accessed by foot trail. If you're going to be there for a few days, stop by Waterstone (the local gear shop) and pick up a copy of Mike Williams' guidebook. It is very well done, very comprehensive and will answer any question (including this one) you could have about the area and also questions that you didn't have. A great investment and totally worth the price. Apr 19, 2014
Joseph DeGaetano
Fayetteville, WV
Joseph DeGaetano   Fayetteville, WV
This place sucks go bouldering at LRC instead. Or better yet, go to Nationals in SLC and have yourself a real climbing trip. Feb 7, 2018

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