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Third Buttress Rock Climbing

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Routes in 4. Third Buttress

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	17 Chicks S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	17 Chicks underpants V4-5 6B+
	Alleluja S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Antofil S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Baron Von Sauerkraut S 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
	Beer Pressure S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Bittersweet S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	Boffedes V6 7A
	Bring Your Nuts T 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b PG13
	Coffindaffer's Dream S 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
	Dean's Route S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Dear Hunter S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Dracula’s Tooth S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Dragon's Tooth S 5.12c/d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
	First, Last, and Always S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Flying Turkey T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Forrest Dump S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Gary's Route S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Half Mast S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Happy Flying T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Happy Sexgiving S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Italiano Vero S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Joli Goes to Zermont S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	King Lichen Me S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Kosmology S 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Kurt Albert Gedächtnisweg S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	La Senora No Contenta S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Lieutenant Tomek S 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Line of Demarcation T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Meatball (aka. Mr. Ugly aka. Coloring Book) S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Meathead S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Minatori S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Minimax S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Moselstraße 7 S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Mr. Cute S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Pondel T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Powerbar Power S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Prow, The S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Raggin' Tail S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Rocambole S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Rrugë Të Pista S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Shaken Not Stirred S 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
	Skull In Hole S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Starry S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Strip Tease S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Supermoon S 5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Telexpress S 5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Thrill in the Ville S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Tita S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Tsunami Bob S 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
	Unnamed S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Up the Wizard's Sleeve S 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Vanished S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Wanderer, The S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b

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Access Issue: Private Property - Access Closed Details

The Meadow River is almost entirely private property and mostly CLOSED to climbing, EXCEPT Lower Meadow routes and boulders and Meadow Top boulders. The only public land, part of the Gauley River National Recreation Area, is far downstream and has no good access without crossing over closed private property.

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Description

The Third Buttress is home to many unique routes. Most are fairly long for this area and many have awesome roofs!

Getting There

The approach for the Third Buttress is essentially the same as for the 1st Buttress. Follow the old railbed upstream along the Meadow River. After about 10-15 minutes, you will find the cairns and path that lead uphill to the 1st Buttress. Continue along the railbed, passing a creepy shack on the right side of the road. Once you see this, continue a bit further and look for a set of cairns on the left at a path that heads uphill. Follow this path until you reach the cliff. The path should put you at the base of Meathead, 5.11c sport.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Third Buttress

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

5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 194 ● King Lichen Me Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 119 ● Alleluja Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 195 ● Mr. Cute Sport
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c 404 ● Coffindaffer's Dream Sport
5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 191 ● Supermoon Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 101 ● Meathead Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 134 ● Vanished Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 184 ● Skull In Hole Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 304 ● Starry Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 87 ● Strip Tease Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 71 ● First, Last, and Always Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 30 ● Beer Pressure Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b 69 ● The Prow Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b 55 ● Half Mast Sport
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c 15 ● Bittersweet Sport