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Southwest Virginia (Appalachia) Climbing

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Areas in Southwest Virginia (Appalachia)

Appalachia 0 / 14 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 15

Atkins Bouldering 1 / 0 / 1 / 120 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 122

Blacksburg Vicinity 8 / 0 / 3 / 245 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 253

Bluefield Boulders 0 / 0 / 0 / 192 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 192

Breaks Interstate Park 111 / 319 / 4 / 13 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 442

Burkes Garden 3 / 0 / 1 / 16 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 19

Devil's Marbleyard 2 / 0 / 0 / 22 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 24

Explore Park 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Grayson County Rec Park 1 / 0 / 2 / 49 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 51

Grayson Highlands State Park 0 / 0 / 1 / 1,321 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 64 / 1,322

Guest River Gorge 45 / 230 / 0 / 354 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 629

Harkening Hill 0 / 0 / 0 / 227 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 227

Hidden Valley 2 / 9 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 11

High Knob Landform 4 / 34 / 1 / 439 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 478

Jay's Creek 1 / 32 / 0 / 392 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 425

McAfee's Knob 0 / 0 / 0 / 182 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 182

Mendota Boulders 0 / 0 / 0 / 11 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 11

Metz Run Boulders 0 / 0 / 0 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Potts Mountain 0 / 0 / 0 / 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

Roanoke River Gorge 5 / 3 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 10

Tinker Cliffs 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0

Virginia Creeper Trail Bouldering 0 / 0 / 0 / 41 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 41

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Elevation:	5,449 ft	1,661 m
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Description

Bountiful boulderfields and copious crags found throughout the far southwestern region of Virginia. Appalachia at its finest. Whether it’s perfect southern sandstone, chunks of gnarly granite, big quartzite blocks, or steep volcanic rhyolite up in GHSP, this corner of the Old Dominion has something that will put a smile on your face. The SWVA region spans some 240+ miles from east to west including an impressive array of rock types originating from different geological ranges: The Appalachian Plateau, Great Appalachian Valley, and The Blue Ridge Mountains.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Southwest Virginia (Appalachia)

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

V2 5+ 56 ● Highland Highball Boulder Grayson Highlan… > … > Horizon Area > Highland Highball
V3 6A 116 ● Periscope Boulder Grayson Highlan… > … > Contact Station… > Periscope Boulder
V5 6C 94 ● True Grit Boulder Grayson Highlan… > … > Contact Station… > True Grit Boulder
V5 6C 70 ● Front Man Boulder Grayson Highlan… > … > A.V.P. Boulders > A.V.P. Boulder
V6 7A 29 ● Horizon Line Boulder Grayson Highlan… > … > Horizon Area > Horizon Boulder
V7 7A+ 51 ● Flying Spaghetti Monster Boulder Grayson Highlan… > … > Picnic Area Bou… > Olympus Boulder
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 84 ● Simon Says Sport Breaks Intersta… > Pinnacle Rock Area > Desert Pony Buttress
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 72 ● Belle of The Ball Sport Breaks Intersta… > Prospectors > Eastern Prospectors
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 44 ● Debutante Sport Breaks Intersta… > Prospectors > Eastern Prospectors
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 62 ● Spirit Blade Sport Breaks Intersta… > Pinnacle Rock Area > Pinnacle Left
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 60 ● Cornucopia of Delightful Climbing Sport Breaks Intersta… > Prospectors > Eastern Prospectors
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 40 ● Golden Gate Sport Breaks Intersta… > Towers/Lodges > Lower Lodges
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 48 ● Dominion Sport Breaks Intersta… > Pinnacle Rock Area > Pinnacle Left
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 41 ● Fancy and Fresh Sport Breaks Intersta… > Prospectors > Eastern Prospectors
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 33 ● Ponies in The Desert Sport Breaks Intersta… > Pinnacle Rock Area > Desert Pony Buttress