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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 0 / 0 / 1 / 67 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 68

Bluefield Boulders 0 / 0 / 0 / 46 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 46

Breaks Interstate Park 94 / 221 / 5 / 11 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 326

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

Cascades Bouldering 3 / 0 / 1 / 110 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 113

Devil's Marbleyard 0 / 0 / 0 / 20 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 20

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

Grayson Highlands State Park 0 / 0 / 1 / 1,154 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1,155

Guest River Gorge 46 / 181 / 0 / 565 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 792

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

High Knob Landform 0 / 10 / 1 / 285 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 296

Hill, The 0 / 0 / 0 / 220 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 220

McAfee's Knob 0 / 0 / 0 / 136 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 136

Mill Creek 0 / 0 / 0 / 90 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 90

Mountain Lake 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Natural Tunnel Area 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0

New River slab 1 / 1 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

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

Read Mountain 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0

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

Virginia Creeper Trail Bouldering 0 / 0 / 0 / 21 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 21

Virginia Tech Campus 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Elevation:	5,449 ft
GPS:	36.658, -81.538 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Shared By:	Jake Jones on Aug 5, 2015
Admins:	Aaron Parlier, Shawn Heath, Jake Jones History (Admin Only): Aaron Parlier edited "Description" May 30, 2019

Description

Bountiful boulderfields and copious crags found throughout the far southwestern region of Virginia. Appalachia at its finest. Whether its perfect southern sandstone, chunks of gnarly granite, or steep volcanic rhyolite up in GHSP, this corner of the Old Dominion has something that will put a smile on your face.

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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.

V0-1 4+ 53 ● Ranger Rick Boulder Grayson Highlan… > … > Contact Station… > Ranger Rick Boulder
V2 5+ 31 ● Highland Highball Boulder Grayson Highlan… > … > Horizon Area > Highland Highball
V3 6A 63 ● Periscope Boulder Grayson Highlan… > … > Contact Station… > Periscope Boulder
V3 6A 38 ● Indian Outlaw Boulder Grayson Highlan… > … > Picnic Area Bou… > Rock House Boulder
V3 6A 33 ● The Hive Boulder Grayson Highlan… > … > 1. Overlook Area > Hive Boulder
V4 6B 55 ● Ranger Rick (Sit) Boulder Grayson Highlan… > … > Contact Station… > Ranger Rick Boulder
V5 6C 48 ● True Grit Boulder Grayson Highlan… > … > Contact Station… > True Grit Boulder
V5 6C 33 ● Front Man Boulder Grayson Highlan… > … > A.V.P. Boulders > A.V.P. Boulder
V6 7A 17 ● Horizon Line Boulder Grayson Highlan… > … > Horizon Area > Horizon Boulder
V6 7A 16 ● Thews Boulder Grayson Highlan… > … > Middle Boneyard > Thews Boulder
V7 7A+ 16 ● Flying Spaghetti Monster Boulder Grayson Highlan… > … > Picnic Area Bou… > Olympus Boulder
V7 7A+ 11 ● Moneyshot Boulder McAfee's Knob > Rdside
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 8 ● Simon Says Sport Breaks Intersta… > Pinnacle Rock Area > Desert Pony Buttress
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 15 ● Spirit Blade Sport Breaks Intersta… > Pinnacle Rock Area > Pinnacle Left
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 14 ● Cornucopia of Delightful Climbing Sport Breaks Intersta… > Prospectors > Eastern Prospectors