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Ginger Wall

Virginia > Southwest Virgi… > Breaks Intersta… > Pinnacle Rock Area

Description

This beautiful orange (ginger) colored wall is host to a dozen high quality climbs all in the 15m range. Most of the routes are vertical to slightly overhanging with a good mix of grades from 5.8-5.11+. A few of the routes require some gear. The cliff faces W to WNW and gets afternoon sun in the warmer months. The rock here is bullet hard and very clean. A 5.10-5.11 climber could probably spend an entire day here.

Getting There

Walk down the Pinnacle Gully. At the base of the gully walk left (climbers right) past the amphitheater of rock. Continue walking past two more rock formations. Pass through the short tunnel of rock and this magnificent orange wall can be seen.

A alternative decent may be established in the future using NRG style ladders with park permission.

Routes from Left to Right

5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 0
Ejection Seat
Sport
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 4
Crash Landing
Sport
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 5
Torpor
Sport
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
 1
Burning Man
Trad
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 9
Burning Bush
Sport
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 2
Hand in the Bush
Sport
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
 1
Ginger Snap
Sport
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 1
Gin-Gin Face
Sport
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
 1
Freckles Arete
Trad
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 1
The Blob
Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 1
Beware! The Blob
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Ejection Seat
 0
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Crash Landing
 4
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport
Torpor
 5
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
Burning Man
 1
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c Trad
Burning Bush
 9
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
Hand in the Bush
 2
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Ginger Snap
 1
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a Sport
Gin-Gin Face
 1
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
Freckles Arete
 1
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c Trad
The Blob
 1
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
Beware! The Blob
 1
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport

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Right side of Ginger Wall
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