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Classic Climbs for New River Gorge Proper

Mountain Project's determination of the most popular, highly-rated routes.

V6- 7A
 76
Slopers Malone
Boulder
V7 7A+
 68
1,2 Punch
Boulder
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 562
Geisha Girl
Sport
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 628
Mrs. Field's Follies
Sport
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 330
Fantasy
Trad 2 pitches
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 180
Management Wore Masks
Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 554
New Yosemite
Trad, TR
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 88
Smooth Operator
Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 190
Fool Effect
Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 167
Ritz Cracker
Trad 2 pitches
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R
 133
Two Bag Face
Trad
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
 387
Four Sheets to the Wind
Trad
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
 149
Chockstone
Trad, TR
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
 701
Flight of the Gumbie
Sport
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
 209
Super Crack
Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 263
The Entertainer
Trad, TR
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a R
 132
Angel's Arete
Trad, TR
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 138
The Tree Route
Trad, TR
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 726
The Rico Suave Arete aka Rico Suave
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 238
Black and Tan
Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 50
Crescenta
Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 296
Cottonmouth
Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 337
Strike A Scowl
Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 155
Springboard
Trad
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 195
Burning Calves
Trad
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 113
Wham Bam Thanks for the Jam
Trad
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 162
Remission
Trad
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 180
Party in My Mind
Trad
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 73
Rod Serling Crack
Trad
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 86
Two-Tone Arete
Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 454
Decameron, The
Sport
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
 76
Triple Treat
Trad
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 70
The Undeserved
Trad
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 191
Rapscallion's Blues
Trad
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 366
Kinesthetica
Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 80
Can I Do It Till I Need Glasses
Trad
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 110
Fairtracer
Trad
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 88
Handsome and Well-Hung
Trad
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 115
Mellifluus
Trad
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 79
Stuck In Another Dimension
Trad
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 53
Linear Encounters
Trad
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 100
Raging Waters
Trad
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 184
Wild Seed
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 492
Legacy
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 218
G-String
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 64
The Shining
Trad
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 86
Government Overreach
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 279
Discombobulated
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 33
Chasin' the Wind
Trad 2 pitches
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 27
Welcome to Beauty
Trad
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 70
Marionette
Trad, TR
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 78
Leave it to Jesus
Trad
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 202
Sancho Belige
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 298
Aesthetica
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 302
Scenic Adult
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 241
Tony the Tiger
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 99
Tit Speed
Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 30
Agent Orange
Trad
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 69
Flash Point
Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 155
Disturbance
Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 220
Out of the Bag
Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 80
Magnatude
Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 71
Michelin Man
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 46
Team Machine
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 161
Freaky Stylee
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 227
Psycho Wrangler
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 80
Hellbound for Glory
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 151
Preparation H
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 324
Lost Souls
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 32
Concertina
Sport
5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a
 41
Unbroken Chain
Sport
5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a
 123
Dining at the Altar
Sport
5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a
 158
Bullet the New Sky
Sport
5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a
 122
New World Order
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 64
Jesus and Tequila
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 63
Blackhappy
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 80
Fall Line
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 171
Thunderstruck
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 51
Intergalactic Orcas
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 45
Gift of Grace, The
Sport
5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b
 57
Chunky Monkey
Sport
5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b
 19
Chorus Line
Trad
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 63
Sloth
Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 9
Portly Gentleman's Route
Trad
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 85
Finders Keepers
Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 46
Green Envy
Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 99
Pettifogger
Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 32
Thieves in the Temple
Sport
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
 76
Lactic Acid Bath
Sport
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
 86
Slash and Burn
Sport
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
 31
Pudd's Pretty Dress
Sport
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
 47
Blood Raid
Sport
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
 26
Dial 911
Sport
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
 30
Quinsana Plus
Sport
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
 24
Black Rider (aka Pocket Route)
Sport
5.13- 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E7 6c PG13
 8
Temporary Insanity
Trad
5.13a/b 8a 29 IX+ 29 E7 6c
 42
Skylore Engine
Sport
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
 8
Confirmation
Sport
5.13b/c 8a+ 29 X- 30 E7 6c
 12
Ride The Lightning
Sport
5.14a 8b+ 32 X+ 32 E8 7a
 17
Proper Soul
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Slopers Malone Lower New River… > Cotton Bottom > Malone Boulder
 76
V6- 7A Boulder
1,2 Punch Sunshine Boulders > 1, 2 Punch Boulder
 68
V7 7A+ Boulder
Geisha Girl Bubba City > 01. Sandstonia
 562
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport
Mrs. Field's Follies Bubba City > 01. Sandstonia
 628
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport
Fantasy Endless Wall > M) Fantasy Area
 330
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad 2 pitches
Management Wore Masks Cotton Hill > Cotton Club
 180
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport
New Yosemite Junkyard Area > Junkyard Wall
 554
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad, TR
Smooth Operator Endless Wall > B) Party Buttress
 88
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
Fool Effect Endless Wall > E) Kaymoor Slabs
 190
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
Ritz Cracker Fern Buttress > 8) Ritz Cracker Area
 167
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad 2 pitches
Two Bag Face Fern Buttress > 3) Workmen's Buttress
 133
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R Trad
Four Sheets to the Wind Junkyard Area > Junkyard Wall
 387
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Trad
Chockstone Bridge Area > 2 Bridge Buttress
 149
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Trad, TR
Flight of the Gumbie Kaymoor > 6. Butcher's Branch
 701
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Sport
Super Crack Beauty Mountain > 7) Thunder Buttress
 209
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Trad
The Entertainer Junkyard Area > Junkyard Wall
 263
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad, TR
Angel's Arete Bridge Area > 2 Bridge Buttress
 132
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a R Trad, TR
The Tree Route Bridge Area > 2 Bridge Buttress
 138
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad, TR
The Rico Suave Arete aka Ri… Kaymoor > 3. Rico Suave Buttress
 726
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
Black and Tan Endless Wall > M) Fantasy Area
 238
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
Crescenta Fern Buttress > 8) Ritz Cracker Area
 50
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
Cottonmouth Cotton Hill > Cotton Top
 296
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
Strike A Scowl Endless Wall > G) Diamond Point
 337
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
Springboard Fern Buttress > 7) Orchard Wall
 155
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad
Burning Calves Beauty Mountain > 5) Burning Buttress
 195
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad
Wham Bam Thanks for the Jam Beauty Mountain > 5) Burning Buttress
 113
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad
Remission Endless Wall > G) Diamond Point
 162
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad
Party in My Mind Endless Wall > B) Party Buttress
 180
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad
Rod Serling Crack Beauty Mountain > 5) Burning Buttress
 73
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad
Two-Tone Arete Fern Buttress > 6) Thieves Area
 86
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
Decameron, The Bubba City > 01. Sandstonia
 454
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
Triple Treat Fern Buttress > 7) Orchard Wall
 76
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad
The Undeserved Endless Wall > N) The Undeserved Area
 70
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad
Rapscallion's Blues Junkyard Area > Junkyard Wall
 191
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad
Kinesthetica Bubba City > 01. Sandstonia
 366
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
Can I Do It Till I Need Gla… Endless Wall > G) Diamond Point
 80
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad
Fairtracer Kaymoor > 7. Seven Eleven Wall
 110
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Trad
Handsome and Well-Hung Bridge Area > 2 Bridge Buttress
 88
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad
Mellifluus Endless Wall > A) Fern Point
 115
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad
Stuck In Another Dimension Junkyard Area > Junkyard Wall
 79
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad
Linear Encounters Endless Wall > A) Fern Point
 53
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad
Raging Waters Endless Wall > G) Diamond Point
 100
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad
Wild Seed Fern Buttress > 5) Wild Seed Area
 184
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Legacy Endless Wall > J) Snake Buttress
 492
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
G-String Bubba City > 01. Sandstonia
 218
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
The Shining Kaymoor > 5. White Wall
 64
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad
Government Overreach Cotton Hill > Cotton Club
 86
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Discombobulated Endless Wall > J) Snake Buttress
 279
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Chasin' the Wind Beauty Mountain > 6) Middle Beauty
 33
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Trad 2 pitches
Welcome to Beauty Beauty Mountain > 8) Ram's Head
 27
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Trad
Marionette Bridge Area > 2 Bridge Buttress
 70
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Trad, TR
Leave it to Jesus Endless Wall > G) Diamond Point
 78
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Trad
Sancho Belige Kaymoor > 6. Butcher's Branch
 202
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Aesthetica Endless Wall > M) Fantasy Area
 298
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Scenic Adult Kaymoor > 7. Seven Eleven Wall
 302
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Tony the Tiger Kaymoor > 7. Seven Eleven Wall
 241
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Tit Speed Kaymoor > 7. Seven Eleven Wall
 99
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Agent Orange Bridge Area > 3 Maranatha Area
 30
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Trad
Flash Point Endless Wall > F) Flash Point Area
 69
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
Disturbance Beauty Mountain > 4) Cave
 155
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
Out of the Bag Kaymoor > 3. Rico Suave Buttress
 220
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
Magnatude Kaymoor > 2. First Buttress
 80
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
Michelin Man Bubba City > 08. Ames Wall
 71
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
Team Machine Bridge Area > 2 Bridge Buttress
 46
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Freaky Stylee Endless Wall > B) Party Buttress
 161
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Psycho Wrangler Cotton Hill > Cotton Top
 227
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Hellbound for Glory Endless Wall > H) Hellbound Area
 80
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Preparation H Kaymoor > 3. Rico Suave Buttress
 151
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Lost Souls Kaymoor > 6. Butcher's Branch
 324
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Concertina Beauty Mountain > 7) Thunder Buttress
 32
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Unbroken Chain Sunshine Buttress
 41
5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a Sport
Dining at the Altar Kaymoor > 5. White Wall
 123
5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a Sport
Bullet the New Sky Endless Wall > J) Snake Buttress
 158
5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a Sport
New World Order Endless Wall > J) Snake Buttress
 122
5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a Sport
Jesus and Tequila Endless Wall > I) Honeymooner's Area
 64
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Blackhappy Endless Wall > M) Fantasy Area
 63
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Fall Line Fern Buttress > 9a) Fern Creek Falls
 80
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Thunderstruck Kaymoor > 5. White Wall
 171
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Intergalactic Orcas Cotton Hill > Cotton Top
 51
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Gift of Grace, The Endless Wall > G) Diamond Point
 45
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Chunky Monkey Beauty Mountain > 3) The Brain
 57
5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b Sport
Chorus Line Beauty Mountain > 5) Burning Buttress
 19
5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b Trad
Sloth Endless Wall > R) The Cirque
 63
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
Portly Gentleman's Route Fern Buttress > 7) Orchard Wall
 9
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Trad
Finders Keepers Endless Wall > R) The Cirque
 85
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
Green Envy Beauty Mountain > 4) Cave
 46
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
Pettifogger Kaymoor > 5. White Wall
 99
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
Thieves in the Temple Fern Buttress > 6) Thieves Area
 32
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
Lactic Acid Bath Kaymoor > 1. The Hole
 76
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b Sport
Slash and Burn Kaymoor > 7. Seven Eleven Wall
 86
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b Sport
Pudd's Pretty Dress Endless Wall > E) Kaymoor Slabs
 31
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b Sport
Blood Raid Kaymoor > 1. The Hole
 47
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c Sport
Dial 911 Endless Wall > J) Snake Buttress
 26
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c Sport
Quinsana Plus Endless Wall > I) Honeymooner's Area
 30
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c Sport
Black Rider (aka Pocket Route) Endless Wall > J) Snake Buttress
 24
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c Sport
Temporary Insanity S Nuttall
 8
5.13- 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E7 6c PG13 Trad
Skylore Engine Endless Wall > R) The Cirque
 42
5.13a/b 8a 29 IX+ 29 E7 6c Sport
Confirmation Endless Wall > J) Snake Buttress
 8
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c Sport
Ride The Lightning Endless Wall > R) The Cirque
 12
5.13b/c 8a+ 29 X- 30 E7 6c Sport
Proper Soul Endless Wall > R) The Cirque
 17
5.14a 8b+ 32 X+ 32 E8 7a Sport
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