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Brassmonkey
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Oct 18, 2012
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Unknown Hometown
· Joined Jan 2012
· Points: 5
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camhead
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Oct 18, 2012
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Vandalia, Appalachia
· Joined Jun 2006
· Points: 1,240
First, I have never come across and occasion to use offset cams or nuts at the New. The cracks tend to be less pinscar-ish than a lot of granite. Anyway, my favorite 11s and 12s at the NRG (most of them are the five star lines in the book anyway), in order of awesomeness. Chasin' the Wind, 11b fingers. This is the must-do. Seriously, do it NOW! Amazing movement, position, and pro. Leave it to Jesus (11c fingers). Agent Orange, 11+. More of a thuggy, enduro jam-fest. Stuck in Another Dimension, 11b (squeeze chimney to techy corner to amazing roof. Linear Encounters (11a), this climb has everything; ringlocks, hands, fingers, and even a face crux up high. Marionette (11c), all the business is down low, but turning a roof on a perfect fingerlock is always fun. Steve Martin's Face (11c) Face-trad. Bolt protects the crux. Easy to set a TR from the classic 5.10 "Rod Serling crack."
Entry-Level 12s: Big Top, 12a Replicant, 11+/12a tech-corner Fingercrack in White Corner, 12a
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Darren S
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Oct 18, 2012
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Minneapolis, MN
· Joined Feb 2006
· Points: 3,388
I'll second many of the suggestions by camhead I'll add: Welcome to Beauty (11b) Not as classic but worth doing if you are at Bridge Handsome and Well Hung is decent (11-) Englishmans Crack is decent (11-) Fern Buttress: Pleasure and Pain (11b) was pretty good, but kind of scary Sometimes a Great Notion (11a) pretty good (near Orchard Wall with tons of Classic 10s) Off the Beaten Path at Kaymoor: The Shining (11a) BTW - Finger Crack in White Corner was my first 12a gear line, well protected, and more endurancy than bouldery Edit to add: also near leave it to jesus is: zygomatic (11c) diving swan (11a) raging waters (soft 11a) near linear encounters: melifluous (11a) I never used offset anything at the new...fell hundreds of times on gear there and never had any gear pull out.
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Joseph DeGaetano
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Oct 18, 2012
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Fayetteville, WV but curren…
· Joined May 2008
· Points: 560
All of Camhead's suggestions are good. A few others that you might want to go check out are: Bridge Buttress: Touch of Tango 11c International Incident 11d/12a PG Junkyard: Andropov's Cold 11c Lower Meadow: Trojans 11d Endless: Melifulous 11a Remission 11a (I think) Celibate Mallard 10c Underserved/Mig Squadron 10c/d Fern Buttress Workmans Crack 11a Toss That Beat in the Garbage Can 10d Beauty: Welcome to Beauty 11a Bubba City: King Swing 11a
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Jon Clark
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Oct 18, 2012
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Planet Earth
· Joined Apr 2009
· Points: 1,533
A seemingly overlooked classic (4 out of 4 stars in the current guide) I'd highly recommend is Recondite (11b) at Endless.
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Darren S
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Oct 18, 2012
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Minneapolis, MN
· Joined Feb 2006
· Points: 3,388
BrianKostelnik57 wrote:Don't forget Indian Summer (10c) at Summersville...might be a little easier than most of what you're looking for, but it's one of the best cracks at the NRG and is not to be missed That thing kicked my butt more than once. Would like to try it again now that I have some real crack technique.
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Allison Quirk
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Oct 18, 2012
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Monterey, CA
· Joined Sep 2007
· Points: 185
Leave it to Jesus (11c/d) at Endless may be the best single pitch trad climb I've ever done. Anywhere. If you're climbing the grade, it is a MUST do.
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P. Sully
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Oct 19, 2012
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Unknown Hometown
· Joined Aug 2011
· Points: 350
Check out the Spectre on Idol Point. 11c trad route that has some well spaced bolts added to it (by the FA Doug Reed). you can lead it with just draws but most people bring a few cams along to place between bolts. it is a tall pitch and packs a pump.
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Ryan Williams
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Oct 19, 2012
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London (sort of)
· Joined May 2009
· Points: 1,245
BEAUTY MOUNTAIN my friend. Best climbing you'll ever do. Warm up on the 10's at Burning Buttress and then prepare for ecstasy. The Will to Power - 11c Chasin' the Wind - 11b Welcome to Beauty - 11b Transcendence - 11d (FA trad but some moron bolted it) "Sons of Thunder" (both of them) - 11c and 11d(?)
Beauty has got to be one of the best areas on the planet. SO MANY classic gear lines at just about every grade. A lot of excellent hard sport mixed in as well. If I could make a deal with God that I could climb there every weekend with good weather, I'd give up climbing everywhere else. Except for Moore's Wall :)
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David B
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Oct 19, 2012
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Denver, CO
· Joined Apr 2011
· Points: 205
http://mountainproject.com/scripts/Search.php?searchType=routeFinder&selectedIds=%27105855991%27&type=rock&diffMinrock=4600&diffMinboulder=20000&diffMinaid=70000&diffMinice=30000&diffMinmixed=50000&diffMaxrock=6800&diffMaxboulder=21400&diffMaxaid=75260&diffMaxice=38500&diffMaxmixed=60000&is_trad_climb=1&stars=3.8&pitches=0&sort1=area&sort2=rating
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Robert Fogle
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Oct 20, 2012
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Juneau, AK
· Joined Mar 2012
· Points: 35
The beckoning Is a fine line and rocket to my brain is very doable for the grade.
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