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G-String

5.11a, Sport, 80 ft (24 m),  Avg: 3.5 from 242 votes
FA: Eric Hörst 2004
W Virginia > New River Gorge… > New River Gorge… > Bubba City > 01. Sandstonia
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Description

Some hard sequences with some good rests in between. Climb Bikini Line to the 4th bolt then move right around/over and overlap. Balance up a clean face and then through fun and easier steep moves above to the anchor.

Location

Same start as Bikini Line.

Protection

8 bolts. Cold shuts at top

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G-string at Sandstonia.
[Hide Photo] G-string at Sandstonia.
First crux
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https://youtu.be/LCa5pSh_sNQ
[Hide Photo] First crux https://youtu.be/LCa5pSh_sNQ
G-String goes out the right side of the roof seen above.
[Hide Photo] G-String goes out the right side of the roof seen above.

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Jamie Ervin
Asheville, NC
[Hide Comment] Some loose blocks got pulled off of the top of this thing yesterday. No one got hurt, but there are still some softball sized blocks sitting on a jug around the final two bolts (I think it's between the last and second-to-last as the route goes through the roof). Look out up there and wear a helmet if you're belaying! Oct 31, 2016
Pnelson

 
[Hide Comment] This is the best climb at Bubba, in my opinion, and up there with the best of NRG 5.11a's. May 19, 2017
Daniel Campbell
Salt Lake
 
[Hide Comment] We pulled the ~200lb flake that the guy in red is standing on off the wall last week. Doesn't change the route much but at least there isn't a block waiting to kill someone. Jun 3, 2019
Remo
Madison, WI
  5.11a
[Hide Comment] Fantastic route! Apr 1, 2025