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Fingers Malone

V8, Boulder, 15 ft (5 m),  Avg: 3 from 9 votes
FA: unknown
W Virginia > New River Gorge… > New River Gorge… > Lower New River… > Cotton Bottom > Malone Boulder
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Description

A finger intensive traverse with poor feet!  Sit start with your left hand on a low jug and your right hand on a small crimp pocket up and right of the jug.  Traverse left to a jug on the arete before topping out.

Location

Look for the low, vertical face on the back side of the Malone Boulder.  This boulder starts low and follows a small, diagonal crack.

Protection

Several crash pads, there is a depression under the boulder

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Jonathan Wong
SendEx, Ram Promaster
  V8
[Hide Comment] By far one of the coolest routes I've done. May be a little soft for the grade though. This isn't my usual crag, so maybe the climbs I'm used to are just sandbagged? Jul 14, 2020