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Bridge At Bardo

Name: Bridge At Bardo
Rating: 4.0

5.12a YDS 7a+ French 25 Ewbanks VIII+ UIAA 25 ZA E5 6a British

Routes in 2 Bridge Buttress

L › R R › L A › Z

	A Touch of Tango T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Angel's Arete T,TR 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a R
	Are You An Idiot? T 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b R
	Are You Experienced? T 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Blunder and Frightening T,TR 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Bridge At Bardo T 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Butterbeans T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Chockstone T,TR 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Coal Miners Daughter S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Dog Fight T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Dresden Corner T 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a R
	Easily Flakey T,TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Englishman's Crack T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Gag Reflex T 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
	Handsome and Well-Hung T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	High Times T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Horton's Tree T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	International Incident T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a PG13
	Jaws T,TR 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Kerry Allen Memorial T,TR 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Labor Day T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Layback, The T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Let the Wind Blow S 5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a
	Let's Get Physical T 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Locked on Target S,TR 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	Love Jugs S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Love Shack S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Macho Man T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Marionetta T 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Marionette T,TR 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Mayfly, The T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Mean Old Mr. Gravity S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Mega Magic S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Monkey See, Monkey Do T,TR 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a R
	Pearly Gates T,TR 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c R
	Penalty Situation T,TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13
	Pirouette S 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
	Preferred Dynamics T 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Raptured T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Sock Puppet T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Spine Tingling Bliss T 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b R
	Strategem, The S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Stretch Armstrong S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Team Machine S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Tree Route, The T,TR 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Underfling T 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Way Back, The T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Whammy S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	Zag T,TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c

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Type:	Trad, 100 ft (30 m)
FA:	Nate Sydnor
Page Views:	313 total · 12/month
Shared By:	Nate Sydnor on Apr 21, 2023
Admins:	Pat Goodman, Chris Whisenhunt, Amanda Smith, Pnelson Page Updates (admin only)

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Access Issue: NO DRONES ON NATIONAL PARKLANDS Details

All of the crags within the New River Gorge proper are on national parklands, and drone use is prohibited here. There has been some discussion about places to launch drones that are not on park property, and then flying them over the gorge. This is super poor form; don't do it. Park regulations prohibit all drone use over the boundaries without a permit.

Description

This route is amazing. I named it as such because it has sat in the in between, the bardo, for a generation, and because the phrasing allowed me to riff off of the famous French actress' name to create the entendre that I'm always after. It's also a hell of a bridge route, both in name and nature, weaving a complex line up one of the proudest buttresses at The New.

It's one of the more complicated endeavors I've undergone, but the position high up on the headwall is worth every headache that precedes it. The best of stone and an incredible location make this route one of my favorite undertakings, and a worthy objective for the intrepid. The climbing in its entirety is super fun, and the logistics are an intriguing puzzle to solve. Hopefully you can navigate the transitional state and be reborn!