New River Rock: Volume 1 One Size One Color

The New River Gorge of West Virginia is one of the most dramatic canyons in the East, famous for its whitewater rafting, the BASE-jumping extravaganza of Bridge Day, and, of course, its world-class rock climbing. New River Gorge climbing is a unique combination of excellent, historic trad and equally excellent, historic sport. Unlike its main rival crag, Kentuckys Red River Gorge, the New holds equal allure for both trad and sport climbers. No surprise to the tradsters: the Nuttall Sandstone is harder than granite and riddled with excellent cracks of all sizes. Fair enough, say the sportsters, but the bolted climbing is some of the best and most varied anywhere! The specialty of the house is technical climbing that will test your ingenuity, footwork, and finger strength, but there are plenty of massively overhanging sectors for those who just want to grab big holds and pull. There is so much climbing in the New that weve had to split it into two volumes, each with a lifetimes worth of routes to explore.

This volume documentsthe heart ofNew River Gorge climbing, thecragsof the main gorge. Youll find all the beta formore than 1900 climbing routes onthe immaculate sandstone walls of this beautiful river canyon. Endless climbing!

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Areas Covered:

• Kaymoor
• Bubba City
• Beauty Mountain
• Junkyard
• Bridge Buttress
• Fern Buttress
• Endless Wall
• South Nuttall
• Domino Point
• Sunshine Buttress
• Keeneys Buttress
• Ambassador Buttress
• Cotton Top
• Needleseye (access and overview only)