For top rope access:
Junkyard (New River Gorge)
Bridge Buttress (New River Gorge)
For beginners:
Sandstonia, Bubba City (New River Gorge)
Right Side Narcissus Cave (Summersville Lake)
Kaymoor Slabs, Endless Wall (New River Gorge)
For moderates:
7-11 Wall, Kaymoor (New River Gorge)
Second & Third Buttresses, Upper Meadow (Meadow River Gorge)
Orange Oswald (Summersville Lake)
For hardmen (and hardwomen):
The Coliseum (Summersville Lake)
The Cirque, Endless Wall (New River Gorge)
First Buttress, Upper Meadow (Meadow River Gorge)
Best sport crags:
Summersville Lake
Butchers Branch, Kaymoor (New River Gorge)
Upper Meadow (Meadow River Gorge)
Best trad crags:
Junkyard (New River Gorge)
Bridge Buttress (New River Gorge)
Beauty Mountain (New River Gorge)
Shortest approaches:
Bridge Buttress (New River Gorge)
Junkyard (New River Gorge)
Best rainy day crags:
The Coliseum (Summersville Lake)
The Hole, Kaymoor (New River Gorge)
The Cirque, Endless Wall (New River Gorge)
If you’re venturing out on your own:
New River Rock Volume 1—Mike Williams, Wolverine Publishing $35.00
New River Rock Volume 2—Mike Williams, Wolverine Publishing $25.00
New River Gorge Bouldering—Micah Klinger and Stella Mascari, Wolverine Publishing $35.00
If you need a guide:
Adventures on the Gorge
219 Chestnutburg Road
Lansing, WV 25862
(855) 379-8738
www.adventuresonthegorge.com
Hard Rock Climbing Services
131 South Court Street
Fayetteville, WV 25840
(304) 574-0735
www.hardrockclimbing.com
New River Mountain Guides
101 E Wiseman Ave
Fayetteville, WV 25840
(304) 760-9791
www.newriverclimbing.com
Camping:
The American Alpine Club
97 Pudds Road
Lansing, WV 25862
(303) 384-0110
Chestnut Creek Campground
Lansing-Edmond Road
Lansing, WV 25862
(304) 574-3136
Ray’s Campground
1199 Sunday Rd
Hico, WV 25854
(304) 658-4386