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