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Slideshow (49 photos) |
| New River Gorge (map) |
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The single-span bridge over New River Gorge |
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Thems Jammer's Hands |
| Beauty Mountain |
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Jim and Lucie sitting at the base of Burning Calves, Beauty Mountain |
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Chasing The Wind: The 2nd pitch finger crack -- very hard moves intersperced with rests and great protection; I placed nearly an entire set of wires in this 100' pitch |
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Burning Calves: Shallow jams at the crux, belayed from below by Joe |
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Burning Calves: Jamming on Burning Calves |
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Burning Calves: Jamming on Burning Calves |
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Burning Calves: Burning it up on Burning Calves |
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Burning Calves: Burning it up on Burning Calves |
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Burning Calves: Burning it up on Burning Calves |
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Super Crack: Climbing out of the cave at the start of Super Crack |
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Super Crack: Steep moves out of the chimney lead to easier climbing |
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Super Crack: Placing gear near the start |
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Super Crack: Moving around the nose |
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Super Crack: Jeremy back cleans a piece that would otherwise cause rope drag |
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Super Crack: Climbing the upper crack of Super Crack |
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Super Crack: Joe offers support from below |
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Bat Crack: Joe in the middle of the thin crux; secret beta -- move right |
| Bridge Buttress |
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Jaws: Shoe-ing up after climbing Jaws (and 10 hours of driving) |
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Zag: John stuff himself into a crack on the final moves of Zag |
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Marionette: Wow, what a route; Todd wasn't successful this time, maybe because of that giant rack of gear |
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Zag: John stuffed in a crack at the top of Zag |
| Endless Wall |
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Lucie posed in front of the New River |
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The New River from near Fern Point |
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Jeremy shoes up for Strike a Scowl |
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At the start of "Bonemaster", belayed by Joe |
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Easy climbing in the midsection of the route |
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Getting established on the slopers just past the crux |
| Fayetteville |
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The gang gathered outside the Cathedral Café, Fayetteville |
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Tad and Tommy show off their massive arms |
| Fern Buttress |
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Cresenta: Tad traversing under the arch of Cresenta |
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Cresenta: The gang at the base of Cresenta just before a downpour |
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Cresenta: Traversing beneath the large overhang on Cresenta |
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Triple Treat: A hard .10a, Triple Treat packs a punch at the roof |
| Fern Point |
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Party In Your Mind: Joe partying on Party in Your Mind |
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Smooth Operator: Will placing gear in the super Smooth Operator |
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Smooth Operator: Jamming the perfect cracks of Smooth Operator |
| Junkyard |
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Four Sheets to the Wind: Jeremy nearly splits his pants in a wide stem |
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New Yosemite: Climbing the perfect hand crack of New Yosemite |
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New Yosemite: Hanging from a jam while clipping gear |
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Reachers of Habbit: Thin moves on "Reachers" |
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Stuck in Another Dimension: Squeezing out of the chimney at the start; I thought this was the crux of the route |
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Stuck in Another Dimension: At the top of the crack…just a couple more moves until the rest |
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The Contortionist: Moving into the offwidth crack at the start |
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The Entertainer: At the start of The Entertainer |
| Kaymoor |
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The "Miguel's" of the New |
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Roger hangs out with climbers at his place in Kaymoor |
| Mountain State Campground |
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Doing a headstand to prepare for the day |
| Orchard Wall |
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Anal Clenching Adventures: Tad having an adventure at the New |
