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Buzzard Rocks Rock Climbing

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Routes in Buzzard Rocks

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	Adam Kopley Memorial Route T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Anonymous Flake - Left Variation T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13
	Anonymous Flake Direct T 5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Anonymous Flake Right T,TR 5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c
	Arêtetrifying S 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a PG13
	Arêtetrifying Right T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Ass Cannibal T 5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c
	Bulge, The S 5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c
	Buzzard Guts T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Cortez the Killer S 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
	Edge of Sunshine T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13
	El Gordo T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Failure to Communicate S 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Half and Half T 5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c
	Joaquin Phoenix V1+ 5
	Keep Off the Riff Raff T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b PG13
	Kimberly T,S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Like a Hurricane T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Melungian Brotherhood S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Obscure Adventure T,TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Prajapati S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Pulp Friction S 5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c
	Raising Arizona S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Rather be Sk8boarding T,S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Slope Surfer V7 7A+
	Slope Surfer Direct V5 6C
	Three Amigos T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
	Three Amigos Double Direct T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Unknown 1 T 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Unknown v0 V0 4
	Zig Zag T 5.3 3+ 10 III 9 VD 3a
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Description

Buzzard Rocks makes for a great day or weekend adventure. The cliff faces West and you get full exposure to the valley below. If you're going to climb in the summer, mornings are the best suggestion. The face will stay cool for you until early afternoon. If you're going to climb in the winter you need to stick with afternoons and evenings. The great exposure to the sun will keep you warm and keep you climbing. There are around 25 registered routes, nothing that goes above 5.10. That makes this a great area for new leaders and weekend warriors. Bring a light rack and set of quick draws. Most climbs are bolted with a few exceptions. Bring your own water, it will be a long walk back to the car if you run out.

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Getting There

From the East-

Take I-66 West to Route 55 West towards Front Royal. Stay on 55 West until the town of Waterlick. Turn left onto Powells Fort Road (Route 678). Drive about 1.2 miles on 678 then turn left onto Mountain Road (Route 619). You'll pass a fish hatchery. Stay on the road for 1.2 miles. You'll come to a Buzzard Rock trailhead parking lot on the right. Pay attention cause it's easy to miss. After parking follow the hiker sign and begin the two mile hike to Buzzard Rock. Follow the white trail blaze.

When you reach the top of the ridge (about 1.8 miles from the parking lot and maybe 100 meters before a prominent rock outcropping immediately abutting the right side of the trail), there is a trail that descends to the right. This is the cliff base trail. It isn't well defined, but it is very easy to follow. If you miss the trail you can rap down to it from any number of trees on the ridge.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Buzzard Rocks

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5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b 76 ● Failure to Communicate Sport
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 104 ● Raising Arizona Sport
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 39 ● Kimberly Trad, Sport
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 33 ● Unknown 1 Trad
5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c 62 ● Anonymous Flake Right Trad, TR
5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c 83 ● Ass Cannibal Trad
5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c 46 ● Half and Half Trad
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 94 ● Melungian Brotherhood Sport
5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c 94 ● Pulp Friction Sport
5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c 60 ● The Bulge Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 10 ● Adam Kopley Memorial Route Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13 11 ● Anonymous Flake - Left Variation Trad
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b 8 ● Cortez the Killer Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 6 ● Like a Hurricane Trad
5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 12 ● Anonymous Flake Direct Trad