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New Route at Upper Meadow

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Bran Sabo · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Feb 2012 · Points: 31

I got on a route at the Upper Meadow that was not in the guide or on MP and I was wondering what it is. It was located between Second and Third buttress and accessed by scrambling up some rocks to a ledge. There were a couple of climbs up there; we got on the first one to the left.

Chris Whisenhunt · · Fayetteville, WV · Joined Jun 2010 · Points: 995

Did you check in the new guidebook?

Bran Sabo · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Feb 2012 · Points: 31

I do not have the newest guide. I have the 2010 guide, which did not have it.

Drew Hayes · · Charlotte, NC · Joined Jul 2011 · Points: 110

Sounds like the area known as Shaved Box Canyon - the route names up there are hilarious. I don't have the book in front of me so I can't look up the name of the route. I haven't climbed any of those routes, how was it?

Bran Sabo · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Feb 2012 · Points: 31

This was past Shaved Box Canyon, just before Third Buttress.

Chris Whisenhunt · · Fayetteville, WV · Joined Jun 2010 · Points: 995

Looks like that was the Culinary Wall which is part of Second Buttress. It's access by scrambling up to a big ledge. They are all Rudaw routes and most are in 5.9 - 5.10 range with one 5.11 and one 5.12. I'm assuming that they were poorly bolted with bolts not inline with the route like most of Rudaw's routes.

Bran Sabo · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Feb 2012 · Points: 31

Sounds like the right area. I only got on one route and I enjoyed it but had to bail at the 4th bolt due to lightning/torrential rain.

R J · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Sep 2020 · Points: 3,854

It is Zangaro Wall. 

Starting from the left: 1. Kimba 5.10a 5 bolts; 2. Zombia 5.10a 5 bolts; 3. Gurundi 5.10a 5 bolts 4. Elephanthiasis 5.8 5. Gabon 5.11d 5 bolts and 6. unknown. 

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