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R) The Cirque Rock Climbing

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Routes in R) The Cirque

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	Access "Fun" S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Baby Trebuchet S 5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
	Blacklisted S 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
	Brian’s House of Cards S 5.13d 8b 31 X 32 E8 7a
	Canadian (variation) aka Mounted Police, The S 5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
	Canadian Route S 5.13d 8b 31 X 32 E8 7a
	Child's Play S 5.14c 8c+ 34 XI- 35 E9 7b
	Crouch, The S 5.14a 8b+ 32 X+ 32 E8 7a
	Finders Keepers S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Freedom Tree S 5.13d 8b 31 X 32 E8 7a
	Graffiti S 5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a
	Hasta La Vista S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Hourglass S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Into the Sarlacc S 5.14b 8c 33 X+ 33 E9 7b
	Live and Let Live S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Lord Voldemort S 5.14a 8b+ 32 X+ 32 E8 7a
	Losers Weepers S 5.14a 8b+ 32 X+ 32 E8 7a
	Mission Impossible S 5.14a 8b+ 32 X+ 32 E8 7a
	Mr. McGoo S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Nag S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	New Life S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Norse Code S 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
	Power Lung S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Proper Soul S 5.14a 8b+ 32 X+ 32 E8 7a
	Ride The Lightning S 5.13b/c 8a+ 29 X- 30 E7 6c
	Satanic Traverses S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Skylore Engine S 5.13a/b 8a 29 IX+ 29 E7 6c
	Sloth S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Superluminal S 5.14c 8c+ 34 XI- 35 E9 7b
	Superstition S 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
	Trebuchet S 5.14b 8c 33 X+ 33 E9 7b
	Warm-Up, The S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Where's Bulimia? T 5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c
	Xanth S 5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
	Zombie Starfish S 5.14a 8b+ 32 X+ 32 E8 7a

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Access Issue: NO DRONES ON NATIONAL PARKLANDS. Details

All of the crags within the New River Gorge proper are on national parklands, and drone use is prohibited here. There has been some discussion about places to launch drones that are not on park property, and then flying them over the gorge. This is super poor form; don't do it. Park regulations prohibit all drone use over the boundaries without a permit.

Description

This is the hardest of the hard crags at the NRG. It's steep, but don't expect many brainless enduro jughauls. The Cirque has glorious classics that ascend up the sweeping wave of rock from 12b to 14b. Proper Soul, a popular first 5.14, is here, as well as much harder and less-repeated routes like The Crouch and Freedom Tree. The Cirque stays dry in all but the heaviest of storms, and something will be climbable here if the temperature is between 20 and 95 degrees.

Note: this (along with the Hole) is one of the few areas within the New River Gorge in which perma/project draws are accepted, even though they are still technically not legal anywhere within park boundaries. By this point, most are steel permadraws, but still take care in inspecting fixed gear.

Getting There

Park at the second Endless Wall parking lot (Nuttall parking), and hike into the woods for maybe 5-10 minutes. The first sign for climbers' access will lead you to a set of ladders that descends under the cliff. Cirque is a short jaunt upstream from the ladders.

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Classic Climbing Routes at R) The Cirque

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 154 ● The Warm-Up Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 42 ● New Life Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 49 ● Hourglass Sport
5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a 69 ● Graffiti Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b 70 ● Sloth Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b 91 ● Finders Keepers Sport
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b 25 ● Superstition Sport 2 pitches
5.13a/b 8a 29 IX+ 29 E7 6c 47 ● Skylore Engine Sport
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c 9 ● Baby Trebuchet Sport
5.13b/c 8a+ 29 X- 30 E7 6c 14 ● Ride The Lightning Sport
5.13d 8b 31 X 32 E8 7a 7 ● Freedom Tree Sport
5.14a 8b+ 32 X+ 32 E8 7a 18 ● Proper Soul Sport
5.14a 8b+ 32 X+ 32 E8 7a 4 ● The Crouch Sport
5.14a 8b+ 32 X+ 32 E8 7a 6 ● Lord Voldemort Sport
5.14b 8c 33 X+ 33 E9 7b 7 ● Trebuchet Sport