All Locations > Virginia > Southwest Virgi… > Breaks Interstate Park

Prospectors Rock Climbing

Climbing Area Map

Areas in Prospectors

Business Time Crag 0 / 9 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 9

Clinchfield Crag 7 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

Eastern Prospectors 12 / 40 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 52

Escape Room, The 2 / 7 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 9

Homestead, The 5 / 11 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 16

Jeopardy Wall 2 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Mid Prospectors 20 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 24

State Line 2nd Tier 6 / 16 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 22

Tunnel Tower Crag 3 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8

Explore this area in 3D

Use onX Backcountry to explore the terrain in 3D, view recent satellite imagery, and more. Now available in onX Backcountry Mobile apps! For more information see this post.

Elevation:	1,696 ft	517 m
GPS:	37.29133, -82.30909 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
Page Views:	95,653 total · 897/month
Shared By:	Kylie Schmidt on Apr 20, 2016 · Updates
Admins:	Shawn Heath, Aaron Parlier Page Updates (admin only)

See Weather Forecast

Description

If yer panning for good climbs at Breaks, you've struck gold here. This is a long, popular hiking trail in the park, and home to an extensive collection of distinct, must-visit crags with well over a hundred varied climbs and counting. The cliff stretches more than a mile, with some shorter sections, and some with the longest 100+' pitches in the park. Whichever particular crag, the rock along Prospectors is generally excellent, bullet hard, New Rover Gorge quality, with a wide variety of grades in both trad and sport. Slabs, roofs, overhanging faces abound, with the occasional crack popping up.

Getting There

The trail has two entrances, one from the Tower-Tunnel overlook, the other at State Line overlook by way of the Geological trail. If you're looking to spend a day on just one trail, this could be it. Look into specific sectors within prospector trail to figure out the best approach/trail entrance.

152 Total Climbs

Route Finder - Best Climbs for YOU!

Location:	Prospectors Change
Type:	to Trad Sport Toprope
Quality:
Pitches:
Sort by:	then:

Classic Climbing Routes at Prospectors

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

5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 60 ● Belle of The Ball Sport Eastern Prospectors
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 37 ● Debutante Sport Eastern Prospectors
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 24 ● 10 Minute Kevin Sport Eastern Prospectors
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 15 ● Tupelo Honey Sport Eastern Prospectors
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 5 ● Breaking Bud Trad Mid Prospectors
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 50 ● Cornucopia of Delightful Climbing Sport Eastern Prospectors
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 4 ● Breaking A Sweat Trad Mid Prospectors
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 33 ● Fancy and Fresh Sport Eastern Prospectors
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 19 ● Early Bird Sport Eastern Prospectors
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a 13 ● I'll Flex, You Stare Sport Eastern Prospectors
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a 6 ● Breaking a Cold Sweat Sport State Line 2nd Tier
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a 5 ● Betrayed With A Kiss Sport Eastern Prospectors
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 9 ● Wish List Sport Eastern Prospectors
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b 12 ● Running From The Circus Sport Eastern Prospectors
5.12c/d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b 14 ● Make It A Double Sport Eastern Prospectors