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Cotton Club Rock Climbing

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Routes in Cotton Club

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	Master Gardener T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	House of Cards S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Tanning Bed T 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
	Ra S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Solar Power S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Biscuit World Bypass T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Mystery Hole S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Surreality T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Pumpy, Monkey, Baby T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Diggie Diggie Doo S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Hidie Hidie Ho S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Flaming Butterflies T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Flaming Caterpillars T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Red Hot Hoochie Coocher S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Minnie the Moocher S 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
	Brittle Covenants S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Essence S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Exit The Gift Shop T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
	Sometimes the Wolf T 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Orchestration For a Dance S 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Commitment Issues S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Fandango T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Hers T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	His S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Right of His Crack T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Copper-Colored Transitions S 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
	My Anaconda Don't T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Le Petit Mort S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Dying for a Living S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Shack Rouster S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Cold Calculus S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Ventilator Shaft T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Deregulation S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Pocketing the Profits S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	You Party Too Much S 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
	Sequence of Events S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Management Wore Masks S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Government Overreach S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Witness at Hawk's Nest S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a

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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

The second crag of the Cotton Hill trio, also known as Jonestown. A continuous cliff that holds a nice variety of both sport and trad moderates, but unfortunately with quite a bit of broken, ledgy rock. The best routes are at the far upstream end on Government Buttress.

Getting There

Park in the Cotton Hill lot and begin walking up the road past the boulder. Walk around the gate and after a few yards pick up a trail on your left. Wind your way up the hill; total approach time to the first climb is ~10 minutes.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Cotton Club

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

5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 186 ● Management Wore Masks Sport
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 47 ● Diggie Diggie Doo Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 72 ● Mystery Hole Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 67 ● House of Cards Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 85 ● Dying for a Living Sport
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b 52 ● You Party Too Much Sport
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b 40 ● Minnie the Moocher Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 90 ● Sequence of Events Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 46 ● Deregulation Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 164 ● Essence Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 38 ● Ra Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 26 ● Red Hot Hoochie Coocher Sport
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b 43 ● Orchestration For a Dance Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 92 ● Government Overreach Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 50 ● Shack Rouster Sport