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The New & Summersville

woodzy | 17 August, 2005 19:19

New River Gorge is just absolutely amazing in terms quality/quantity of the rock and the quality/quantity of routes in that area is just superb. I spent a week there, I can't even start to list the routes I did there because there are so many. Both sport and trad climbing is excellent.

Summersville (20 mi away from Kaymorr) also has excellent deep water soloing. Just take the left turn before the bridge that goes over summersville lake (Whipperwill, I think) and park by the third dirty road and hike along the trail to the cliffline submerged by the lake. We had fun on a large amount of hard roof problems and some 55-65 ft 5.7/8/9's that you happily solo and jump off ledges at the top of the climb. Absolutely amazing.