Routes : North America : United States : West Virginia : Roped Climbing : New River Gorge Region : Gauley River & Tributaries (Summersville) : Summersville Lake : Long Wall : Minimum Overdrive
Minimum Overdrive - 5.11a
Average Rating : 3.20 out of 5Route sequence (left to right): 0
Route Summary | Ascent Notes (5)
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Rock (Sport)
G
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6 bolts
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Description:
This route begins right of Fifty-Fifty, and then trends left and around a small roof to the face.Descent Options:
Rapp from anchors
Submitted by: maowcakes on 2010-04-19
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Route ID: 104434
5 Ascents Recorded
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Difficulty | 5.11a |
Safety Rating | PG13 |
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Red Point ascent by: PatWM on 2012-06-06
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Consistent with good movement
It has a fairly sketch first clip but the rest is well protected. It has good movement and I didn't see any of the loose rock that the previ.ous ascents mention. Super fun climb and it flows super well
Added: 2012-06-06
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Difficulty | 5.11a |
Safety Rating | PG13 |
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Onsight ascent by: brinosaur on 2011-11-06
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Crap low, good high.
Yikes. Terrible, crumbly rock for the first two bolts followed by some pretty good face climbing after passing the roof. All of the rock around the oddly-bolted start is highly suspect.
Do yourself a favor -- stick clip the second bolt and aid up to the jugs. It wouldn't really change the grade, and more importantly it would bypass the chossy garbage leading to the first bolt and the ensuing traverse left.
Do yourself a favor -- stick clip the second bolt and aid up to the jugs. It wouldn't really change the grade, and more importantly it would bypass the chossy garbage leading to the first bolt and the ensuing traverse left.
Added: 2011-11-06
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Difficulty | 5.11a |
Safety Rating | G |
Hang Dog ascent by: warrenw on 2011-06-25
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Added: 2011-06-28
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Difficulty | 5.11b |
Safety Rating | G |
Flash ascent by: lena_chita on 2010-07-17
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Tricky and techy
If it weren't for several good rests, this route would deserve a much harder grade. And I feel very bad for short climbers who would attempt this onsight. The only way I could have hung the anchor draws would have been with a frog, and even then it would have been iffy. I was very glad that I had the draws already hanging.
I broke off a fist-sized loose rock above the first draw that was wiggling around supported by a small pebble. It created an undercling... though not sure it would be at all useful.
I broke off a fist-sized loose rock above the first draw that was wiggling around supported by a small pebble. It created an undercling... though not sure it would be at all useful.
Added: 2010-07-19
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Difficulty | 5.11b |
Safety Rating | G |
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Onsight ascent by: maowcakes on 2010-04-17
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Dunno.
Maybe it just needs to be climbed more, but I have rarely seen this much loose rock on a route in my life. Didn't flow very well..
Added: 2010-04-19