Routes : North America : United States : West Virginia : Roped Climbing : New River Gorge Region : New River & Tributaries : Fern Buttress : October Surprise
October Surprise - 5.10d
Average Rating : 2.25 out of 5Route sequence (left to right): 0
Route Summary | Ascent Notes (5)
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Description:
Climb to the right of Mega-Jug (and arguably not as fun).
Submitted by: forkliftdaddy on 2006-05-22
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Route ID: 76835
5 Ascents Recorded
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Difficulty | 5.10d |
Safety Rating | G |
Onsight ascent by: 0x2102 on 2009-04-04
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Added: 2009-04-07
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Difficulty | 5.10d |
Safety Rating | PG13 |
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Red Point ascent by: Achilleus30 on 2008-05-25
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Poorly protected 5.10d
Balancy, awkward first clip. Balancy awkward second clip. Both with ankle/leg breaking potential.
Added: 2008-05-26
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Difficulty | 5.10d |
Safety Rating | G |
Hang Dog ascent by: lena_chita on 2007-09-08
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Ugh. I probably won't go up this thing again
I hated it. The closest I ever came to seriously injuring myself on a climb.
Easy jugs to first clip. Difficult/reachy move right after clipping the first bolt. But that's just a shorty me talking-- arguably a matter of technique. And then...
I watched a guy go up this climb right before I did it. Didn't seem like a big deal. I did the exact same thing he did-- go up on good enough holds, a bit to the left, get into the clipping stance for the second bolt... what the heck? I couldn't reach it-- it was too far to the side, about shoulder level, but out of reach. Trust me, I tried... So I down-climbed. Went up on the other side of the bolt. The holds were good enough there, too-- but nobody climbs on that side, no chalk marks, the rock is all covered with lichen... and it isn't a .10d move anymore! I was able to reach the bolt from that side-- barely. And clipped it while falling... I am still not sure how I managed to get the rope clipped. But if I didn't, it would have been a ground fall.
The rest of the climb can be called somewhat enjoyable, but overall--no, thank you!
Easy jugs to first clip. Difficult/reachy move right after clipping the first bolt. But that's just a shorty me talking-- arguably a matter of technique. And then...
I watched a guy go up this climb right before I did it. Didn't seem like a big deal. I did the exact same thing he did-- go up on good enough holds, a bit to the left, get into the clipping stance for the second bolt... what the heck? I couldn't reach it-- it was too far to the side, about shoulder level, but out of reach. Trust me, I tried... So I down-climbed. Went up on the other side of the bolt. The holds were good enough there, too-- but nobody climbs on that side, no chalk marks, the rock is all covered with lichen... and it isn't a .10d move anymore! I was able to reach the bolt from that side-- barely. And clipped it while falling... I am still not sure how I managed to get the rope clipped. But if I didn't, it would have been a ground fall.
The rest of the climb can be called somewhat enjoyable, but overall--no, thank you!
Added: 2007-09-10
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Difficulty | 5.10d |
Safety Rating | G |
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Red Point ascent by: forkliftdaddy on 2006-05-19
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Puzzling
Hard to figure out. Took two tries.
Added: 2007-01-31
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Onsight ascent by: jajen on 1994-10-06
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Ascent Note
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Witnessed by: Fuzz, Scotty
Added: 1994-10-06
Added: 1994-10-06