One visiting climber to the New once said "Bouldering at the New is
like offering candy to a person whose mouth is riddled with cavities." However, most others would agree that
the bouldering opportunities at the New are pretty freaking killer.
The
sandstone at the New is super solid, so when a chunk does break off, it
leaves you with a nice car to house size boulder which makes for
excellent boulder problems. Scattered throughout the New are dozens of
boulders for you to test your mettle on. Often times they are tucked
away in thickets of rhododenderons, and invisible to the lay person.
A
new bouldering guidebook was put out last year by local climber Chris
Anthony. You can pick up a copy from Water Stone Outdoors, the climbing
shop and NRMG headquarts located in downtown Fayetteville, WV. If you'd
like a personal guided tour of the boulders feel free to give NRMG a
call and we'll hook you up.
