(Shenandoah) THE River Wall

This wall is on the southern side of the Shenandoah River just upstream of the 340 bridge. The red, green, and blue arrows indicate crack climbs. The yellow arrow points at a bolted face climb. All three cracks are trad leadable. The climbs are approximately 35-45 ft high.

RED – Looks to be about 5.6 but is full of vegetation in the summer. Watch out for poison ivy.

YELLOW – Bolted face climb about 5.10/11 on incut crimps. “Shutterbug”

GREEN – This crack does not have protection in the bottom 15 ft. It looks to be in the 5.11 to 5.12 range and takes small gear.

BLUE – “JAGGED CRACK” 5.9+ This crack has great cam placements. It is more of a layback than a jam crack. Up to #4 BD cams. Tree for anchor.

The river water level needs to be low to access the cliff base. The only other option is to go in the dead of a cold winter and use the ice that forms on the still water below the cracks to walk to their base. Good Luck with that!

The River Wall along the Shenandoah River just upstream of the highway 340 bridge over the Shenandoah. The West Virginia Wall bouldering is just above this cliff (hidden in the trees 20 feet into the woods).

Climber at the base of Jagged Crack (dark streak to his left).