Hey! I'm spending a month in Pittsburgh for work with my girlfriend in starting tomorrow. We will have 10 days off together and I wanna go camp and climb. Now, luckily Pittsburgh is within 4-6 hours from both New River- and Red River Gorge. My girlfriend is a beginner but already climbed 6a+, I'm not a strong climber myself, pushing it up to 6c/+ on a good day. We wanna climb some fun easy routes in grade 5 and 6, and I would love to try some classic routes in the 6c-region. Where should we go? Pro's/Con's between Red- and New River Gorge? Any classic routes or crags we shoudn't miss? Any recommendations would be appreciated.
Hi Kristoffer,
One possibility is to simply check the tick list and see how many ascents and the star rating have around 6a.
When I quickly do the serch, it seems Red River Gorge is your number #1 choice!
Red River Gorge or New River Gorge?