Monongalia County

Coopers Rock wasn't on our list when we planned the trip, but with the detour over Niagara Falls it was suddenly right on our way south. Birte had unfinished business there with a Boulder called Final Fantasy (V7), which she came very close to sending two years ago. Even though our fitness was not near as good as back then so early in the trip, we thought we should still give it a shot.
We walked into the area and met a group of climbers, who were cleaning all the paths to the boulders from brush, shrubbery and fallen trees. We talked to one of them for while and got many suggestions what to climb and where to go. At some point we exchanged Instagram contacts and realized that we were actually already following each other! What are the odds! 😂 Check out his Insta for some crazy slab climbing in West Virginia: @slab_justice_warrior
The climbing in Coopers Rock is great and the area is huge! Everything was precisely documented on Mountain Project by the locals, so navigating through the forest is really easy and convenient.
Birte could relearn almost all the moves of Final Fantasy during the session, but it was not enough to finish the project. However, we had a really nice time in Coopers Rock and we would love to come back here sometime.
The rock is very solid sandstone and is said to have the closest similarity to the grit stone of the infamous Peak District 🤷Read more