Scenic Adult - Sport Climbing in the New River Gorge 

It's Tony the Tiger, a bolted 11c.

@@NatetheAceOfficial bolted crack :(

@@NatetheAceOfficial Tony the Tiger is the chalked up route further left of the crack. The crack is Enigma, 5.10a trad.

Mostly with the Go Pro Session 5

Lowering off the chains via a belay causes a lot more wear on the permanent hardware than a rappel. A rappel is always recommended. It's also much better for the longevity of your rope. Okay, so in very overhanging location like the New, a rappel makes more sense. I rappel to reduce hardware wear when practical. In many locations, like the New it's just fine to lower off. Follow your local ethic. I do recommend learning how to safely rappel though. It's not a death defying act.

@@FlatOutFE actually, at New River Gorge specifically it is always suggested to lower off the chains. The only person to have died at the gorge did so repelling.

@@130runescaperocks, because someone made an error and died everybody is supposed to lower? That's seems crazy. Rappelling is a standard part of rock climbing.

Flat Out rapping is the most dangerous part of climbing. It’s standard practice nowadays to lower from the chains. Hardware is replaceable, people aren’t.

Standard practice to TR through your own gear and for the last person to climb to lower from fixed hardware. You may hear people saying the rappelling is better as it reduces wear, but this is largely a holdover from trad climbing and the ensuing confusion as climbers have transitioned to more modern sport tactics. Lowering does wear fixed hardware faster, but also makes steep or overhanging pitches easier to clean and may be safer if the climb is set up with clips or rings that can accommodate a bite of rope so the climber does not have to untie. Furthermore always lowering on sport routes sets up a standard practice with the belayer and helps to avoid confusion about how the climber will come down, a common source of accidents. The current standard is moving toward fixed biners or mussy hooks for this reason. If you are worried about wear, donate to the local climbers coalition so they can buy more hardware and consider volunteering with maintenance once and a while. Alternatively, buy some quick links and rings and swap out worn components when you see them. Just make sure you are swapping in similar components and you tighten the quick links. If you want to rappel, that is your business but don't feel that you have to.

Haha, this is every sport route everywhere