West Virginia · Rock climbing · Summersville

Deep Throat

The hardest climb catalogued at Narcissus Cave.

5.13c
grade
Sport Bolted
style

Best time to visit Deep Throat

Best months: April–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.

  1. Jan

    41° / 21°

  2. Feb

    44° / 23°

  3. Mar

    52° / 29°

  4. Apr

    65° / 38°

  5. May

    72° / 48°

  6. Jun

    78° / 57°

  7. Jul

    81° / 61°

  8. Aug

    80° / 59°

  9. Sep

    75° / 53°

  10. Oct

    65° / 41°

  11. Nov

    54° / 32°

  12. Dec

    45° / 26°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Summersville Lake, WV, 3.3 mi away at 1,768 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

This route represents the upper limit of difficulty at Narcissus Cave, where 18 climbs have been catalogued across a range from 3rd to 5.13c.

Photo of the crag

Narcissus Cave — the crag this route is on
Narcissus Cave, West Virginia — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: Jarek Tuszyński, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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