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New River Gorge
Needleseye
Spring Loaded v4

Spring Loaded v4

3.8
(5)
Sit start low on iron edges. Make a short move into the crimp then a big move out to the arete to finish as "Spring Training." There used to be mattress springs under this boulder.
Spring Loaded v4, New River Gorge - Beta Video from spooky.sends
Will Shiflett
@spooky.sends
Spring Loaded v4, New River Gorge - Beta Video from worcestersauce
Katie Worcester
@worcestersauce
Spring Loaded v4, New River Gorge - Beta Video from MaryChristine
Mary Anderson
@MaryChristine
Mary Anderson
@MaryChristine
really cool boulder, strange body positioning but I liked figuring it out !

Recent Ascents for Spring Loaded v4

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TIM KEARNEY
@tkearney
★ 4(v4, Solid)
9.26.2026
DANIEL VALMASSEI
@dvalmassei
★ 3(v4, Solid)
9.25.2026
MARY ANDERSON
@MaryChristine
really cool boulder, strange body positioning but I liked figuring it out !
★ 5(v4, Solid)
5.30.2026
KATIE WORCESTER
@worcestersauce
(v4, Soft)
5.8.2026
WILL SHIFLETT
@spooky.sends
★ 3(v4, Soft)
5.1.2026
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