Greatest Show on Earth, 5.13 - Meadow River Gorge, WV

One of the regions test piece trad routes. Established by Lynn Hill and Tim Toula in the late 80's with pre-placed gear and graded 5.12d. It has since seen several redpoint ascents and the grade has settled around 5.13a.
David Sharratt - The Greatest Show on Earth, 5.13a.
Produced by - www.waterstoneoutdoors.com
Video/Edit - Pat Goodman, bolderznwallz.blogspot.com

[@HippieDreamsWV]

Beautiful line, sick climb, impeccable technique. The Greatest Show on Earth, indeed.

[@elfspicer]

Masterclass on awesome route, very cool to watch. Thanks for uploading!

[@mj_hiking5260]

Amazing route!

[@waterstoneoutdoors]

It is at the Meadow River Gorge in West Virginia about ten minutes north of the New River Gorge. Is truly an amazing climbing area.

[@beratung.davidenkel2370]

Awesome! I enjoyed how lovely and patient you climb that great route. All the best, Dave

[@TheHotjazz1]

David, great to come across this video! I used to climb with you in college. If you're ever in rifle or near there hit me up. Craig. Hope you're well bro.

[@lnopia]

trad is rad, that was a great climb

[@JeffMeadowsOutdoors]

Very Nice. Kenny Parker was my guide the very first time I went to the new, 20 plus years ago...

[@mralex5425]

that is a ridiculously cool route. it has everything!

[@mugsir]

What a route. Amazing climb, really nice choice of Nightmares on Wax tune too. Thanks for the upload.

[@BenFridley]

Great climb. Fluid, patient, in control. What trad climbing should look like.

[@climbv15]

Trad is the best!! Sick send bro !!

[@ReaIJohnDoe]

What a great line that is.

[@freitasesportes306]

ai, essa foi irada, o teto foi massa...!!! para o alto e sempre.

[@MrHunkerjr]

Awsome. really nice. looks so easy you must have done it reallly well :)

[@TheSouthrunner]

Thats badass. sweet video

[@imxd9698]

What a beautiful climb got dam

[@Hunting4MadV]

wow nice

[@leodvthorn]

wow, great send. The crux didn't seem to be the roof, rather the dihedral after the roof. Is that right? What a bad ass route, it had all techniques!

[@tyrone5643]

if i had the seeds to try trad i would try this route. so solid

[@dustinonln3]

SICK!

[@HipsterCarpenter]

Usually someone else climbs up and takes them out as they go. Not sure all the time though.

[@SkullLikeASecret]

Props.

[@stevemcgee99]

Ducking badass

[@UBIGI]

Брилянтно!

[@jlcool007]

whoa some trad, eh?

[@GifZafred]

Is this the third repeat?? Mike's book says 2 repeats.

[@Olopnogitron]

Incredible line! I'm curious why you decided to extend the piece placed further out in the roof (the first one placed), but not the piece placed lower in the roof (the second one placed)? Seems like, if anything, you'd want it the other way around. Is there something I'm not getting?

[@jonbrandt8]

Where's the crux footage!?

[@zacharyhedgecock7587]

diiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiip dip.

[@pintxilili3563]

me sudan las manos

[@platter1000]

i would have belayed just above the roof, make it five ten

[@badnews9312]

The roof was obviously not the crux on this route - there is no way that roof was 5.13 - now the open corner above the roof looked more like a 13 - very thin and overhanging. A very serious trad route to be sure - big up to all those hard enough to tackle this project on their own gear!

[@LongBoy.0]

sick line but da fuck music is this lol