Swimming Holes of the Gauley River Basin in West Virginia

<body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#663333" link="#0000cc" vlink="#009900" alink="#009900"> <table width="100%" cellspacing=5 cellpadding=0 border=0> <tr> <td align=center valign=middle> <b>Day Trips With a Splash: Northeastern Swimming Holes</b><p> Another high adventure spot on Summersville Lake in the Gauley River National Recreation Area. ‘The Whip” is a sheer, west-facing wall that rises about 80 feet off the lake level. It’s a popular climbing spot, due in part to the setting and also because the rock is mainly sheer. It’s got great adhesion for climbing since the rock is so fresh, only recently exposed when a chunk cracked loose leaving an impressive roof at about 60 feet off the water. Anchors at the top mean you can lower to a ledge about 40 feet off the surface. <br> <br> If you are reading this then you have a browser that is not frames enabled or else you have the frames capability turned off. This site is constructed using frames in order for it to be easily navigated and updated.<br> </table> </body>