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Classic Climbs for Red River Gorge
Mountain Project's determination of the most popular, highly-rated routes.
| Route Name | Location | Star Rating | Difficulty | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ● Caver's Route | Northern Gorge > Tower Rock |
|
5.3 3+ 10 III 9 VD 3a R Trad 4 pitches | |
| ● Diamond in the Crack | Northern Gorge > Jewel Pinnacle |
|
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Trad 2 pitches | |
| ● Bedtime for Bonzo | Northern Gorge > Fortress Wall |
|
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Trad 2 pitches | |
| ● Eureka | Natural Bridge… > Global Village |
|
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Sport | |
| ● Roadside Attraction | Natural Bridge… > Graining Fork Nature… |
|
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad 2 pitches | |
| ● Casual Viewing | Natural Bridge… > Global Village |
|
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad | |
| ● Party Time | Northern Gorge > Fortress Wall |
|
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad 2 pitches | |
| ● Cheaper Than a Movie | Pendergrass-Mur… > Chica Bonita Wall |
|
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad | |
| ● 27 Years of Climbing | Pendergrass-Mur… > Gallery |
|
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport | |
| ● Boilerplate | Pendergrass-Mur… > Crossroads |
|
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport | |
| ● Whiteout | Natural Bridge… > Emerald City > Emerald City |
|
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad 2 pitches | |
| ● Arachnid | Northern Gorge > Tower Rock |
|
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad | |
| ● Central Scrutinizer | Northern Gorge > Pebble Beach |
|
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad | |
| ● The Underling | Northern Gorge > Eastern Sky Bridge Ridge |
|
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad | |
| ● Autumn | Northern Gorge > Long Wall |
|
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad | |
| ● Pogue Ethics | Northern Gorge > Phantasia |
|
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Sport | |
| ● Supercrack (aka Crack Attack) | Northern Gorge > Indian Creek |
|
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Trad | |
| ● Andromeda Strain | Natural Bridge… > Graining Fork Nature… |
|
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad | |
| ● Botanical Gardens | Natural Bridge… > Zoo > Bird Cage Sector |
|
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport | |
| ● Rock Wars | Northern Gorge > Long Wall |
|
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad | |
| ● Headstone Surfer | Northern Gorge > Funk Rock City |
|
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad | |
| ● Plate Tectonics | Muir Valley > Tectonic Wall |
|
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport | |
| ● EGBG | Bald Rock Recre… > Chocolate Factory |
|
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport | |
| ● Motor Booty Pimp Affair | Pendergrass-Mur… > Chica Bonita Wall |
|
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport | |
| ● Brontosaurus | Northern Gorge > Pebble Beach |
|
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad | |
| ● A Brief History of Climb | Pendergrass-Mur… > Gallery |
|
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport | |
| ● Gettin' Lucky in Kentucky | Muir Valley > Tectonic Wall |
|
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport | |
| ● Where Lizards Dare | Northern Gorge > Fortress Wall |
|
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b A2 Trad, Aid | |
| ● Jew Jew Fruit | Miller Fork Rec… > Fruit Wall |
|
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport | |
| ● Loompa | Bald Rock Recre… > Chocolate Factory |
|
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport | |
| ● Fairweather Friend | Pendergrass-Mur… > Crossroads |
|
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport | |
| ● Breakfast Burrito | Pendergrass-Mur… > Drive-By Crag |
|
5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport | |
| ● Lightning Rod Arete | Pendergrass-Mur… > Velo Crag |
|
5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport | |
| ● K.S.B. | Pendergrass-Mur… > Shire |
|
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport | |
| ● Return of Manimal | Muir Valley > Bruise Brothers Wall |
|
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport | |
| ● Creep Show | Northern Gorge > Phantasia |
|
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport | |
| ● Fire and Brimstone | Pendergrass-Mur… > Drive-By Crag |
|
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport | |
| ● Tesseract | Miller Fork Rec… > Portal |
|
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport | |
| ● Holy Grail | Miller Fork Rec… > Camelot |
|
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport | |
| ● Bathtub Mary | Muir Valley > Arsenal |
|
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport | |
| ● Sloppy Seconds | Miller Fork Rec… > Secret Garden |
|
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport | |
| ● Air Ride Equipped | Muir Valley > Solarium |
|
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport | |
| ● Toker | Pendergrass-Mur… > Bob Marley |
|
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport | |
| ● Johnny B. Good | Pendergrass-Mur… > Gallery |
|
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport | |
| ● The Last Supper | Pendergrass-Mur… > Gallery |
|
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport | |
| ● Monkey in the Middle | Natural Bridge… > Zoo > Old Zoo |
|
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport | |
| ● Synchronicity | Natural Bridge… > Graining Fork Nature… |
|
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad | |
| ● Super Dario | Northern Gorge > Eastern Sky Bridge Ridge |
|
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport | |
| ● Whip-Stocking | Pendergrass-Mur… > Drive-By Crag |
|
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport | |
| ● The Preacher's Daughter | Pendergrass-Mur… > Gallery |
|
5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport | |
| ● Fuzzy Undercling | Northern Gorge > Military Wall |
|
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport | |
| ● Yellow Brick Road | Natural Bridge… > Emerald City > Emerald City |
|
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport | |
| ● King Me | Northern Gorge > Eastern Sky Bridge Ridge |
|
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport | |
| ● Random Precision | Pendergrass-Mur… > Gallery |
|
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport | |
| ● Amarillo Sunset | Pendergrass-Mur… > N 40 |
|
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport | |
| ● Eye of the Needle | Northern Gorge > Funk Rock City |
|
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport | |
| ● Prime Directive | Northern Gorge > Funk Rock City |
|
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport | |
| ● No Place Like Home | Natural Bridge… > Emerald City > Emerald City |
|
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport | |
| ● Banshee | Muir Valley > Solarium |
|
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport | |
| ● Spirit Fingers | Pendergrass-Mur… > Drive-By Crag |
|
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport | |
| ● Witness the Citrus | Miller Fork Rec… > Fruit Wall |
|
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport | |
| ● Snozzberries | Bald Rock Recre… > Chocolate Factory |
|
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport | |
| ● Buddha Hole | Pendergrass-Mur… > Solar Collector/Gold… |
|
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport | |
| ● The Return of Chris Snyder | Natural Bridge… > Graining Fork Nature… |
|
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport | |
| ● The Infidel | Northern Gorge > Funk Rock City |
|
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport | |
| ● All Things Considered | Northern Gorge > Military Wall |
|
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport | |
| ● Gold Rush | Pendergrass-Mur… > Gallery |
|
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport | |
| ● Brachial Plexus | Miller Fork Rec… > Infirmary |
|
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport | |
| ● Too Many Puppies | Northern Gorge > Left Flank |
|
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport | |
| ● Swedish Fish | Bald Rock Recre… > Chocolate Factory |
|
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport | |
| ● Plague Doctor | Miller Fork Rec… > Infirmary |
|
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport | |
| ● Starry Night | Pendergrass-Mur… > Gallery |
|
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport | |
| ● Ro Shampo | Natural Bridge… > Graining Fork Nature… |
|
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport | |
| ● Hakuna Matata | Pendergrass-Mur… > Drive-By Crag |
|
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport | |
| ● Twinkie | Northern Gorge > Phantasia |
|
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport | |
| ● Break the Scene | Pendergrass-Mur… > Gallery |
|
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport | |
| ● Supafly | Pendergrass-Mur… > Solar Collector/Gold… |
|
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport | |
| ● Scar Tissue | Natural Bridge… > Zoo > Old Zoo |
|
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport | |
| ● The Gift | Northern Gorge > Long Wall |
|
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport | |
| ● Hippocrite | Natural Bridge… > Zoo > Old Zoo |
|
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport | |
| ● Check Your Grip | Pendergrass-Mur… > Drive-By Crag |
|
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport | |
| ● Dogleg | Pendergrass-Mur… > Bob Marley |
|
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport | |
| ● Delicatessen | Muir Valley > Solarium |
|
5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a Sport | |
| ● Super Best Friends | Muir Valley > Solarium |
|
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport | |
| ● Last Rites | Miller Fork Rec… > Infirmary |
|
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport | |
| ● Mercy the Huff | Northern Gorge > Left Flank |
|
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport | |
| ● Gung Ho | Northern Gorge > Military Wall |
|
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport | |
| ● Far From God | Pendergrass-Mur… > Shady Grove |
|
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport | |
| ● Blue Eyed Honkey Jesus | Pendergrass-Mur… > Solar Collector/Gold… |
|
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport | |
| ● Tissue Tiger | Northern Gorge > Military Wall |
|
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport | |
| ● Ale-8-One | Bald Rock Recre… > Motherlode > (5) Undertow Wall |
|
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport | |
| ● Abiyoyo | Muir Valley > Solarium |
|
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport | |
| ● Singularity | Miller Fork Rec… > Portal |
|
5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport | |
| ● Cell Block Six | Muir Valley > Midnight Surf |
|
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport | |
| ● Orange Juice | Northern Gorge > Funk Rock City |
|
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport | |
| ● Mosaic | Pendergrass-Mur… > Gallery |
|
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport | |
| ● Mirage | Muir Valley > Solarium |
|
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport | |
| ● Stain | Bald Rock Recre… > Motherlode > (1) Buckeye Buttress |
|
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport | |
| ● Jesus Wept | Muir Valley > Sanctuary |
|
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b Sport | |
| ● Triple Sec aka Fifty Bucks | Muir Valley > Sanctuary |
|
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b Sport |
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