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Roadside Attraction

Name: Roadside Attraction
Rating: 3.8

5.7 YDS 5a French 15 Ewbanks V+ UIAA 13 ZA MVS 4b British

Routes in Graining Fork Nature Preserve (a.k.a. Roadside Crag)

L › R R › L A › Z

	All Cows Eat Grass S 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Altered Scale S 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Andromeda Strain T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	AWOL S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Battle of the Bulge T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a R
	C Sharp or B Flat S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Chunnel S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	Crazy Fingers S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Dragonslayer S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Eric and Brian's Excellent Adventure S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Fadda S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Five Finger Discount T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Gumby Land T 5.3 3+ 10 III 9 VD 3a
	Hard Left T,S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Harder Than Your Husband T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Hemisfear S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Home Is Where the Heart Is T 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	I Didn't Know This Was The End T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b R
	Jersey Connection S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Jump for Joy S 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Just Duet S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Kampsight S 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Ledger Line S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Mantel Route T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Milkin' the Chicken T,S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a PG13
	Motha T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Over Yonder T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13
	Pine S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Pulling Pockets S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Release the Kraken S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Return of Chris Snyder, The S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Ro Shamlo V5- 6C
	Ro Shampo S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Roadside Attraction T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Rosetta Phone Home V3 6A
	Runnin Down a Dream T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a R
	Sand S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a PG13
	Science Friction S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Scissors S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Stay the Hand S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Stay the Hand (Direct Start) S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Strawberry Shortcake T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Strevels Gets in Shape S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Synchronicity T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Tic-Tac-Toe S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Trouble Clef S 5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c
	Up Yonder S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Valor Over Discretion S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Way Up Yonder S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Wicked Games S 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
	Wild Gift S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	You Can Tune a Piano, but You Can't Tuna Fish S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b

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Type:	Trad, 120 ft (36 m), 2 pitches
FA:	G. Smith, R. Snider
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Shared By:	Mike on Sep 16, 2006
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Access Issue: Access to GFNP (Roadside) REQUIRES a Daily Permit Details

Please DO NOT climb at GFNP (Roadside) without a daily permit per climber in the group. After a long closure, access to Roadside was made possible again in March 2015 under the name Graining Fork Nature Preserve. This access is contingent upon climbers being good stewards and obtaining a daily permit via the GFNP website. grainingfork.org/ For the sake of the access privilege it is imperative that climbers follow this rule and obtain the daily permit.

Permit Required

***Climbers MUST NOT climb at GFNP without a daily permit per person in each group.*** This route is privately owned and requires a daily per-user permit obtained from the Graining Fork Nature Preserve website.
This isn't about just you getting away with climbing for a day without a permit--this is about the climbing community respecting private land to ensure continued access privileges. Don't be selfish--get a permit.

Description

A beautiful dihedral crack. Scramble to a ledge with bolted anchor for optional belay. Then jam, stem, and lieback past to the top to another bolted anchor/belay.

Protection

This crack protects extremely well. Doubles in hand sizes (maybe even 3 #2 Camalots) and a large cam (#6 C4) is helpful if topping out. There is a bolted belay anchor about halfway up if you want to make it 2 pitches. There's another bolted anchor at the top (where folks used to belay and rappel off slings around a tree.)
Rap the route with a single 60m rope but tie knots in the ends of the rope.

Location

The route is the obvious huge dihedral where the approach trail meets the wall. To get to Roadside Crag drive about 6 miles South on KY 11 from the rest area and park on the right. The trailhead is across the street, and a short approach leads to the base of the wall.