Red River Gorge (Climbing)
Climbing Sections:
- Animal Crackers Wall (6)
- Auxier Ridge (10)
- Bear Wollor Hollor (0)
- Bibliothek (1)
- Bob Marley Crag (19)
- Brighton Wall (0)
- Bruise Brothers Wall (17)
- Buzzard Ridge (0)
- Chica Bonita (2) new
- Chimney Top (10)
- Clearcut Wall (4)
- Coffin Ridge (1)
- Curbside (14) new
- Dip Wall (17)
- Double arch (0)
- Drive-By Crag (23)
- Dunkan Rock (5)
- Eagle Point Buttress (5)
- Emerald City (20)
- Farside (2)
- Fortress Wall (32)
- Four Moon Butte (0)
- Friction Slab (2)
- Funk Rock City (22)
- Gallery (12)
- Global Village (10)
- Gold Coast (10) new
- Greenbriar Shores (14)
- Half Moon (8)
- Hampton's Wall (1)
- In Between (0)
- Indian Creek Crag (11)
- Indy Wall (4)
- Inner Sanctum (5)
- Jailhouse rock (4)
- Jazz Rock (3)
- Jewel Pinnacle (1)
- Johnny's Wall (0)
- Koomer Ridge Campgrounds (1)
- Left Field (11)
- Left Flank (19)
- Long Wall (22)
- Lower Small Wall (5)
- Mariba Fork (1)
- Military Wall (35)
- Minas Tirith (3)
- Mother Lode (46)
- Mt. Olive Rock (7)
- Muir Valley (12)
- Muscle Beach (4)
- Nada Tunnel Area (0)
- Oil Crag (2)
- Pebble Beach (25)
- Phantasia (15)
- Pistol Ridge (17)
- Practice Wall (12)
- Princess Arch (5)
- Purple Valley (15)
- Quarry Rock (0)
- Raven's Rock (2)
- REBEL CAMP HOLLOW (5)
- Roadside Crag (49)
- sanctuary (10)
- See rocks (3)
- Shady Grove (4)
- Sky Bridge Ridge (20)
- Solar Collector (16)
- solarium (11)
- Sore Heel (10)
- Star gap arch (0)
- Sunny Side (5)
- Symphony Wall (0)
- Tarr Ridge (0)
- Tectonic Wall (14)
- The Amusement Park (8)
- The Arena (0)
- The Boneyard (3)
- The Cove (4)
- The Dark Side (10)
- The Dome (0)
- The Far Side (4)
- The Great Arch (4)
- The Great Wall (14)
- The Heights (7)
- The Hideout (10)
- The Junkyard (2)
- The Meadow (2)
- The Oasis (4)
- The Playground (1)
- The pulpit (0)
- The Shire (5)
- The Zoo (13)
- Torrent Falls (42)
- Tower Rock (8)
- Trenchtown (4)
- Twisted Pine (3)
- Volunteer Wall (5)
- Wall of Denial (22)
- Washboard Wall (4)
- Willie's Wall (0)
- Window Wall (2)
About Red River Gorge (Climbing):
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MUIR VALLEY is privately owned. If, when they want to add routes to the online guide the owners and developers will do so. The landowners do not want their property's route information to be listed incorrectly, which has been the case with other areas in the guide. Do not add information to Muir Valley or it will be deleted. Also, please visit Muir Valley's Web Site for information on route closures. You must also fill out a waiver to climb there. Thank you for respecting the owners' property. For the latest on the Red, current access issues, and upcoming events, check out the RRGCC's enewsletter. The Red has a lifetime of routes... traditional and sport as well as a few aid routes. If you are into exposure then you will definately fall in love with the climbing here. The Red is also home to one of the toughest climbing organisations around, the Red River Gorge Climbing Coalition. They have been around since 1996 working with the NFS to keep climbing areas open. Please visit our Bouldering Page.
Climbers That Care - November 18 This is the second year climbers will be putting on this event that works to support local families during the holiday season. We'll be having music, movies, food, and gear! For the movie, we'll be showing Memento. Check out this site for a write up and the trailer. For more information, pm Paul3eb.
(I guess this only applies to rest days since you should be climbing at lunchtime)
Miguel's is the place to stay if your into hanging out with climbers. Miguel's serves up the best pizza in the world and hosts a Climber's Only campground in back. You can buy ~5 minutes of warm water for a dollar to take a shower there. Also, there is usually some locals out front trying some furniture bouldering problems during the evening. Cost is $2/person/nite. Can be a bit crowded and noisy on weekends.
Koomer Ridge Campground is 4 miles east of the Shell station in Slade. Hot showers included in heated bathrooms. Price is $12 for 2 cars/6 person site Whittleton Branch Campground and Middle Fork Campgrounds
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| Nearest town or city: | Slade |
| Directions: | 33 miles Southeast of Lexington on Bert T. Combs Mountain Parkway. Take exit 33 to Slade. From Slade you can take KY 11 toward Natural Bridge and Miguel's.
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| Latitude, Longitude: | 37.78700, -83.69100 |
| Access Issues: | Oil Crag, The Arena and in between: Per request of the RRGCC route information was deleted. Route information that is added from this point on will be deleted by an admitin. These areas are closed to climbing at the landowners request. There isn't much use in having the routes listed here. For more information on the latest closures and access issues, please visit rrgcc.org |
| Camping: | Yes |
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| Quantity of Climbs: | Lifetime |
| Books: | The Red River Gorge by Ray Ellington (some proceeds go to the RRGCC) Red River Gorge Climbs Second Edition by John H. Bronaugh www.redriverclimbing.com (online guidebook) |
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