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Fortress Wall

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About Fortress Wall:

A excellent Traditional climbing area for begginers. No sport routes here so bring your gear. Lots of popular climbs; "American Crack" (5.4), "American Wall" (5.3), "The Calypsos" (5.7)(5.6)&(5.2), and "Bedtime for Bonzo" (5.6) just to name a few.

DIRECTIONS: Take KY 77 North through the Nada Tunnel and across the Iron Bridge. KY 77 intersects with State Road 715, from here take KY 77 to the 3rd pull-off on the right.
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Rock Type: Sandstone
Type of Climbing: Trad
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Routes

SequenceSequence numbers indicate the left (L) to right (R) order of the routes. Rating Route Difficulty Ascents
Average Rating = 4.77/5 Bedtime for Bonzo 5.6 13
Average Rating = 0.00/5 Break The Scene 5.11b 0
0 Average Rating = 3.00/5 Calypso III 5.5 5
0 Average Rating = 0.00/5 Days of Rage 5.12d 0
1 Average Rating = 4.35/5 Party Time (3) 5.7 43
3 Average Rating = 4.00/5 Lost In Space 5.10b 7
5 Average Rating = 0.00/5 Brian's Farewell 5.9 1
7 Average Rating = 0.00/5 The Rampart 5.8 0
9 Average Rating = 0.00/5 Route 49 5.8 1
11 Average Rating = 2.67/5 Horny Bitch 5.8 7
14 Average Rating = 0.00/5 Route 52 5.9 2
15 Average Rating = 0.00/5 Cussin Crack 5.7 4
17 Average Rating = 3.80/5 Bombs Bursting (2) 5.8 11
19 Average Rating = 3.00/5 The Battlement 5.10c 1
21 Average Rating = 3.40/5 Route 48 5.5 36
23 Average Rating = 0.00/5 Pigs In Space 5.10a 0
25 Average Rating = 3.47/5 American Crack (5.4) (1) 5.4 55
27 Average Rating = 2.92/5 American Wall 5.3 (5.7) (1) 5.7 23
29 Average Rating = 0.00/5 Hollywood Boulevard 5.11a 0
31 Average Rating = 3.50/5 Calypso I 5.7 26
33 Average Rating = 4.27/5 Blue Runner 5.9 21
35 Average Rating = 3.00/5 The Wasp 5.10a 1
37 Average Rating = 3.29/5 Calypso II 5.6 44
38 Average Rating = 0.00/5 Lost 'n Lichen It 5.10d 1
39 Average Rating = 3.45/5 Calypso III 5.3 33
40 Average Rating = 4.55/5 Where Lizards Dare (5.9+) 5.9 18
41 Average Rating = 3.33/5 Serpent 5.10b 9
43 Average Rating = 3.83/5 Snake 5.8 44
45 Average Rating = 0.00/5 Scratch Your Face 5.9 1
47 Average Rating = 2.25/5 Bonzo's Revenge 5.4 6
49 Average Rating = 0.00/5 Fortress Grunges 5.4 3
51 Average Rating = 3.50/5 Oozing Couth 5.5 3
53 Average Rating = 4.00/5 The Turret 5.5 7
55 Average Rating = 4.20/5 Bedtime For Bonzo (5.6) (4) 5.7 77
57 Average Rating = 0.00/5 Afterburner 5.11a 0
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Bombs Bursting
 		American Crack (5.4)
 		Bedtime For Bonzo (5.6)
 		Party Time
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