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Fortress Wall
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 |
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Bedtime for Bonzo | 5.6 | 17 | ||
Break The Scene | 5.11b | 0 | ||
0 | Blue Runner | 5.9 | 1 | |
0 | Calypso III | 5.5 | 9 | |
0 | Days of Rage | 5.12d | 0 | |
1 | Party Time (3) | 5.7 | 46 | |
3 | Lost In Space | 5.10b | 7 | |
5 | Brian's Farewell | 5.9 | 1 | |
7 | The Rampart | 5.8 | 0 | |
9 | Route 49 | 5.8 | 1 | |
11 | Horny Bitch | 5.8 | 7 | |
14 | Route 52 | 5.9 | 2 | |
15 | Cussin Crack | 5.7 | 5 | |
17 | Bombs Bursting (2) | 5.8 | 14 | |
19 | The Battlement | 5.10c | 1 | |
21 | Route 48 | 5.5 | 37 | |
23 | Pigs In Space | 5.10a | 0 | |
25 | American Crack (5.4) (1) | 5.4 | 55 | |
27 | American Wall 5.3 (5.7) (1) | 5.7 | 23 | |
29 | Hollywood Boulevard | 5.11a | 0 | |
31 | Calypso I | 5.7 | 30 | |
33 | Blue Runner | 5.9 | 24 | |
35 | The Wasp | 5.10a | 1 | |
37 | Calypso II | 5.6 | 46 | |
38 | Lost 'n Lichen It | 5.10d | 1 | |
39 | Calypso III | 5.3 | 33 | |
40 | Where Lizards Dare (5.9+) | 5.9 | 19 | |
41 | Serpent | 5.10b | 9 | |
43 | Snake | 5.8 | 48 | |
45 | Scratch Your Face | 5.9 | 1 | |
47 | Bonzo's Revenge | 5.4 | 7 | |
49 | Fortress Grunges | 5.4 | 4 | |
51 | Oozing Couth | 5.5 | 4 | |
53 | The Turret | 5.5 | 7 | |
55 | Bedtime For Bonzo (5.6) (4) | 5.7 | 77 | |
57 | Afterburner | 5.11a | 0 |