Middle (Main) Red River Gorge

Description 

The crags in this area are located mainly in the Red River Gorge along the 77/715 loop. Some are in side drainages, some overlook the river, but all are easily accessible from the main road through the Gorge.

Getting There 

From Slade, drive west on highway 15 for 1 mile. Turn right onto hwy 77. You'll pass through Nada Tunnel, then a steel bridge. Long Wall is to the left, the rest of the areas are to the right. To get to the majority of the areas, begin by turning right at the bridge, then a minute or two later, take the split right onto hwy 715.

Featured Route For Middle (Main) Red River Gorge

B3 5.11b PG13  KY : Red River Gorge : Long Wall

A hard climb with some interesting gear. While I have seen this described as a handcrack in some versions of guides, I beg to differ. It is more a series of pods and flares with some crack between, and even then not really such a size so as to be called a handcrack.Locate the pair of climbs, Perforator and B3. Perhaps 5 meters left of Perforator, boulder/climb some pockets up and at the bottom of a crack (5.10, PG13) and get some gear ASAP. Cli...[more]