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Funk Rock City Rock Climbing

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Routes in Funk Rock City

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	Appalachian Spring S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	Cruising Lane T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Emphysema T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Eye of the Needle S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Frugal Chariot S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a PG13
	Funkadelic S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b PG13
	Glory Be S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Go Easy Billy Clyde! S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Goodstone T 5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Gyana Mudra T 5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c PG13
	Hardcore Jollies S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Headstone Surfer T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Infidel, The S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Joe Camel T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Just Another Trad Route T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	L'ile Au Ciel S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Local Color TR 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b X
	Manic Impression S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Orange Juice S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Prime Directive S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Red Hot Chilli Pepper T,S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Rite of Passage T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Seppuku S 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b PG13
	Smokin' Joe S 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Snotrocket T 5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b R
	Sparkey Goes Crack Climbing T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	There Goes the Neighborhood S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Trad Wagon T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Up Swift Creek Without A Paddle T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Veldhaus Route T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c

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Description

Funk Rock City. The name immediately piques the interest.

This crag has the best concentration of 5.10-5.11 slab routes in the 80-90 foot range of any crag in the Red. The rock is beautiful, the routes are classic and the setting is stunning. Funk Rock is a truly unique RRG experience.

FRC is a superb winter crag if Swift Camp Creek is not running too high. It's aspect is due south and the wall acts as a great big solar collector.

Getting There

[Added by Jason Halladay, November 2015...but it's been a long while since I've been there...]
It's a bit of a hump to hike into Funk Rock City. We presumed that would translate into fewer crowds but it didn't for us. Expect a hike of 20 to 30 minutes for your first time hiking in and figuring it out.

From the Nada Tunnel on KY77, near the Military Wall/Left Flank areas, drive E/NE for about two miles to a T intersection. Turn right (still KY77), and drive about three-quarters of a mile to another intersection at KY77 and KY715. Turn right onto KY715 and drive about 8 miles to a large parking area/pulloff on the left. Park here.
From the parking area, dirt mounds/hills block an old dirt road. Hike the old dirt road for a bit over a half of a mile to a creek crossing. You may have to wade the creek so perhaps bring sandals just in case.
After crossing the creek, hike upstream on the old road for a couple hundred feet to a trail that heads left, uphill. Take this trail to the far left end of the crag.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Funk Rock City

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 89 ● Up Swift Creek Without A Paddle Trad
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 166 ● Rite of Passage Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 161 ● Cruising Lane Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 160 ● Headstone Surfer Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 310 ● Manic Impression Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b PG13 236 ● Funkadelic Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 195 ● Prime Directive Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 298 ● Eye of the Needle Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 24 ● L'ile Au Ciel Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 160 ● There Goes the Neighborhood Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a 180 ● The Infidel Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 105 ● Go Easy Billy Clyde! Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 51 ● Glory Be Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b 163 ● Orange Juice Sport
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c 48 ● Appalachian Spring Sport