A south-facing wall with good sunshine and a few good routes of varying difficulty. The rock is pretty good on Boogered and Pop Tart, but is poor in a spot or two at Arms M. Bargo, a route that would easily go free if cleaned and attempted. This wall was named in an extension of the Musical Theme that we believed that "Jazz Rock", just 50 meters away, might start for the area, but it never stuck.
Getting There
Symphony Wall is a part of the same cliff system that begets the following walls, East to West along Forest Road #9B: Minas Tirith, Willie's Wall, Brighton Wall, Symphony Wall, Jazz Rock, and then a space to get to Pistol Ridge. Approach as for the rest of the walls, going up Forest Service road #9b to a trashed out "camping area" on the right side of the road just before a concrete river crossing and a permanently closed gate over it. Park here and walk, or drive a little further up on 9B to an old road heading up the hill to the left, which is now grass covered and littered with small trees, more closely resembling a very wide trail. Follow this trail past a switch back and continue past a point where the main cliff ends Brighton Wall and to a distinct saddle in the ridge. Jazz Rock is the chunk of sandstone on the opposite side of the saddle, Symphony the nearer.
The Classics
Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Symphony Wall:
A great climb that is a safe romp. Protection is as available as you can hang on to place it. The climb starts at the back of a round cave and works out a handcrack past a big nose, climbing out and slightly downwards to the apex of a roof, where the lip is turned (crux) into a crack and a left-facing corner. ...[more]Browse More Classics in KY
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