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Buff the Wood 
Burlier's Bane 
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Convicted 
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Golden Touch 
Harvest 
Heart Shape Box 
Hoofmaker 
Injured Reserve 
Kick Me In The Jimmie 
Leave it to Beavis 
Madness, The 
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Snapper 
Stain 
Swahili Slang 
Trad Sucker 
Trust in Jesus 
Tuna Town 

The Motherlode

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Description 

Huge area with the highest concentration of hard sport climbing around


Getting There 

Once you get to the bottom of the hill on Bald Mtn Rd there will be a parking lot on you right. Park there and take any of the trails.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for The Motherlode:
Chainsaw   5.12a     Sport, 1 pitch, 60 feet, Grade V   
Buff the Wood   5.12b     Sport, 1 pitch, 55 feet   
Stain   5.12c     Sport, 50 feet   
Tuna Town   5.12d     Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet   
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Bouldery line to the left of Buff the Wood. Pull a exciting crimpy crux to the third, then head left for a little, and fire through the sequential face to the anchors. Try hard on the last move!...[more]   Browse More Classics in KY


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